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Table E3.—AGE AND CLASSIFICATION of Pupils at Public Post-primary Schools, 1st July, 1941.

Table E4.—AGE AND CLASSIFICATION of Pupils at Registered Private Secondary and Endowed Schools, 1st July, 1941.

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Form III. Form IV. Form V. Form VI. Totals. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls. Under 11 years 11 and under 12 .. .. 3 5 .. . . . . .. .. •. 3 5 12 „ 13 .. .. 172 206 6 2 178 208 13 „ 14 .. .. 2,256 2,565 205 244 3 1 .. 2,464 2,810 14 „ 15 .. .. 3,054 2,601 2,396 2,561 308 332 3 4 5,761 5,498 15 „ 16 .. .. 894 646 1,945 1,703 1,898 1,825 84 68 4,821 4,242 ]6 „ 17 .. .. 140 75 440 322 1,728 1,419 342 312 2,650 2,128 17 „ 18 .. .. 14 5 41 33 623 480 311 312 989 8:0 18 „ 19 .. .. 3 2 4 139 '75 90 104 234 183 19 „ 20 .. .. . . .. .• ■■ 21 20 14 15 35 35 20 „ 21 . . 2 5 1 2 3 7 21 and over .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 4 10 2 11 6 22 Totals .. .. 6,536 6,104 5,035 4,869 4,726 4,167 847 828 17,144 15,968 Median age, in years and months 14 3 14 1 15 0 14 10 16 I 16 0 17 0 17 1

Form III. Form IV. Form V. Form VI. Totals. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. I Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. ! I 1 11 and under 12 . . . . 1 9 . . . . . . . . .. • • 1 9 12 „ 13 .. .. 54 113 2 3 56 116 13 „ 14 .. .. 347 462 97 82 6 4 450 548 14 „ 15 .. .. 355 419 358 388 73 78 I 1 787 886 15 ' 16 . . .. 122 101 301 331 343 355 27 10 793 797 16 , 17 .. .. 27 12 105 112 341 370 112 85 585 579 17 „ 18 .. .. 4 4 12 13 137 142 75 87 228 246 18 „ 19 .. .. 2 1 1 .. 37 8 39 24 79 33 19 „ 20 .. 2 3 3 3 5 6 20 „ 21 1 2 3 21 and over .. .. . . . . • • • • 2 . . . . . . 2 "Totals .. .. 912 1,121 877 929 943 960 257 210 2,989 3,220 Median age, in years and 14 2 13 11 14 11 15 0 16 2 16 1 16 11 17 1 months