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Table A3— AGE AND SEX of Public Primary and Intermediate Pupils at 1st July, 1948 (Including Standard VII, Special Classes, and Forms I and II of Intermediate Schools and Departments)

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5 and Under 6 Years. 6 and Under 7 and Under 8. 8 and Under 9. 9 and Under 10. 10 and Under 11. 11 and Under 12. 12 and Under 13. 13 and Under 14. 14 and Under 15. 15 and Under 16. 16 Years and Over. Totals. 1 Grand Totals. Education district — Auckland .. .. Boys Girls Taranaki .. .. Boys Girls Wanganui .. .. Boys Girls Hawkes Bay .. Boys Girls Wellington .. Boys Girls Nelson .. .. Boys Girls Canterbury . . Boys Girls Otago . . .. Boys Girls Southland . . .. Boys Girls Intermediate schools and Boys departments Girls 4,498 4,074 604 593 858 835 905 814 1,765 1,668 367 393 1,892 1,798 993 913 580 536 5,612 5,267 765 753 1.152 1,133 1.153 1,034 2,124 2,000 470 476 2,432 2,275 1,223 1,128 718 735 5,753 5,551 780 708 1,117 1,039 1,113 1,036 2,100 1,944 473 435 2,447 2,324 1,235 1,214 769 661 5,179 4,759 697 681 1,049 977 1,024 992 1,899 1,752 459 427 2,102 1,935 1,185 987 641 643 4,398 4,352 628 563 848 899 930 863 1,723 1,588 356 382 1,860 1,887 988 925 573 606 1 4,298 4,091 653 642 896 856 875 830 1,554 1,446 393 375 1,752 1,791 1,018 942 601 548 68 123 3,497 3,304 606 583 747 703 743 714 1,337 1,227 355 351 1,625 1,595 771 726 509 459 1,182 1,290 2,843 2,583 585 492 538 529 586 546 1,057 1,013 340 311 1,488 1,384 648 590 442 404 2,135 2,060 1,811 1,413 396 283 384 240 398 290 633 470 213 157 951 723 347 289 258 197 1,428 1,113 884 608 167 104 167 128 197 130 259 190 89 66 423 273 172 117 105 70 575 .350 179 117 29 10 24 17 40 37 34 29 . 20 10 60 22 31 9 11 11 82 44 22 22 2 3 1 4 3 4 2 1 7 9 1 5 3 *6 5 38,974 36,141 5,910 5,414 7,783 7,357 7,968 7,289 14,489 13,329 3,535 3,384 17,039 16,016 8,612 7,845 5,210 4,870 5,477 4,985 \ 75,1.15 V 11,324 \ 15,140 \ 15,257 | 27,818 1 6,919 | 33,055 | 16,457 j; 10,080 | 10,462 Totals . . .. Boys Girls 12,462 11,624 15,649 14,801 15,787 14,912 14,235 13,153 12,305 12,065 12,108 11,644 11,372 10,952 10,662 9,912 6,819 5,175 3,038 2,036 510 306 50 50 114,997 106,630 221, 627 Percentage of pupils of each age 10-9 13-7 13-8 12-4 11-0 10-7 10-1 9-3 5-4 2-3 0-4 * 100-0 ■ Totals, 1947 .. Boys Girls 14,306 13,716 15,822 14,699 14,222 13,212 12,411 12,086 12,158 11,524 11,542 11,098 10,959 10,452 10,443 9,572 6,860 5,426 3,124 2,014 570 299 63 58 112,480 104,156 J=216636t Difference .. Boys Girls -1,844 -2,092 —173 + 102 1 + 1,565 + 1,700 + 1,824 + 1,067 + 147 +541 +566 +546 +413 +500 +219 + 340 -41 -251 -86 +22 -60 +7 1 -13 -8 +2,517 +2,474 +4,991 » insignificant percentage t Amending E-2, 1948,