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Table E 2—AGE AND CLASSIFICATION of Pupils at Public Primary Schools, 1st July, 1949

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Special Classes for 1 Backward Class P. ! Standard 1. Standard 2. Standard 3. Age, in Years. Children. 1 Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. | Boys. 1 Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. 5 and under 6 5 1 14,638 13,598 1 6 7 6 2 13,242 12.386 327 *473 4 8 '7 ,. 8 11 6 7,677 5,483 7,645 8,710 413 634 3 6 8 9 36 19 1,616 1,067 6,343 4,738 7,387 8,242 476 764 9 ., 10 57 39 303 199 1,697 1,047 5,483 4,258 6,254 7,138 10 „ 11 81 40 92 76 384 214 1,621 1,070 4,750 3,921 11 „ 12 97 39 36 19 83 55 416 261 1.893 1,160 12 „ 13 87 61 13 10 20 16 119 66 '549 350 13 „ 14 76 36 4 3 7 11 39 20 175 87 14 „ 15 49 21 4 2 2 1 9 4 71 26 15 „ 16 13 14 2 10 4 16 „ 17 3 2 1 3 17 and over 6 11 • Totals 527 291 37,625 32,843 16,508 15,265 15,493 14,564 14,181 13,459 Median age. in years and 11 8 12 0 6 4 6 3 8 1 7 10 9 0 8 10 10 1 9 10 months 1 Standard 4. Form li Form II. j Form III. . Totals. Age, in Years. | I 1 Boys. Girls. Boys. | 1 Girls, j Boys. ; Girls. Boys, j Girls. Boys. Girls. 5 and under 6 14,643 13,599 6 7 13,579 12,869 7 8 15,749 14,839 8 „ 9 9 8 15,867 14,838 9 „ 10 464 630 2 ' 10 14,260 13 321 10 „ 11 5,067 6,114 309 525 3 9 12,307 11,969 11 „ 12 4,471 3,815 3,459 4,269 . 207 386 10,662 10.004 12 „ 13 1,860 1,207 3,299 2,935 2,734 3,534 3 " 9 8,684 8,188 13 „ 14 611 365 1,661 1,073 2,913 2,787 19 29 5,505 4,411 14 „ 15 207 90 626 415 1,580 1,068 38 46 2,586 1,673 15 „ 16 23 25 84 47 344 208 17 12 493 310 16 „ 17 1 1 8 6 49 29 3 5 64 47 17 and over 1 1 2 1 4 1 10 16 Totals 12,713 12,255 9,449 9,281 7,832 I 8,025 81 101 114,409 106,084 Median age, in years and 11 2 10 11 12 3 12 0 13 4 ! 13 0 14 6 14 3 months Note.—Maori pupils included in this table and in Table E-G are shown separately in Table H-6 in E-3, Education of Maori Children.