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Note.— The corresponding figures for the secondary departments of district high schools will be found in Table G 1 on page 39 of this paper, and the corresponding figures for Forms 111 and IV of the separate intermediate schools in Table B 1 on page 29 of this paper.

Table A 2—ATTENDANCE at Public Primary Schools and Intermediate Schools and Departments in 1949

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(Excluding Forms III and IV pupils of Intermediate Schools, Secondary Departments of District High Schools, but including pupils in special classes and Standard VII) _ ,, _ „ | Average Attendance for Whole Averatre Roll Numbers. Ye » < M » 0 ? ' Pfirc.enfcase Education District. 0 f Average Pupils at Pupils at T . , Weekly 31stDecember, 31stDecember, Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boll, 1949. 1948. 1949. Auckland 79,313 82,675 40,675 37,680 78,355 36,265 32,894 69,159 88-3 Taranaki 11,910 12,263 6,119 5,610 11,729 5,384 4,974 0,358 88-3 Wansanui .. .. •• 15,876 16,291 8,094 7,572 15,666 7,255 6,738 13,993 89-3 Hawke'sBay 15,870 16,302 8,181 8,143 16,324 7,365 6,649 14,014 85-8 Wellington .. 29,387 31,225 15,355 14,224 29,579 13,813 12,642 26,455 89-4 Son 7 251 sisiS 3!686 7,398 3,467 3,264 6,731 91-0 Canterbury .. .. .. 34,888 35,907 17,836 16,536 34,372 16,359 15,111 31,470 91-6 Otago .. .. •• 17,290 17,761 8,865 8,048 16,913 8,021 7,276 15,297 90-4 Southland 10,649 10,873 5,384 4,993 10,377 4,851 4,468 9,319 89-8 Intermediate schools and depart- 10,371 10,918 5,695 5,262 10,957 5,299 4,885 10,184 92-9 ments Totals .. 232,805 241,699 120,017 111,653 231,670 108,079 98,901 206,980 89-3