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IV
TABLE D.-Age and Sex of Pupils, December, 1886.
The pupils on the roll at the end of the year were divided according to standards as shown in Table E, and more fully in Table No. 2, Appendix, page 2.
TABLE E. —Classification by Standards, December, 1886.
There is a small increase (amounting to I*l per cent.) in the proportions of the four highest classes, and a small proportional decline in the number of children preparing for the three lowest standards. The number in the preparatory class is proportionally larger than it was in 1885, and the tendency seems to be towards increase. Since 1881 it has grown from 25*45 per cent, to 27*70. It is to be noticed, however, that during the same five years the number of children above Standard IV. has also grown from 9*7 per cent, to 12*2. Table F contains all the information that has been supplied with respect to the ages at which children pass the several standards. The work of ascertaining these ages involves a considerable amount of labour, and the regulations do not render it imperative. So far as can be gathered from the table it does not appear that the pupils come up for each standard at an earlier age than they did some years ago ; in fact, the indications point the other way.
TABLE F.—Average Age of Pupils at Standard Examinations.
The number of pupils on the rolls of the several schools on the several days of examination amounted to 101,910. Of this number 37*1 per cent, were in preparatory classes, and o*6 per cent, in the class above Standard VI., leaving
Ages. Boys. Girls. Total. ■ercentages for F: ive Years. Five and under seven years .. Seven and under ten years fen and under thirteen years rhirteen and under fifteen years 3ver fifteen years 11,000 20,601 16,967 5,589 973 10,024 18,904 15,740 5,253 1,217 21,024 39,565 32,707 10,842 2,190 1880. 19-77 37-21 30-76 1020 2-06 1885.I 1884. 20-87J 21-46 37-03' 37-05 29-26, 29-26 10-29: 10-34 1-95 1 1-89 18S3. 22-20 36-78 29-00 10-07 1-95 1882. 22-04 35-56 30-09 9-82 1-89 Totals for 1885 .. 55,130 51,198 106,328 100-00 100-00^ 100-00 100-00 100-00 i
Standards. Boys. Girls. Totals. 'crcentagf is. Preparatory classes (P.) Olass for Standard I. II. III. IV. V. .. VI. Passed Standard VI. (S. VII.) 15,675 9,518 8,548 8,407 6,303 3,800 1,965 854 13,781 8,990 8,047 8,060 5,999 3,664 1,844 813 29,456 18,508 10,595 16,467 12,302 7,524 3,809 1,667 1880. 1885. 27-70 27-49 17-41 18-14 15-01 16-16 15-48 15-51 11-57 11-13 7-08 6-85 3-58 3-28 1-57 1-44 1884. 27-33 19-19 16-14 15-51 11-15 6-27 3-25 1-16 188.-!. 27-62 19-10 16-21 15-80 10-94 6-32 2-91 1-10 1882. 27-32 19-15 16-12 15-95 11-72 6-21 2-04 0-89 Totals .. 55,130 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 51,198 106,328 100-00 4
Education Districts. Average Ages {Yei irs) for Itanda: :d. Mean of Aj ;es. LUckland .. 'aranaki Vanganui Vellington lawke's Bay larlborough Telson Irey Vestland Torth Canterbury louth Canterbury Itago louthland I. 9-1 9-1 9-0 8-8 8-9 8-6 8-6 8-3 8-9 9-0 * II. 10-2 10-3 10-3 9-8 10-2 9-0 9-6 9-9 10-0 10-1 # III. 11-2 12-0 11-5 11-3 11-5 10-3 10-9 11-4 11-6 11-4 IV. 12-9 13-1 12-5 12-2 12-2 12-2 12-0 12-5 12-6 12-5 * V. 13-7 14-3 13-2 13-2 13-3 13-3 18-1 13-2 13-0 13-4 * VI. 14-8 14-3 14-2 14-0 14-1 14-2 14-2 13-5 13-8 14-5 * 1886. 11-9 12-2 11-7 11-6 11-7 11-3 11-5 11-5 11-7 11-8 * 1885. 12-2 11-9 11-5 11-5 11-6 11-5 11-2 11-4 11-5 11-5 11-6 11-6 12-4 1884. 12-1 11-6 11-5 11-6 11-7 11-6 11-2 1883. 12-2 1.1-1 11-6 1882. 12-4 11-5 11-4 11-7 11-2 11-3 11-6 11-2 11-3 t10-9 11-6 11-2 11-7 11-3 11-9 11-0 11-5 11-0 11-9 11-2 11-9 * * * * * * * * * * * * Mean .. Range (difference between highest and lowest) 8-8 9-9 11-3 12-5 13-4 14-2 11-7 11-6 11-5 11-5 11-5 0-8 1-3 1-7 l'l 1-3 1-3 0-9 1-2 1-2 2-3 1-4 Mean in 1885 Eange in 1885 .. 8-7 1-4 10-0 1-4 11-3 1-6 12-3 1-1 13-4 1-0 14-2 2-0 11-6 1-2 "> Not stati sd.