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Table No. 8. Classification of Pupils on the School Rolls, December, 1898.
Table No. 9. Average Age of Pupils at Standard Examination of Schools in 1898.
Table No. 10. Number of Maori Pupils receiving Higher Education, &c., at the End of 1898.
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Standards. Boys. Boys. Girls. Totals. 'reparatory classes 'lass for Standard I. II. ... III.... IV. ... V. ... VI. ... 'assed Standard VI. ... Totals ... ... . 394 384 375 272 167 60 8 7 1,667 304: 308 281 205 120 71 10 6 698 692 656 477 287 131 - 18 13 1,305 2,972
Standards. Number passed at Annual Examination. Average Age. I. ... II. ... III. ... IV. .. V. ... VI. . . 518 334 226 148 31 10 Yrs. Mos. 9 10 10 10 11 9 13 1 13 6 13 9
Government Pupils. Private Pupils. School. s tK p - *-w-Boarding-schools— St. Stephen's (boys), Parnell, Auckland Te Aute (boys), Hawke's Bay Hukarere (girls), Napier... St. Joseph's (girls), Napier Canterbury College, Christchurch (male student) 19 6 20 1 32 1 29* 63+ 40J 24§ Totals ... 47 .■52 156 * Including 1 boy who is more Europoan than Maori. f 'ho are more European than Maori. § Including 2 girls win including 11 Eu; are more Europe ropeans. J Including 9 girls ian than Maori, and 1 European.