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Table D2.—Examination Statistics for 1913.

Table D3.—Average Age of Pupils in 1913 at the Time of Annual Examination.

Nub ber of Pupils. Standard VI Certificates grantee Education Districts. Auckland Faranaki Wanganui .. Wellington .. Elawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Total Eolls at Time of Annual Examination. 47,229 6,219 15,755 18,865 11,782 2,465 6,525 2,008 1,249 22,546 6,054 21,472 11,290 Present at Examination. 43,971 5,912 14,673 18,069 11,208 2,337 6,327 1,935 1,214 21,186 5,819 20,750 10,796 Present in Preparatory Classes. 1C, 52!) 2,067 5,157 5,894 3,776 794 2,209 700 486 7,109 1,990 7,304 3,854 Present in Standard VI Classes. 2,485 338 952 1,392 697 157 404 125 75 1,358 419 1,230 651 Present in Standard VII Classes 1 I 224 119 176 294 125 19 104 39 60 342 107 356 41 1 I Pro- Conipe- Tntnl ; ficiency. tency. ±otal - 1,885 340 2,225 255 53 308 722 136 ! 858 889 , 328 1,217 438 159 597 102 39 141 234 ! 135 369 75 19 94 58 8 66 970 ' 296 1,266 243 j 119 ! 362 1,156 ! 136 I 1,292 462 67 j 529 7,489 1,835 9,324 7,644 1,610 9,254 3rey Westland .. North Canterbury South Canterbury Dtago Southland .. Totals for 1913 . Totals for 1912 . 173,459 167,800 164,197 160,687 57,86!) 58,202 10,283 9,903 2,006 2,025 Difference 5,659 3,510 -333 380 -19 -155 225 70

Educatiou Districts. .verage Ages of the 'upils in each Ciass. Average all Die Ages for itricts. IV. V. Yrs. mos. Yre. mos. 12 5 13 4 Iβ 4 13 10 12 4 13 3 11 11 12 11 12 0 13 2 12 0 13 2 12 2 13 1 11 7 13 0 12 1 12 10 12 2 13 1 12 2 13 1 12 3 13 2 12 1 13 0 t t-w-r *A-dn Auckland Taranaki .... Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay .. Marlborough Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland P. Yrs. mos. 7 3 7 2 7 2 6 11 7 0 6 10 6 10 6 10 6 6 6 11 7 0 5 11 6 10 I. Yrs. mos. 9 5 9 3 9 3 8 9 9 0 8 6 9 0 9 0 8 8 8 11 9 0 9 0 8 11 II. Yrs. mos. 10 5 10 2 10 4 9 10 10 1 -9 7 9 11 9 11 9 10 10 C 10 1 10 2 10 1 III. Yrs. mos. 11 5 11 4 11 6 10 11 11 3 10 11 10 11 11 2 11 2 11 2 11 2 11 3 11 2 VI. Yrs. mos. 14 1 13 11 14 1 13 9 14 0 13 10 14 0 13 11 13 8 13 11 14 1 14 0 13 11 VII. 1918. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. 15 3 9 10 15 3 ; 9 11 15 1 9 11 14 11 9 9 14 11 9 10 14 10 9 8 14 9 9 9 14 9 9 7 14 8 9 5 14 11 j 9 9 15 4 i 9 11 15 1 i 9 10 14 8 9 7 1912. Yrs. mos 9 10 9 9 9 11 9 9 9 9 9 11 9 9 9 6 9 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 Average for Dominion, 1913 Kange (difference between highest and lowest) Average for Dominion, 1912 Range (difference between highest and lowest) 7 1 0 9 7 0 9 1 10 0 11 0 9 1 10 2 10 3 11 o' 3 7 12 0 2 13 10 1 2 0 14 0 0 5 15 0 0 i 9 10 8 0 6 11 3 12 3 i 13 2 14 0 15 9 9 i " 0 7 0 7 10 8 0 (i 0 5 0 7 0 4 1 2 0 5