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Table C3.—Age and Sex of Pupils, December, 1918,

Table C4.—Classification of Pupils at Public Schools, December, 1918.

Table C5.—Average Age of Pupils as at 31st December, 1918.

5 and under 6 years 6 „ 7 ,, 7 „ 8 ., 8 „ 9 „ 9 „ 10 „ 10 ," 11 „ U „■ 12 „ 12 „ 13 „ 13 „ 14 „ 14 „ 15 „ 15 and over Ages. iXC. ig Seconi joondary Departments of District High Schools). 1918. Percentas Boys. Girls. | Total. 1914. 1915. I I , I 7,416 6,767 14,183 8-0 7-8 10,653 9,875 20,528 10-9 10-8 11,511 J 10,523 22,034 11-5 11-7 11,277 ! 10,543 21,820 11-7 11-4 11,307 : 10,545 21,852 11-4 11-4 11,473 ] 10,701 22,174 11-3 11-2 10,723 9,930 20,653 10-5 10-9 10,403 9,746 20,149 9-9 100 9,014 ' 8,227 17,241 8-6 8-5 4,816 4,322 9,138 4-4 4-5 1,623 | 1,285 2,908 1-8* 1-8* ges for Five Years. ! 1916. 1917. 1918. 7-9 10-6 11-6 11 -7 11-2 ll-l 10-8 10-5 8-5 4-3 1-8* 8-0 10-6 11-5 11-7 11-6 111 10-9 10-4 8-8 4-2 1-2 7-4 10-7 11-4 11-3 11 -4 11-5 10-7 10-5 8-9 4-7 1-5 Totals 100,216 ! 92,464 192,680 100-0 100-0 100,210 ! 92,464 192,680 100-0 100-0 100-0 100-0 * lilislllllillg : Sots uislary Departments of District High Schools. Secunlary Dopartmen' ts of Disti-i ct High Sell

(Excludiu ,i iecon lary 'epartmen IS 0 listriet ig: iOo! Is.) Glasses. Boys. GirlB. Total. Percentaj ges for Five Years. Glass P 51 .. 52 .. 53 .. 34 .. S5 .. 36 .. 37 .. 34,589 12,817 12,581 12,293 11,028 9,580 7,215 112 30,586 65,175 12,019 24,836 1.1,888 24,469 11,546 ! 23,839 10,269 21,292 9,202 18,788 6,788 14,003 166 j 278 1914. 36-33 12-11 12-26 12-01 10-80 9-08 6-05 1-36* 1915, 35-94 12-50 12-19 11-92 10-70 9-22 019 1-34* 1916. 35-48 12-70 12-26 11-86 1.0-91 9-27 6-14 1-32* 1917. 35-14 12-90 12-75 12-14 10-93 9-52 6-46 0-16 1918. 33-83 12-89 1.2-70 12-37 11-05 9-75 7-27 0-14 Totals 100,216 92,464 : 192,680 ] .eluding Secondary Departm 100-00 100-00 100-00 ; i 100-00 100-00 *Ii lcnts of Distrk st High School!

Education Districts. . Average Ages of the Pup Avi srage Ages of the Pupils iu each Class. Average Ages for all Classes, 1918. II P. I. II. III. Yrs. mos. Yi-3. mos.: Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. s\uoklanil .. .. .. .. 7 2 9 4" 10 5 | H 6 raranaki .. .. .. .. 7 2 9 3 10 4 11 4 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 7 2 9 1 10 2 11 4 tawke'sBay .. .. ••"7 1 ! ! » 0 10 1 11 2 Wellington .. .'. .. .. 7 0 8 9 9 II 10 11 felson .. .. .. .. 6 1.1 8 9 10 0 ! 11 0 Canterbury.. .. .. .. 0 II 8 11 9 10 .11 2 Itago .. .. .. .. 6 10 8 9 9 11 11 1 Southland .. .. .. .. : 0 10 8 9 | 10 0 ' 11 I IV. Yrs. mos. 12 5 11. 8 12 3 12 1 11 11 11 10 12 1 12 1 11 II V. I Yrs. mos. 13 5 12 6 13 3 13 1 12 11 12 10 13 0 12 11 13 0 I VI. Yrs. in os. 14 2 13 11 13 11 13 11 13 9 13 9 13 10 13 U 13 9 ; Yrs. mob 9 11 9 9 9 11 9 11 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 ., . . . . . . . . _______ Average for Dominion, 1918 .. | 7 0 8 11 1.0 I II 1 Range (difference between highest ! 0 4 0 7-0 7 ; 0 7 and lowest) Average for Dominion, 1917 .. 7 19 1 10 2 II 3 Kange (difference between highest 0 5 0 8 0 8 . 0 10 and lowest) , : 12 1 0 9 13 1 0 11 13 11 0 5 9 10 0 2 12 3 0 9 13 1 0 9 13 10 0 9 9 9 0 5