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Table C3 belonging to Public Primary Schools classified according to Classes in Schools of the various Grades.

Table C4.—Average Age of Pupils as at 31st December, 1923.

Table C5.—Proficiency Certificate Examination Results, 1923, in Public and Private Schools.

Schools Schools Schools of of of Grade 0. Grado I. Grade II. Attend- Attend- Attendance ance ance 1-8. 9-20. 21-35. Schools Schools of Grade of Grade IIIA. IIIB. Attend- Attendance ance j 36-80. 81-120. j Schools of Grade IVa. Schools of Grade IVb. Attendance 161-200. Schools of Grade IVc. Schools of Grade V. Schools of Grade VI. Schools of Grade VII. Total Roll Number, December 1023. Attendance 121-160. Attendance 201-240. Attendance 241-400. Attendance 401-480. Attendance above 480 Class P .. 543 3,602 5,352 51 .. 190 1,396 2,126 52 .. 161 1,387 1,968 53 .. 189 1,384 2,009 54 .. 117 1,146 1,709 55 ,. 120 1,046 1,618 56 .. 58 745 1,230 57 .. 12 29 50 10,858 4,689 4,292 1,895 4,042 1,897 4,156 1,690 3,636 1,560 3,079 1,266 2,352 956 94 22 3,080 1,282 1,198 1,177 1,005 881 713 20 1,889 747 701 713 008 503 411 1 2,265 1,008 896 808 750 662 557 2 9,767 4,016 3,774 3,783 3,429 2,943 2,327 2 5,264 2,145 2,053 2,063 2,000 1,750 1,525 21,368 8,424 8,550 8,754 8,087 7 222 5,980 68,677 27,521 26,627 26,786 24,167 21,096 16,854 232 Totals, 1923 1,390 10,735 16,182 Totals, 1922 1,352 10,865 15,884 I 1,390 1,352 10,735 10,865 16,182 15,884 32,509 33,760 13,975 13,107 9,410 8,882 5,573 0,008 6,948 6,580 30,041 31,729 16,806 14,095 08,385 68,228 211,900 210,491 Difference 38 -130 298 -130 -1,251 868 534 -435 368 1,688 2,711 157 38 298 1,469

Education District. Average Ages of the Pup: ils in each Class. Average Age for all Classes, 1923. Auckland taranaki Vanganui lawke's Bay Vellington .. .. .. kelson lanterbury .. )tago louthland P. Yrs. mos. 7 1 7 1 7 1 7 2 7 2 6 11 6 II 6 10 6 11 81. S2. S3. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. 9 I 10 2 11 4 9 2 10 3 11 5 9 0 10 1 11 2 9 2 10 3 11 4 9 0 10 0 11 1 8 II 9 II 11 2 9 0 10 1 11 3 8 9 9 10 ,11 0 8 9 9 10 11 1 S2. Yrs. mos. 10 2 10 3 10 1 10 3 10 0 9 U 10 1 9 10 9 10 S3. Yrs. mos. 11 4 11 5 11 2 11 4 11 1 11 2 11 3 11 0 11 1 S4. Yrs. mos. 12 4 12 4 12 3 12 4 12 0 12 1 12 3 12 0 12 0 SB. Yrs. mos. 13 4 13 3 13 2 13 3 12 10 13 1 13 2 13 0 13 0 S6. Yrs. mos. 14 1 14 0 14 2 14 1 13 10 13 10 14 0 13 11 13 10 Yrs. uios 10 0 10 0 !) I! 9 11 9 11 9 11 9 11 9 11 9 11 All Districts Range (difference between highest and lowest) 7 0 1 4 9 0 0 5 10 0 1 5 11 0 3 5 12 0 2 4 13 0 2 6 14 0 0 4 9 11 0 I

Education District. Number of S6 Pupils Proficiency Certificates. Competency Certificates. Endorsed Competency Certificates (included in previous column). Number. | Percentage. Number. Percentage. Number. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui H awke's Bay Wellington Nelson Canterbury Otago Southland Public Schoi Is. 4,654 881 1,451 1,220 2,568 638 3,168 1,872 1,103 3,752 652 1,000 912 1,691 410 2,177 1,478 731 80-6 74-0 68-9 74-8 65-8 64-3 68-7 79-0 66-3 368 122 232 144 250 116 665 183 155 10-4 13-8 16-0 11-8 9-7 18-2 21-0 9-8 141 120 45 27 103 23 203 10 37 Totals 17,555 12,803 72-9 2,235 12-7 628 Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Hawke's Bay Wellington Nolson Canterbury Otago Southland 538 119 175 237 501 83 445 275 94 Private School 's. 39 17 21 28 63 8 107 26 15 8-9 14-3 9 402 85 139 166 333 64 293 214 67 74-7 71-5 79-0 70-0 66-4 77-1 66-0 77-8 71-3 12-0 12-5 9-7 24-2 9-4 160 1 3 15 2 20 2 Totals 2,467 1,763 71-5 324 131 52