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Table C3.—Average Age of Pupils as at 30th June, 1927.

Table C4.-Proficiency Certificate Examination Results, 1927, in Public and Private Schools.

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Education District. Average Ages of the Pupils in each Class. Average Age for all Classes. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson Canterbury Otago Southland p. Yrs. mos. 6 8 6 9 6 9 6 8 6 8 6 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 i I 81. 82. S3. 84. 86. 86. Yrs. mos. ! Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. 8 5 9 7 10 8 11 8 12 8 13 7 8 5 9 7 10 7 11 8 12 6 13 6 8 5 9 5 10 7 11 7 12 7 13 7 8 4 ! 9 5 10 7 11 7 .12 7 18 7 8 7 ! 9 5 10 6 I 11 6 12 7 13 8 8 3 9 0 10 5 , 11 6 12 5 13 4 8 3 9 4 10 7 i II 7 | 12 7 13 7 8 19 4 10 4 1.1 5 12 6 13 5 8 2 ; 9 3 10 5 11 6 j 1.2 5 13 3 8 4 | 9 6 10 7 11 7 | 12 7 13 5 0 6 10 7 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 5 Yrs. mos. 9 8 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 6 9 4 9 9 9 7 9 5 All districts Range (difference between highest and lowest) 6 8 0 3 9 8 0 5 Note.—In previous years the above ii ihe year 1927 the information will be show nformatio 'u as at 3i m has been shown as at the end of the year. Commeni Oth June. oing with

Number of S6 Pupils presented. Proficiency Certificates. Competency Certificates. Endorsed Competency Certificates (included in previous column). l'Mueation District. — Number. j Percentage. Number. Percentage. Number. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson Canterbury Otago Southland Public Schools. 6,231 1,037 1 ,595 1,622 2,746 701 3,629 2,234 1,256 5,324 85-4 930 89-7 1,307 81-9 1,366 84-2 2,104 76-6 580 82-7 2,744 75-6 1,753 78-5 954 76-0 532 77 195 185 402 97 566 163 190 .8-5 7-4 12-2 11-4 14-6 13-8 15-6 7-3 15-1 127 2 25 53 162 23 126 6 24 Totals 21,051 ! 17,062 81-1 2,407 11-4 548 Private Schools. 71-9 83-3 77-5 82-4 82-2 80-2 64-6 78-8 76-6 105 | 17-3 13 8-3 27 16-0 27 10-3 60 1.1.-4 17 .15-3 117 21-5 23 7-3 19 15-3 22 Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson Canterbury Otago Southland 606 156 169 261 528 111 545 316 124 436 130 131 215 434 89 352 249 95 8 25 1 7 I Totals 75-7 408 14-5 64 2,816 2,131 Note.—Total number of pur. the number presented ; total num of the number presented. lils of public si ber of pupils of shoots who passed Standai private schools who passed d VI, was 19,469, or 92-5 Standard VI, was 2,539, or ! per cent, of 10-2 per cent.