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Pupils in Attendance at Educational Institutions. The following table shows the number of persons, by ages, who, on the Ist July, 1930, were receiving instruction at recognized educational institutions in New Zealand. The figures are exclusive of students in attendance at University colleges and of children in attendance at free and private kindergarten schools :—

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m , , Children. Adolescents. Adults. Total Type of School. N ™ be^ in I i ... J ' : "j } : ! . ' | - "• : | " I ance Under 10-11 11-12 12-13 ! 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21 ! 21 Years 10 Years. Years. Years. Years, j Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years, j Years. Years. j and over. Public primary schools .. .. 209,104 118,525 24,889 21,686 20,900 15,627 6,009 1,317 128 21 1 1 Special classes for backward children.. 484 141 57 75 80 79 39 9 3 1 Native schools .. .. .. 7,047 3,875 731 667 704 627 334 95 11 3 Junior high schools .. .. 2,420 .. 78 442 764 712 334 82 6 2 Secondary departments of district high 4,636 .. .. 18 204 1,067 1,472 1,098 520 214 37 5 1 schools Secondary schools and endowed schools 16,990 .. 1 75 689 3,218 4,540 4,029 2,625 1,318 441 46 7 1 Secondary schools —lower departments 336 77 51 46 52 48 42 19 1 Technical high and day schools .. 8,002 .. .. 10 304 1,802 2,667 2,020 843 250 67 14 8 17 Technical classes (part-time students at 11,829 .. .. .. 77 189 905 1,733 2,214 2,028 1,432 904 604 1,743 day and night classes) ! Private primary schools .. .. 26,083 13,450 3,096 2,847 2,939 2,183 1,077 353 84 34 8 7 2 3 Private secondary schools .. .. 3,897 .. 8 121 j 593 976 943 702 394 129 25 3 3 Training colleges .. .. ..1,155 .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. 17 137 300 345 356 Schools for the mentally backward .. 252 24 19 24 19 25 17 20 14 13 17 8 5 47 School for the Deaf .. .. 113 40 12 11 7 14 9 13 6 j .. .. .. 1 Institute for the Blind .... 26 5 3 3 1 3 2 1 2 4 2 Grand totals .. .. 292,374 136,137 28,934 25,912 26,863 26,185 18,424 11,733 7,158 4,296 2,274 1,312 975 2,171 I 1-- '