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Table A3.—Age and Sex of the Pupils on the Rolls of Public Primary Schools and Junior High Schools and Departments at 1st July, 1932.

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(Excluding Secondary Departments of District High Schools and Form III of Junior High Schools and Departments, but including special classes, Forms Ī and II of all Junior High Schools and Departments, and Standard VII.) 5 and under 6 I 6 and under 7 7 an( j un a e r 8. 8andunder9. 9 andunder 10. 10 and under 11. 11 and under 12. 12and under 13-liiand under 14. Uand under 15. 15 andunderl6. oyer ' Totals of all Ages. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Total. 018 *" 2,714 2,481 3,767J 3,619 3,967 3,696 3,932 3,712 3,977J 3,704 4,157 3,726 3,824 3,457 3,446 3,181 2,249! 1,767 1,097 745 314 158 38 23 33,482 30,269 63,751 Taranaki .. [ 427 395 726! 641 745 645 703 681' 66o| 662 703 700 683 665 653 622 456J 397 181 143 59 30 6 2 6,002 5,583 11,585 Wanganui .. 565 578 834 824 1,037 873 985 856| 968J 889 994 928 1,008 948 941 800 672; 527 329j 235 92 36 11 2 8,436 7,496 15,932 Hawke'sBay .. 617 533 891 809 946 921 956 839; 978 858 1,078 919 978 841 865 809 596 503 299 187 91 39 18 8 8,313 7,266 15,579 Wellington .. 1,123 1,034 1,616 1,498 1,713 1,529 1,640 1,538! 1,660 1,566 1,772! 1,753 1,682 1,611 1,493 1,370 957 876 452 324 120 51 18 5 14,246 13,155 27,401 Nelson .. L. 245 227 382J 378 362 392 398 369 427 371 415 389 410 383 408J 402 223 207 124 58 31 5 4 .. 3,429 3,181 6,610 Canterbury .. 1,301 1,164 1,978 1,918 2,093 2,002 2,021 1,916 2,083 1,983: 2,159 2,096 2,088 1,993 2,015 1,854 1,265 1,184 652 450 179 94; 23: 6 17,857 16,660; 34,517 Otago .. .. 772 785 1,103 1,087 1,268 1,106 1,177 1,147! 199 1 ' l7g 1 ' 221 1 ' 236 1>213 1 ' 127 1>107 1>029 664 611 280 185 84 23 6 j * 10 ' 094 i 9 ' 515 19 ' 609 Southland '.. 451 453 657J 654 717 676 648 633 687 648 806 712 692 637 656 600 467 323 184 118 56 17) 1 1 6,022 5,472 11,494 Junior High Schools 1 .. 62! 50 342 276 476 447J 370 277 173 99 45 22 12 .. j 1,481 1,171 2,652 and Departments | . | Totals for 1932 \. 8,215 7,650 11,954|ll, 428 12,848lll, 840 12,460 11,69112,64011,860 13,367 12,508 12,920|ll, 938 12,060 ll.iul 7,919 6,672 3,771! 48 109,362 99,768^209,130 Percentage of pupils ~Tb5 j ~Tf-7 12-4 0-1 100 I •• TotalTfo/lim .. 9,730 9,0081^411 11,499 12~,472 11,646 12^895 11,96713, 37212,52913, 11812,04013, 34112,63510, 901! 7,284 3,929 2,666 911 457 95 41111,3531101,695 213,048 Difference -1515-1358 -457 -71 +376 +194 -435 -276i -732 -669 +249 +468 -421 -697+1159+1191 -259 -612J -158 -122 +I60! +18 +42 +7 — 1 ,99l| — l ,927 j— 3,918 i I 1 [ '