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Table A5. —Average Age of Pupils of Public Primary Schools as at 1st July, 1932.

Table A6.—Median Ages of Pupils of Public Primary Schools as at 1st July, 1932.

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Average Ages of the Pupils in each Class. Education District. ; —> — r s ■■■■ ■■ Classes' ! P ' ' S1 ' S2 ' SS - S4 ' Form I. Form II. Form III, Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Auckland .. .. 12 1 6 8 8 4 9 4 10 5 11 5 12 5 13 4 13 11 Taranaki .. .. .. 11 9 6 9 8 6 9 6 10 6 11 6 12 6 13 3 13 11 Wanganui . . . . .. 11 10 6 8 8 4 9 4 10 5 11 5 12 5 13 4 13 11 Hawke'a Bay .. .. 11 8 6 9 8 5 9 4 10 6 11 5 12 5 13 4 13 11 Wellington . .. .. 11 8 6 6 8 4 9 4 10 5 11 5 12 5 13 2 14 2 Nelson .. .. .. 11 9 6 7 8 2 9 2 10 4 11 3 12 3 13 1 13 10 Canterbury.. .. .. 11 9 6 7 8 2 9 3 10 4 11 4 12 5 13 4 13 10 Otago .. .. .. 10 3 6 6 8 1 9 1 10 2 11 3 12 3 13 2 14 1 Southland .. .. .. 12 8 6 7 8 2 9 3 10 4 11 4 12 4 13 3 13 6 All districts .. .. 11 7 6 7 8 3 9 4 10 5 11 5 12 5 13 3 13 11 Range (difference between- 250305050403040308 highest and lowest)

Median Ages of the Pupils in each Class. Education District. Special p gl g2 S3 g4 Form I. Form II. Form III. » Classes. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Auckland 12 4 6 6 8 2 9 2 10 S 11 4 12 4 13 3 13 11 Taramaki 12 2 6 8 8 4 9 4 10 5 11 . 5 12 5 13 3 13 9 Wansranui 11 9 6 7 8 3 9 3 10 4 11 4 12 4 13 4 13 9 Hawke s Bav' " 12 0 6 7 8 3 9 3 10 5 11 4 12 4 13 3 13 9 WeUtagton " ;; 12 1 6 7 8 2 9 3 10 3 11 4 12 4 13 1 14 2 TCekX ' 12 2 6 6 8 1 9 1 10 3 11 2 12 3 12 11 13 10 raXrbnrv 12 1 6 6 8 1 9 2 10 3 11 2 12 3 13 3 13 10 Otaso 10 7 6 5 7 11 8 11 10 0 11 1 12 1 13 1 14 1 southland:: :: :: i3__2 e 6 so 9 1 10 3 n 2 12 3 13 2 i 3 6 All districts .. .. 11 11 6 6 8 2 9 2 10 3 11 3 12 4 j 13 3 13 10 Range (difference between 27 03 05 OS 05 0 4 04 05 08 highest and lowest)