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Table F.—Median Ages of Full-time Pupils in the various Standards and Forms as at 1st July, 1934.

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Special Class for ci ass p. Standard I. Standard II. Standard III. Standard IV. Form I. Form II. Form III. Form IV. Form V. Form VI. the Mentally Type of School. Backward. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Y. M. Y. M. Y. M. Y. M. Y. M. Y. M. Y. M. Y. M. Y. M. Y. M. Y. M. Y. M. Y. M. Y. M. Y. M. Y. M. Y. M. Y. M. Y. M. Y. M. Y. M. Y. M. Y. M. Y. M. Public primary .. . . 12 012 0 6 11 6 10 8 4 8 2 9 4 9 1 10 510 211 511 312 512 313 413 113 1113 9 Native— Europeans 7 6 7 1 9 0 8 1010 0 9 710 810 711 11 11 812 712 913 513 8 Maoris .. 7 11 7 9 9 10 9 811 210 911 011 912 10 12 713 513 414 314 2 Private primary and lower .. .. 6 6 6 6 8 3 8 1 9 2 9 110 310 111 511 212 512 313 413 214 314 5 departments of secondary schools Intermediate .. 12 412 1 13 313 213 613 9 Secondary departments of 14 113 1014 1014 816 316 117 617 7 district high schools Secondary .. 13 1113 914 1114 816 516 017 417 3 Combined .. 14 213 10 15 114 916 216 117 517 6 Technical .. 14 214 015 014 916 316 217 717 8 Endowed and registered private 14 413 10 15 415 216 816 317 5 17 2 secondary schools Correspondence .. 74738786979 410 1110 411 11 11 812 1012 913 813 614 013 1115 115 016 916 4 ..