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Table E4. —Age and Classification of Pupils attending Public Post-primary Schools as at 1st July, 1937.

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Form III. Form IV. Form V. Form VI. Totals. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. | Secondary schools— Under 11 years .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ; 11 and under 12 .. .. 10 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 8 12 ,, 13 .. .. 304 354 6 13 .. .. I .. 310 367 13 ,, 14 .. .. 1,207 1,407 289 303 6 7 j .. 1,502 1,717 14 j, 15 .. .. 889 788 1,053 1,064 ! 219 220 7 2 j 2,168 2,074 15 ,, 16 .. .. 302 183 I 780 701 j 858 820 58 58 1,998 1,762 16 ,, 17 .. .. 44 18 189 141 J 844 566 166 192 j 1,243 917 17 ,, 18 .. 3 2 ! 17 20 j 364 208 152 208 536 438 18 ,, 19 .. .. .. .. 85 28 54 47 139 75 19 „ 20 .. ; . . 17 5 20 11 37 16 20 „ 21 .. 4 .. 3 .. 7 21 and over .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 2 1 Totals .. .. .. 2,759 2,760 2,334 j 2,242 2,397 1,854 462 519 ; 7,952 7,375 Median ages in years and 13 11 13 9 : 14 10 I 14 9 16 2 | 15 10 i 17 0 17 0 months — —■ J ' Combined schools — Under 11 years .. ■- i. .. .. .: .... .. 11 and under 12 .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 12 13 .. 35 40 .. 1 35 41 13 „ 14 | 192 194 33 30 .. .. .. 225 224 14 ,, 15 .. V. | 212 111 205 154 31 24 .. .. 448 289 15 ,, 16 .. .. 65 27 135 77 116 107: 11 3 327 214 16 ,, 17 ..12 2 30 19 115 83 i 23 26 180 130 17 ,, 18 .. [ . . 4 1 69 28 25 32 98 61 18- 19 .. .... .. | .. 23 | 3 9 6 32 9 19 „ 20 .. .. .. .. ! .. 6 ! 2 2 8 2 20 ,, 21 .. . . j 1 | 1 3 .. 4 1 21 and over .. .. : J -j — — Totals .. .. i. j 517 375 407 J 282 j 361 j 246 73 1 69 1,358 972 Median ages in years and 14 2 13 9 ! 14 10 14 9 ! 16 4 ! 15 11 17 1 \ 17 2 months 1 j ; 1 Technical high schools— Under 11 years .. .. .. j .. | .. .. .. .. .... 11 and under 12 .. — 4 1 I .. i .. ■■ .. .. .. 4 1 12., „ 13 .. .. 138 163 1 1 .. .. I .. .. 139 164 13 ,, 14 .. . . 1,078 956 145 142 1 ' 4 .. .. 1,224 1,102 14 ,, 15 .. .. | 1,066 771 660 629 '92 103 1 .. 1,819 1,503 15 ,, 16 ! 399 272 575 420 359 286 8 3 1, 341 981 16 ,, 17 .. .. 46 10 129 86 243 188 25 17 443 301 TV ,, 18 .. .. 13 2 16 11 89 88 23 23 141 124 18 „ 19 .. 1 .. .. .. 22 ; 22 14 8 37 30 19 ,, 20 .. .. .. .. 2 | 9 5 2 7 11 20 ,, 21 .... .. .. .. 3 5 1 1 4 6 21 and over .. .. 1 .. .. .. 4 15 3 3 8 18 Totals .. .. .. 2,746 2,175 1,526 1,289 815: 720 80 57 5,167 4,241 Median ages in years and 14 2 14 0 : 14 11 14 10 15 11 15 11 17 3 17 5 months ; - District high schools— Under 11 years 11 and under 12 .. .. 1 5!.. .. .. .. .. . 1 5 12 ,, 13 .. .. 106 135 .. 1 106 136 13 ,, 14 .. .. 414 529 77 120 3 4 .. 494 653 14 ,, 15 .. .. 379 401 293 352 76 67 .. .. 748 820 15 „ 16 .. . . 156 120 218 248 192 233 5 8 571 609 16 ,, 17 .. .. 19 16 67 49 162 180 26 40 274 285 17 „ 18 .. 5' ... 5 9 56 64 18 33 84 106 IS „ 19 .. .. 1 | .. 16 14 7 7 23 22 19 „ 20 .... .. j .. 4 3 5 7 5 20 ,, 21 .. .. .. .... 21 and over .. .. .. Totals .. .. .. 1,080 1,207 j 660 779 509 562 59 93 2,308 2,641 Median ages, in years and 14 1 13 11 | 14 10 14 9 15 11 15 11 17 0 17 0 months