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Table E6.—AGE AND CLASSIFICATION of Pupils at Intermediate Schools and Departments, 1st July, 1941.

Table K2.—SIZE OF CLASSES in Public Primary Schools of Grade IV and over.

Table N. —AGES at which Pupils begin Post-primary Course.

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Form I. Form II. Form III. Totals. Boys, i Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls, j Boys. Girls. _ I J I I Under 10 years 10 and under 11 .. 29 41 .. .. .. .. 29 41 11 „ 12 .. 414 420 27 28 .. .. 441 448 12 „ 13 .. 792 764 403 456 L .. 1,196 1,220 13 „ 14 .. 389 282 852 818 13 29 1,254 1,129 14 „ 15 .. 108 66 307 240 26 45 441 351 15 16 .. 15 4 62 30 8 16 85 50 16 and over .. .. 4 .. 6 I 1 2 11 3 Totals .. 1,751 1,577 1,657 1,573 49 92 3,457 3,242 Median age, in years and 12 7 12 5 13 6 13 4 14 5 14 5 months

-- I February, 1935. February, ]941.* February, 1942.* Number of Children. , *c£Z? | Classes. Under 31 .. 016 20-6 743 21-9 682 20-2 31_40 .. 1,011 33-8 1,077 31-7 1,135 33-5 41-50 .. 1,007 33-7 1,171 34-5 1,123 33-2 51-60 .. .. •• 349 11-6 403 11-9 447 13-1 61 and over .. .. 9 0-3 Totals .. .. 2,992 100-0 3,394 100-0 3,387 100-0 * The Teachers' Salaries Regulations 1938 provided new grades for public schools. Since this year schools of Grade IVb (roll minimum of 111) have been included. A Grade IV school under the previous regulations had a minimum average attendance of 121. Hence a few more schools with lower rolls have been included since 1938.

Age at which Post-primary Course begun. Total Numbers beginning , v Post-primary Type of School. U ytars 12 Years. 13 Years. 14 Years. a nd over! Education. I I I « I Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. ! Girls. Boys. ! Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Secondary 9 11 267 331 1,215 1,387 759 575 167 99 2,417 2,403 Combined 3 2 42 70 242 267 206 124 87 24 580 487 Technical.. 1 1 115 130 944 816 1,028 723 462 218 2,550 1,888 District High .. 4 6 143 184 604 693 394 395 112 118 1,257 1,396 Correspondence .. .. 3 12 21 46 58 32 52 5 23 95 157 Totals .. 17 23 579 736 3,051 3,221 2,419 1,869 833 482 6,899 6,331