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Table E6.—AGE AND CLASSIFICATION of Pupils at Intermediate Schools and Departments, 1st July, 1942
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. ! Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls. Boys. Girls. Under 10 years . . 1 .. . . . . .. .. 1 10 and under 11 .. 45 63 1 3 .. 46 66 11 „ 12 .. 612 650 45 52 .. .. 657 702 12 „ 13 .. 877 870 456 499 1 1 1,334 1,370 13 „ 14 .. 415 277 850 784 9 19 1,274 1,080 14 „ 15 .. 101 49 359 227 18 47 478 323 15 „ 16 .. 3 3 69 27 .10 14 82 44 16 „ 17 .. 1 2 7 2 2 10 4 17 „ 18 .. 1 1 .. . ■ 2 18 „ 19 .... .. 1 .. .. 1 Totals .. 2,056 1,914 1,789 1,592 40 83 3,885 3,589 Median age, in years and 12 5 12 3 13 6 13 4 14 7 14 6 months
February, 1935. February, ]942.* February, 1943.* Number of Children. N cL b S e e r S .° f N cSss e es.° f *»'*«■ Under 31 .. .. 616 20-6 682 20-2 669 20-1 31-40 1,011 • 33-8 1,135 33-5 . 1,104 33-1 41-50 .. .. .. 1,007 33-7 1,123 33-2 1,124 33-8 51-60 .. .. .. 349 11-6 447 13-1 430 12-9 61 and over .. .. 9 0-3 .. .. 4f 0-1 Totals .. .. 2,992 100-0 3,387 100-0 3,331 100-0 * 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. f These classes have been reduced in size since 1st February.
Age at which Post-primary Courso begun. Total Numbers ' beginning Y ik v Post-primary Type of School. Under 12 12 Years. 13 Years. 14 Years. io xears Education. Jr Years. and over. Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls. Secondary .. 9 10 184 344- 1,346 1,590 922 811 196 88 2,657 2,843 Combined .. 1 5 43 71 245 261 267 155 55 10 611 502 Technical.. .. 3 2 143 176 1,250 1,052 1,191 671 201 119 2,788 2,020 District High .. 10 5 119 166 597 739 456 499 109 97 1,291 1,506 Correspondence .. 3 1 19 25 47 96 35 96 15 33 119 251 Totals .. 26 23 508 782 3,485 3,738 2,871 2,232 576 347 7,466 7,122