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Table E 6.— AGE AND CLASSIFICATION of Pupils at Intermediate Schools and Departments, 1st July, 1945

Table K 2.— 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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Age. Form I. Form II. Form in. Form IV. Totals. Boys. Girls. Boys. I Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Under 10 years 10 and tinder 11 years 11 „ 12 „ 12 „ 13 „ 13 „ 14 „ 14 „ 15 „ 15 „ 16 „ 16 „ 17 „ 17 „ 18 „ 18 „ 19 „ 69 867 893 408 149' 13 ■ 2 75 977 731 275 94 6 1 1 59 839 906 478 118 8 1 90 932 801 331 53 1 1 ii 72 10 50 154 29 2 2 8 3 2 1 56 22 3 70 926 1,732 1,325 707 144 10 1 2 75 1,067 1,663 1,127 635 110 7 3 Totals 2,399 2,161 2,410 2,209 93 237 13 82 4,915 4,689 Median age, in years and months 12 4 12 0 -13 4 13 1 14 6 14 5 14 10 14 9

* Number of Children. February, 1935. February, 1945.* February, 1946.* Number of Classes. Per Cent. Number of Classes. Per Cent. Number of Classes. Per Cent. Under 31 .. 31-40 41-50 51-60 61 and over Totals 616 1,011 1,007 349 9 20-6 33-8 33-7 11-6 0-3 704 1,152 1,147 377 20-8 34-1 33-9 11-2 751 1,385 1,25& 214 20-8 38-5 34-8 5-9 2,992 100-0 3,380 100-0 3,602 100-0 * The Teachers' Salaries Regulations 1938 provided new grades for public schools. Since that 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.

Type of School. Age at which Post-primary Course begun. Total Numbers beginning Post-primary Education. Under 12 . Years. 12 Years. 13 Years. 14 Years. 15 Years and over. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. SecondaryCombined Technical District High Correspondence .. Totals 8 "7 10 3 1 9 4 481 107 269 231 15 676 126 304 328 32 1,562 343 1,555 798 80 1,801 297 1,404 971 134 1,036 251 1,594 725 75 786 147 969 639 124 226 61 343 246 17 130 25 180 169 16 3,313 762 3,761 2,007 187 3,403 598 2,858 2,116 310 15 27 1,103 1,466 4,338 4,607 3,681 2,665 893 52010,030 9,285