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Table A3.—AGE AND SEX of Public Primary and Intermediate Pupils at 1st July, 1945

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(Including Standard VII, Special Classes, and Forms I and II of Intermediate Schools and Departments) 5 and 6 and 7 and 8 and 9 and 10 and 11 and 12 and 13 and 14 and 15 and 16 Years Grand under under under under under under under under under under under and Totals. 6 Years, 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. over. Totals. Education district — Auckland Boys 4,422 4,357 4,242 3,968 3,946 3,752 3,230 2,835 2,001 1,015 215 15 33,998 65,883 Girls 4,122 4,181 4,115 3,920 3,785 3,575 3,098 2,612 1,582 750 123 22 31,885 Tara'naki Boys 613 629 684 620 584 625 560 532 424 234 30 "l 5,536 10,607 Girls 612 585 626 610 539 525 567 523 332 139 12 1 5,071 Wanganui .. Boys 918 860 912 853 817 847 658 578 379 205 50 2 7,079 13,733 Girls 838 883 869 845 821 756 644 522 323 127 25 1 6,654 Hawke's Bay Boys 873 892 908 870 802 844 694 593 452 234 48 2 7,212 1 1 13 752 Girls 819 839 842 788 815 754 640 510 340 161 30 6,540 J r Wellington Boys 1,700 1,695 1,590 1,571 1,385 1,396 1,408 1,238 824 360 49 8 13,224 1 25 248 Girls 1,518 1,603 1,448 1,410 1,334 1,261 1,251 1,210 690 261 38 12,024 j r Nelson Boys 400 363 374 362 352 341 307 318 259 104 21 3,201 I fi 119 Girls 368 378 352 341 336 300 325 308 155 70 8 2,941 , r u y iTw Canterbury Boys 1,872 1,908 1,804 1,751 1,703 1,723 1,646 1,499 980 426 59 ' ' 8 15,379 1 2Q 777 Girls 1,724 1,881 1,763 1,754 1,638 1,549 1,581 1,369 806 293 34 6 14,398 J r A a 9 1 1 1 Otago Boys 1,051 1,022 1,034 955 910 854 775 710 471 264 32 6 8,084 1 IK J.IA Girls 875 947 941 865 900 899 755 603 348 160 22 11 7,326 j r Southland Boys 607 588 609 586 571 583 449 444 348 158 18 4,961 1 q ft 9 9 Girls 582 622 549 592 562 503 432 435 253 118 12 "l 4,661 J r Intermediate schools and Boys 70 926 1,732 1,314 627 131 9 4,809 1 9 179 departments Girls "2 75 1,067 1,663 1,076 425 59 3 4,370 r Totals Boys 12,456 12,314 12,157 11,536 11,070 11,035 10,653 10,479 7,452 3,627 653 51 103,483 L 1QQ QPCQ Girls 11,458 11,919 11,505 11,125 10,732 10,197 10,360 9,755 5,905 2,504 363 47 95,870 r iyy fooo Percentage of pupils of each age 12-0 12-2 11-9 11-4 10-9 10-6 10-5 10-2 6-7 3-1 0-5 * 100-0 Totals, 1944 Boys 10,943 11,992 11,483 11,129 11,025 10,953 10,841 10,882 8,264 3,467 503 58 101,540 \ Girls 10,512 11,499 10,963 10,592 10,281 10,443 10,326 10,025 6,620 2,258 347 53 93,919 / iyo, 4to v Difference Boys + 1,513 +322 + 674 +407 +45 + 82 -188 -403 -812 + 160 + 150 -7 + 1,943 \ IO QQA Girls +946 +420 +542 +533 +451 -246 +34 -270 -715 +246 + 16 -6 + 1,951 f TU) Out * Insignificant percentage,