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Table A4.—STANDARD CLASSIFICATION of Public Primary and Intermediate Pupils at 1st July, 1945

(Excluding Secondary Departments of District High Schools and Form III of Intermediate Schools and Departments, but including special classes, Forms I and II of all Intermediate Schools and Departments and Standard VII) Pupils at 1st July in Standards and Forms. Special Classes for Pupils in Preparatory Backward Children. Classes. Standard 1. Standard 2. Standard 3. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Education district — Auckland .. .. 125 74 199 11,531 10,268 21,799 4,455 4,273 8,728 4,379 4,127 8,506 4,171 4,047 8,218 Taranaki .. .. 23 9 32 1,708 1,508 3,216 700 620 1,320 643 604 1,247 641 599 1,240 Wanganui .. .. 40 20 60 2,416 2,186 4,602 925 898 1,823 897 821 1,718 875 873 1,748 Hawke'sBay .. 53 22 75 2,496 2,130 4,626 916 894 1,810 907 831 1,738 904 837 1,741 Wellington .. .. 89 55 144 4,293 3,728 8,021 1,725 1,530 3,255 1,565 1,444 3,009 1,433 1,354 2,787 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 1,002 895 1,897 389 362 751 391 350 741 363 334 697 Canterbury .. .. 140 86 226 4,984 4,404 9,388 1,854 1,840 3,694 1,818 1,722 3,540 1,807 1,703 3,510 Otago .. .. 72 46 118 2,602 2,175 4,777 1,072 997 2,069 975 873 1,848 992 929 1,921 Southland .. .. 28 18 46 1,501 1,386 2,887 655 584 1,239 623 615 1,238 622 559 1,181 Intermediate schools and .... departments —— Totals .. .. 570 330 900 32,533 28,680 61,213 12,691 11,998 24,689 12,198 11,387 23,585 11,808 11,235 23,043 Percentage of pupils of .. .. 0-5 .. .. 30-7 .. .. 12-4 .. .. 11-8 .. .. 11-6 each standard —— —- — ; Totals, 1944 .. 595 320 915 30,576 27,203 57,779 12,296 11,481 23,777 11,823 11,030 22,853 11,958 11,113 23,071 Difference.. .. -25 +10 -15 +1,957 +1,4-77 +3,434 +395 +517 +912 +375 +357 +732 -150 +122 -28