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Table A8. —AGE AND ATTAINMENT of Pupils leaving Primary Schools during 1945

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In Form II. Age. With Primary School Certificate. Without Primary School Certificate. In Form I. In Standard 4. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. 1 Girls. 15 years and over 14 „ under 15 13 „ „ U 12 „ „ 13 11 „ „ 12 Under 11 years 942 2,302 3,275 1,075 49 628 1,805 3,623 1,515 77 301 68 22 2 269 49 17 '6 364 139 18 10 5 2 204 83 6 6 5 97 33, 5 8 11 1 45 13 6 4 9 2 Totals, 1945 Totals, 1944 7,643 8,295 7,648 8,302 393 285 341 201 538 482 304 288 155 126 79 53 Difference -652 -654 + 108 +140 +56 + 16 +29 +26 Age. In Standard 3. , In Standard 2 or lower. Totals. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Total. 1 15 years and over 14 „ under 15 13 „ „ 14 12 „ „ 13 11 „ „ 12 Under 11 years 35 19 3 2 2 3 19 3 2 2 4 15 13 5 2 5 19 1 13 1 3 3 29 1,754 2,574 3,328 1,099 72 25 1,178 1,950 3,656 1,536 96 35 2,932 4,524 6,984 2,635 168 60 Totals, 1945 Totals, 1944 64 30 30 14 59 39 49 21 8,852 9,257 8,451 8,879 17,303 18,136 Difference +34 + 16 +20 +28 -405 -428 -833