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Table E2.—AGE AND CLASSIFICATION of Pupils at Public Primary Schools, 1st July, 1946

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Special Classes for Backward Class P. Standard 1. Standard 2. Standard 3. Age, in Years. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. 5 and under (5 8 1 14,108 12,975 2 6 ,, 7 8~ 2 13,438 12,394 '376 560 8 1 7 8 10 6 5,974 4,655 5,907 6,718 343 574 1 4 8 9 34 19 1,462 872 4,932 3,851 5,287 6,129 334 566 9 „ 10 55 32 332 225 1,575 976 4,547 3,789 4,610 5,429 10 „ 11 67 38 103 58 404 211 1,582 966 4,391 3,703 11 „ 12 88 52 40 21 121 74 477 235 1,893 1,163 12 „ 13 103 60 14 10 22 21 113 72 651 368 13. „ 14 104 55 6 8 12 6 24 15 159 118 14 „ 15 64 40 1 2 4 3 12 7 44 32 15 „ 16 13 14 2 2 11 3 36. „ 17 4 5 17 years and over 6 17 1 Totals 564 341 35,478 31,220 13,353 12,424 12,395 11,789 12,094 11,386 Median age, in years and 12 1 12 4 6 3 6 3 8 1 7 10 9 1 8 10 10 3 9 11 months Standard 4. Form I. Form II. Form III. Totals. A • "XT Age, in lears. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. 5 and under 6 14,116 12,978 6 7 13,830 12,957 7 8 12,235 11,957 8 „ 9 3 "ll 12,052 11,448 9 „ 10 320 510 2 9 11,441 10,970 10 „ 11 4,090 5,020 235 406 " 3 6 10,875 10,408 11 „ 12 4,077 3,410 2,886 3,499 290 440 1 1 9,873 8,895 12 „ 13 1,928 1,267 3,028 2,706 2,513 3,310 6 12 8,378 7,826 13 „ 14 729 409 1,681 1,229 2,906 2,581 20 38 5,641 4,459 14 „ 15 197 137 . 784 452 1,573 1,060 51 60 2,730 1,793 15 „ 10 24 14 105 65 315 187 13 6 483 291 16 17 1 5 6 19 7 1 3 30 21 17 years and over 1 1 2 7 21 Totals 11,369 10,779 8,726 8,372 7,620 7,593 92 120 101,691 94,024 Median age, in years and 11 4 11 0 12 5 12 1 13 4 13 0 14 4 14 2 months