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Table E6.—AGE AND CLASSIFICATION of Pupils at Intermediate Schools and Departments, 1st July, 1946

Table K2.—SIZE OF CLASSES in Public Primary Schools of Grade IV and over

* The Teachers' Salaries Regulations 1938 provided new grades for public schools. Since that year school* 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 1038.

Table N.—AGES at which Pupils begin Post-primary Course

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Age. Form I. Form II. Form III. Form IV. Totals. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Under 10 years 10 and under 11 years 11 „ 12 „ 12 „ 13 „ 13 „ 14 „ 14 „ 15 „ 15 „ 18 „ 16 „ 17 „ 17 „ 18 „ IB „ 19 „ Totals Median age, in years and months 55 947 938 400 186 24 4 87 1,076 821 238 81 8 73 906 961 462 93 10 2 89 1,020 780 299 45 2 24 67 27 3 4 47 151 26 3 1 1 6 i "• •• 32 10 1 55 1,020 1,844 1,386 721 144 17 *89 1,165 1,845 1,065 563 89 6 1 2,554 2,311 2,505 2,237 121 232 7 43 5,187 4,823 12 4 12 0 13 3 13 0 14 7 14 5 14 8

Number of Children. February, 1936. February, 1946.* February, 1947.* 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 296' 802 1,173 550 45 10-3 28-0 40-9 19-2 1-6 751 1,385 1,252 214 20-8 38-5 34-8 5-9 898 1,606 1,257 157 22-9 41-0 32-1 4-0 2,866 100-0 3,602 100-0 3,918 1 100-0 !

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. Secondary Combined Technical District high Correspondence .. Totals 14 2 7 6 14 "4 10 1 453 108 307 237 10 625 67 341 340 34 1,555 312 1,575 814 92 1,796 270 1,514 935 130 854 183 1,405 633 98 692 196 839 512 124 212 49 340 159 11 122 42 126 143 25 3,088 654 3,634 1,849 211 3,249 575 2,8241,940 314 29 29 1,115 1,407 4,348 4,645 3,173 2,363 771 458 9,436 8,902