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Table A 2.—ATTENDANCE at Public Primary Schools and Intermediate Schools and Departments in 1946

(Excluding Forms III and IV pupils of Intermediate Schools, Secondary Departments of District High Schools, but including pupils in special classes and Standard VII) » Numbers. Me„ o|A™ EoU 4^=ce 3.S Education District. Percentage Pupils at Pupils at 31stDecember, 31stDecember, Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. p n ii io«: 1945 1946. • K,01i ' la4 °- Auckland .. .. .. 69,349 73,402 35,995 33,699 69,694 30,429 28,762 59,191 84-93 Taranaki .. .. .. 11,199 11,179 5,713 5,219 10,932 5,152 4,719 9,871 90-29 Wanganui .. .. .. 14,411 14,908 7,376 6,927 14,303 6,189 5,750 11,939 83-47 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. 14,517 15,250 7,668 6,909 14,577 6,681 5,975 12,656 86-82 Wellington .. .. .. 26,543 27,278 13,179 12,043 25,222 11,604 10,566 22,170 87-90 Nelson .. .. .. 6,487 6,776 3,304 3,120 6,424 2,963 2,717- 5,680 88-42 Canterbury .. .. .. 31,394 32,761 16,090 15,050 31,140 14,230 13,273 27,503 88-32 Otago .. .. .. 16,224 16,660 8,332 7,580 15,912 7,416 6,714 14,130 88-80 Southland .. .. .. 10,196 10,373 5,135 4,741 9,876 4,636 4,239 8,875 89-86 Intermediate schools and depart- 9,077 9,468 5,028 4,540 9,568 4,582 4,098 8,680 90-72 ments — Totals .. .. 209,397 218,055 107,820 99,828 207,648 03,882 86,813 180,695 87-02 Note. —The corresponding figures for the secondary departments of district high schools will be found in Table G 1 on page 42 of this paper, and the corresponding figures for Forms III and IV of the separate intermediate schools in Table B 1 on page 31 of this paper.