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Table A 3.—AGE AND SEX of Public Primary and Intermediate Pupils at 1st July, 1946

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(Including Standard VII, Special Classes, and Forms I and II of Intermediate Schools and Departments) 1 5 and under 6 Years. 6 and under 7. 7 and under 8. 8 and under 9. 9 and under 10. 10 and under 11. 11 and under 12. 12 and under 13. 13 and under 14. 14 and under 15. 15 and under 16. 16 Years and over. Totals. Grand Totals. Education district — Auckland .. .. Boys Girls Taranaki .. .. Boys Girls Wanganui .. Boys Girls Hawke's Bay .. Boys Girls Wellington .. Boys Girls Nelson .. .. Boys Girls Canterbury .. Boys Girls Otago .. .. Boys Girls Southland.. .. Boys Girls Intermediate schools Boys and departments Girls 5,053 4,663 713 639 976 925 1,011 944 1,942 1,760 413 388 2,095 1,936 1,161 1,113 752 610 4,985 4,640 688 699 1,070 991 1,051 958 1,777 1,728 438 433 2,018 1,854 1,135 988 668 666 4,375 4,327 644 591 839 886 961 882 1,662 1,579 373 366 1,777 1,798 1,018 934 586 594 4,309 4,115 656 634 933 854 882 837 1,622 1,438 379 371 1,652 1,717 1,017 932 602 550 4,060 3,968 611 589 859 849 829 788 1,529 1,373 364 345 1,670 1,632 950 885 569 541 3,907 3,626 586 527 830 821 805 795 1,385 1,291 350 335 1,570 1,595 906 881 536 537 55 89 3,273 3,034 632 523 770 621 741 628 1,246 1,199 332 302 1,596 1,382 763 740 520 466 1,020 1,165 2,776 2,576 563 531 511 494 612 495 1,144 1,061 308 306 1,400 1,324 628 625 436 414 1,844 1,841 1,844 1,538 366 324 378 299 429 338 717 564 227 188 937 682 446 306 297 220 1,361 1,018 919 659 192 118 158 120 252 155 308 257 121 57 419 234 226 114 • 135 79 648 380 184 131 32 11 28 15 64 35 51 31 15 5 58 41 34 16 17 6 117 53 13 20 1 5 5 4 2 1 1 5 5 4 9 4 14: 2 35,698 ' 33,297 5,683 ' 5,186 7,353 6,875 7,642 6,860 13,387 12,283 3,321 3,097 15,197 14,200 8,288 7,543 5,122 4,683 5,059 4,548 V 68,995 | 10,869 | 14,228 \ 14,502 i 25,670 \ 6,418 \ 29,397 i 15,831 \ 9,805 | 9,607 Totals .. .. Boys Girls 14,116 12,978 13,830 12,957 12,235 11,957 12,052 11,448 11,441 10,970 10,930 10,497 10,893 10,060 10,222 9,667 7,002 5,477 3,378 2,173 600 344 51 44 106,750 98,572 205, 322 Percentage of pupils of each age 13-2 13-1 11-8 11-4 10-9 10-4 10-2 9-7 6-1 2-7 0-5 * 100-0 Totals, 1945 .. Boys Girls 12,456 11,458 12,314 11,919 12,157 11,505 11,536 11,125 11,070 10,732 11,035 10,197 10,653 10,360 10,479 9,755 7,452 5,905 3,627 2,504 653 363 51 47 103,483 95,870 J* 199, 353 Difference .. Boys Girls + 1,660 + 1,520 + 1,516 + 1,038 +78 +452 +516 +323 +371 +238 -105 +300 +240 -300 -257 -88 -450 -428 -249 -331 -53 -19 -3 +3,267 +2,702 j^+5,969 * Insignificant percentage.