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TABLE D.—Classification by Standards, December, 1898.

Table E shows that there has been for 1898, as compared with 1897, very little change on the whole in the ages at which children pass the various standards; what change there was took the form of a slight lowering of the age.

TABLE E.—Average Age of Pupils at Standard Examinations in 1898.

The average of the weekly rolls for 1898 was 133,782. The total number of children on the roll at the time of examination was 132,542, of whom 40,599 were in the preparatory classes ; 74,260 passed in the different Standards I. to VI.; 12,203 failed; 2,641 had already passed the Sixth Standard; and 2,839 were absent from examination.

TABLE F.— Inspection Statistics.

Standards. i Boys. Girls. Totals. Percent) ;es for Fi' ■e Years. 'reparatory classes !lass for Standard 1. II. ., HI. IV. v. VI. >assed Standard VI. 17,375 8,493 8,677 9,674 9,189 7,402 4,881 2,586 14,893 7,721 8,130 8,951 8,804 7,299 4,703 2,843 32,268 16,214 16,807 18,625 17,993 14,701 9,584 5,429 1898. 24-52 12-32 12-77 14-15 13-67 11-17 7-28 4-12 1897. 24-58 12-30 12-85 14-30 14-10 10-90 7-26 3-71 18%. 24-91 12-68 13-13 14-46 14-11 10-53 6-75 3-43 1895. 24-94 1301 13-41 14-80 13-90 10-35 6-27 3-32 1894. 24-96 13-34 13-92 15-09 13-65 9-70 6-20 3-H Totals.. 68,277 63,344 131,621 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00

Education Districts. Average Ages tor Standards. Mean >f Ages. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland I. Yrs. mos. 8 11 9 5 9 1 8 9 9 0 8 11 8 5 8 11 8 11 8 6 8 6 8 8 8 10 II. Yrs. mos. 10 1 10 7 10 3 9 8 10 1 9 11 9 8 10 0 9 10 9 7 9 7 9 9 9 10 III. Yrs. mos. 11 2 11 10 11 6 10 9 11 4 11 5 10 10 11 5 11 1 10 10 10 8 10 9 10 11 IV. Yrs. mos. 12 5 12 10 ! 12 7 11 11 12 6 12 6 12 0 12 4 12 1 ! 11 11 I 11 11 11 11 11 11 V. VI. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. 13 2 14 2 13 11 14 8 13 5 14 6 j 12 10 13 11 13 3 14 1 13 4 14 2 12 11 14 2 13 4 >■ 14 3 13 1 ! 14 1 12 10 13 9 12 9 13 10 12 9 l 13 6 12 11 ; 13 9 1898. Yrs. mos. 11 8 12 2 11 11 11 3 11 8 11 7 11 4 11 8 11 6 11 3 11 2 11 3 11 4 1897. Yrs. num. 11 8 12 2 12 0 11 3 11 7 11 8 11 4 11 8 11 8 11 3 11 3 11 4 11 5 Mean Range (difference between highest and lowest) 8 10 9 11 11 1 12 3 13 1 I 14 1 11 6 11 7 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 11 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 11 Mean in 1897 Range in 1897 8 10 1 1 10 1 0 2 11 2 0 11 12 1 3 1 13 1 2 14 1 0 0 10 11 7 0 11

Education Districts. Bolls on Days ol Inspection. Preparatory Classes. Pupils above Sixth Standard. Present in Standard Classes. Passed. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland 28,125 3,953 10,176 14,684 7,582 2,135 5,973 1,619 1,401 20,890 5,094 21,416 9,494 9,241 1,325 3,159 4,529 2,633 615 1,650 481 412 5,914 1,394 6,340 2,906 381 20 114 420 47 52 179 47 82 327 120 r>65 187 17,874 2,514 6,658 9,533 4,818 1,397 4,008 1,059 888 14,068 3,467 13,992 6,187 15,309 1,863 5,771 8,500 4,154 1,190 3,317 920 754 11,691 3,110 12,315*1 5,366" For the colony.. 132,542 40,599 2,641 86,463 74,260 In 1897 132,318 40,741 . 2,324 86,660 73,392