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From Table E the percentage of passes in the several Standards for the different districts may be calculated. Of the total number on the rolls of the schools on the day of examination 5561 per cent, passed the various standards; of the number actually examined in the Standard classes the failures formed 14 - 1 per cent. For the year 1899 the corresponding figures were 54*66 and 15 - 58. Those passing Standard I. formed 104 per cent, of the roll-number; 11., 109 per cent.; 111., IT3 per cent.; IV., 10-4 per cent.; V., 7 - 8 per cent.; and VI., 4 - 8 per cent. Table F shows the percentage of passes of those examined in the Standard classes, and gives other examination statistics, for the several education districts of the colony.

TABLE F.—Examination Statistics for 1900.

Table G gives the average ages at which children passed the various standards. The lowest average age at which Standard I. was passed was eight years and six months, in the Marlborough and North and South Canterbury Districts. Standard V., the " standard of exemption," was passed at the average age of twelve years and nine months in South Canterbury, and of thirteen years and seven months in Taranaki, these two being the lowest and highest average ages respectively.

TABLE G. —Average Age of Pupils at Standard Examinations in 1900.

In Table H is given the number of pupils receiving instruction in each subject of the syllabus. The returns of the numbers receiving instruction in drill and handwork are not sufficiently complete to be included in this table.

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Number of Pupils. Education Districts. Total Number on Rolls on Days of Examination. In Passed Examined in Preparatory Sixth Standard Classes. Standard. Classes. Number passed in Standard Classes. Percentage of Passes to those examined. Absent on Days of Examination. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland 28,700 4,117 10,361 15,211 8,021 2,125 5,802 1,598 1,250 20,018 5,159 20,506 9,431 503 104 232 182 209 44 93 17 12 439 146 268 169 J 9,671 1,357 3,226 4,781 2,719 609 1,672 492 346 5,926 1,431 6,440 2,903 390 37 145 490 60 70 170 61 60 311 156 483 212 18,136 2,619 6,758 9,758 5,033 1,402 3,867 1,028 832 13,342 3,426 13,315 6,147 15,793 2,073 5,976 8,231 4,365 1,254 2,998 946 742 11,132 3,000 11,606 j 5,463 73,579 87-1 79'2 88-4 84-4 86-7 89-4 77-5 92-0 89-2 83-4 87-6 87-2 88-9 For the colony .. 85,663 85-9 132,299 2,418 41,573 2,645 In 1899 132,121 3,896 40,002 2,678 85,545 72,221 84-4

Education Districts. Average Ages "or Standi trds. Mean if Ages. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay .. Marlborough Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland I. Yrs. mos. 9 1 9 2 8 10 8 8 8 9 8 6 8 10 8 7 9 1 8 6 8 6 8 8 8 8 II. Yrs. mos. 10 0 10 4 10 1 9 9 10 1 9 8 9 4 9 8 9 9 9 8 9 7 9 6 9 8 v IIL ! Yrs. mos. 10 9 11 8 ! 11 2 I 10 11 11 0 11 1 10 8 J 11 1 I 11 2 10 10 10 8 10 11 10 10 : IV. Yrs. mos. 12 0 ! 12 7 I 12 6 11 10 12 4 12 4 i 12 2 12 9 12 1 11 11 11 11 11 10 11 11 V. VI. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. 13 2 14 1 13 7 H 4 13 2 14 3 12 11 13 8 13 0 14 0 13 5 14 2 12 11 13 11 13 3 ' 14 1 13 0 , 13 11 12 10 ! 13 9 12 9 13 8 12 10 13 7 12 11 j 13 8 13 1 ! 13 11 1900. Yrs. mos. 11 6 11 11 11 8 11 4 11 9 11 6 11 3 : 11 7 11 6 11 3 11 2 11 2 11 4 1899. Yrs. nios. 11 7 12 1 11 9 11 4 11 11 11 7 11 3 11 8 11 5 11 3 11 1 11 1 11 4 Mean of all districts Range (difference between highest and lowest) 8 9 9 9 11 0 12 2 11 5 11 6 0 8 1 0 1 0 0 11 0 10 0 9 0 9 1 0 Mean in 1899 Range in 1899 8 9 0 10 9 11 1 2 11 1 0 6 12 1 2 2 13 1 1 I 14 5 1 0 1 11 1 6 0