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TABLE D2.—Examination Statistics for 1909.

TABLE D3.-Age of Pupils in 1909 at the Time of Annual Examination.

TABLE D4.-Number of Pupils instructed in Separate Subjects, December, 1909.

Education Districts. Total Kolls at Time of Annual Examination. Nur oer of Pupils. Standard VI Certincati tes grantee bed Auckland .. Taranaki Wanganui .. Wellington .. Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Grey Westland .. North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland .. 37,777 5,806 13,1)65 17,761 10,194 2,293 5,795 1,940 1,114 20,846 5,556 19,882 10,232 Present at Examination. 35,529 5,495 13,271 10,970 9,752 2,2Ofi 5,540 1,886 1,078 19,448 5,356 19,106 9,859 Present in Present in Preparatory Standard Claeses. VI Classes. , I 13,923 2,000 ! 2,039 313 I 4,692 873 j 5,495 1,366 3,576 622 759 179 1,905 448 781 144 413 68 6,793 1,284 1,920 370 7,036 1,172 3,556 641 { Present in v ! ,. nn ,.. p 109 ! 1,477 373 100 211 90 255 578 194 358 870 305 107 426 132 19 77 50 115 204 132 31 C5 48 44 45 14 282 955 299 145 230 93 291 898 242 82 367 90 Total. 1,850 301 772 1,175 558 1-27 336 113 59 1.254 323 1,140 457 Totals for 1909 Totals for 1908 153,161 147,865 145,496 139,764 63,888 50,618 9,480 8,771 1,938 2,038 6,403 2,062 5,435 2,218 8,465 7,653 Difhrrn^c 5,296 5,732 2,270 709 -100 968 -156 812

Education Districts. Average A| ;ea of the 'upils in ei neh Class. Mean ( >f Ages. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay .. Marlborough Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland ., P. YrB. mos. 6 8 7 1 7 0 -< 1 7 1 7 3 6 n 7 0 G 11 7 0 7 0 6 11 7 0 I. Yra. mos. 9 5 7 11 9 1 9 2 9 3 9 3 9 1 9 1 J 8 8 ■ 9 1 9 2 9 2 9 1 i II. Yre. mos. 10 5 10 3 10 3 9 11 10 4 10 4 10 1 10 0 10 1 10 2 10 2 10 2 10 2 III. Yrs. mos. 11 6 11 4 11 4 11 0 11 4 11 4 11 2 n 3 11 0 11 4 11 3 11 3 11 2 XV. Yrs. inos. 12 4 12 1 12 3 12 0 12 3 12 4 12 2 11 11 12 0 12 4 12 1 12 3 12 1 V. Yre. mos. 13 0 13 3 13 2 12 10 12 10 13 1 12 11 13 0 12 8 13 2 13 2 13 2 12 11 I VI. Yrs. mos. 14 1 13 10 13 11 13 10 13 10 14 0 13 8 13 8 14 2 13 11 14 1 13 11 13 10 VII. Yrs. nios. 14 10 14 10 14 11 14 11 14 7 14 5 14 8 14 10 17 4 15 1 15 6 15 1 14 10 190U. Yrs. mos. 11 6 11 4 11 G 11 4 11 5 11 6 11 4 11 4 11 8 11 6 11 6 11 6 11 5 1908. Yrs. uios. 11 10 11 3 11 G 11 3 11 5 11 5 11 3 11 0 11 5 11 5 11 7 11 G 11 4 Average for Dominion, 1909 liange (difference between highest and lowest) Average for Dominion, 1908 Riiige (diflerenpe between highest and lowest) G 11 0 7 'J 1 2 6 10 0 3 6 11 0 4 6 12 0 3 0 13 0 0 7 13 0 11 G 15 0 •1 11 11 0 5 4 7 2 "J 3 10 3 11 3 12 3 18 1 11 0 14 >J li e 1 3 1 0 0 11 0 11 0 9 0 9 1 3 1 G 0 10

Bduoation DistririH. •3 X a; .= 32* ' 1 Z»c H 37,869 37,809 5,793 5,793 13,849 13,849! 17,480 17,486 10,138 10,138 2,270 2,270 5,710 5,716 1,938 1,938 1,105 1,105: 20,517 20,547 ! 5,540 5,540 19,900 19,900 10,205 10,265 I - i jj I I $ »i g •= S a -« S < Q 03 Pμ O u o 54 • "II I I IS ! ! Luckland 'aranaki Vanganui Vellington lawke's Bay tarlborough kelson .. }rey Vestland Jorth Canterbury South Canterbury )tago iouthland 37,782 37,094 36,210 36,497 18,170 5,793; 5,793 5,793 5,793 3,022 13,8451 13,524 12,793 13,581 7,288 17,486 16,582 17,130 17,292 ' 8,20'J 10,138 10,001 9,332 9,824 5,304 2,270 2,262 2,180 2,231 1,186 5,716 5,483 5,405! 5,6691 2,778 1,937 1,908 1,844: 1,908 922 1,105 991 6461 1,105 537 20,547 20,201 19,700 20,222 10,174 5,540 5,540 5,289 5,540 2,129 19,900 19,300 19,900 19,900 9,202 10,265 10,241 10,156: 10,233 4,965 16,450 2,015 4,219 8,284 3,718 979 1,763 ! 708| 426 7,812 1,098 7,444 4,071 30,810 26,833 11,527 4,971 4,318 2,412 18,894 13,122 4,371 15,842 14,479 7,228 9,461 7,132 8,681 1,923 1,867 824 4,413 4,161 2,539 1,733 946 584 1,018 609 374 19,243 15,328 8,968 5,540 4,040 1,921 17,413 14,627 7,561 8,890 9,096 3,986 134,651110,558 55,911 128,710112,952 55,065 Totals for 1909 Totals for 1908 152,416152,416 147,428147,428 4,988 4,988 152,324 147,070 5,254 I , 152,324150,180 146,378[l49,795 73,892 147,070145,757 139,791jl43,580 74,332 150,180 145,757 146,3781 139,791! 149,795 143,580 73,892 74,332 59,587 57,059 Difference _i 5,254 4,423 6,587 6,215 -440 4,423 6,587 0,215 -440 2,528 5,935 3,606 84G