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Table Ib. The following are the numbers from the eleven Roman Catholic schools :—

Six other private schools had a total roll of 111 pupils. Hence the total number of pupils on the rolls of the inspected schools in the district at the teachers' annual examination was 15,910, an increase of 580 on the number for 1910.

Table 11. In this table are shown the proportion of pupils in the various classes and the average age, both being compared with those for the Dominion.

The above comparison shows no such striking difference as was noted in last yr ear ' g report. The percentage of pupils in the preparatory classes continues to rise, but not by as large an increment as was the case for the Dominion.

Table III. Here a comparison is made with the numbers given in 1909 and 1910 for the State schools of the district: —

From the table it will be seen that during 1911 there was an increase of 426 pupils on the rolls of the State schools. It is interesting to note that one-third of this increase is due to the

Classes. ■ i Number on Present at the i Average Ages Roll at Annual Annual I of Pupils in Examination. Examination. each Class. Standard VII VI V IV III II I Preparatory [ [ r r 13 63 86 94 112 107 95 402 13 56 85 92 112 106 94 379 j Yrs. mos. 14 11 14 3 13 4 12 3 11 2 10 4 9 2 7 0 Totals .. 972 937 9 8

Classes. Dom: Per Cent. Dominioi (1910). Wanganui (1911). Average Age. Per Cent. Average Age. Preparatory... Standard I II III IV v " I, lvi' VII 37-15 12-17 11-94 11-44 10-39 9-10 616 1-65 Yrs. mos. 7 0 9 2 10 2 11 3 12 3 13 1 14 0 15 0 37-45 12-97 11-17 11-97 10-04 8-51 6-17 1-72 Yrs. mos. 7 1 9 3 10 4 11 3 12 2 13 2 14 0 15 0

Classes. Number on Roll, 1909. Number on Roll, 1910. Number on Roll, 1911. Average i Average Ages, 1909. Ages, 1910. Average Ages, 1911. Standard VII VI V IV III II I Preparatory 273 912 1,242 1,465 1,602 1,619 1,735 5,117 266 947 1,269 1,488 1,592 1,727 1,749 5,363 254 919 1,261 1,488 1,774 1,656 1,923 5,552 Yrs. mos. 14 11 13 11 13 2 12 3 11 4 10 -S 9 1 7 0 Yrs. moe. 15 0 14 0 13 0 12 3 11 3 10 1 9 3 7 2 Yrs. mos. 15 0 14 0 13 2 12 2 11 3 10 4 9 3 7 1 Totals 13,965 14,401 14,827