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Table C2.—Standard Classes of Pupils on School Rolls in the several Education Districts at the End of 1926.

(Excluding Secondary Departments of District High Schools.) Pupils at End of Year in Standard Pupils in Preparatory : Totals. Classes. , Education District. I. II. HI* IV. V. , VI. VII. ' 1— TT ~ ~ j Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. ! Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls, j Total. - . ! i I -1 Auckland .. 11,444 9,915 21,359 4,299 3,887 8,186 4,088 3,838 7,926 4,442 4,222 8,664 4,074 3,946 8,020 3,352 3,137 6,489; 2,640 2,530 5,170 31 43 74 34,370 31,518 65,888 Taranaki .. 1,903 1,692 3,595 707 766 1,473 745 746 1,491 785 740 1,525 742 628 1,370 634 543 1,177 483 497 980 35 28 63 6,034 5,640 11,674 Wanganui .. 2,785 2,429 5,214 1,107 981 2,088 1,093 1,005 2,098 1,175 1,107 2,282 1,050 1,049 2,099 976 856 1,832* 803 781 1,584 13 10 23 9,002 8,218 17,220 Hawke'sBay .. 2,715 2,325 5,040 977 933 1,910 1,068 1,031 2,099 1,120 1,084 2,204 1,038 929 1,967 969 834 1,803 792 633 1,425 17 27 44 8,696 7,796 16,492 Wellington .. 4,670 4,179 8,849 1,638 1,517 3,155 1,605 1,624 3,229 1,721 1,669 3,390 1,671 1,561 3,222 1,539 1,343 2,882 1,430 1,246 2,676 14 25 39 14,288] 13,164 27,452 Nelson .. .. 1,186 985 2,171 416 326 742 434 444 878 521 472 993 441 414 855 394 400 794 352 307 659 12 14 26 3,756 3,362 7,118 Canterbury .. 5,836 5,41411,250 2,331 2,029 4,360 2,336 2,228 4,564 2,423 2,466 4,889 2,403 2,308 4,711 2,094 2,085, 4,179 1,725 1,675 3,400 16 15 31 19,164 18,220 37,384 Otago .. .. 3,310 3,012 6,322 1,252 1,199 2,451 1,400 1,291 2,691 1,412 1,350 2,762 1,417 1,318 2,735 1,210 1,080' 2,290 1,010 903 1,913 9 4 13 11,020| 10,157 21,177 J Southland .. 1,977 1,734 3,701 786 668 1,454 740 749 1,489 863 744 1,607 794 732 1,536 762 689] 1,451 619 552 1,171 1 2 3 6,542 5,860 12,402 Totals for 1926 35,826 31,675 67,50113,51312,306' 25,81913,50912,956 26,46514,46213,854 28,31613,63012,885 26,515 11,930 10,967|22, 897 9,854 9,12418,978 148 168 316112,872103,935 216,807 V y ■ ' Y ' ' Y * ' V V ' Y J V V J K Y ' V ~ 1 " V ' Percentage of pupils 31-1 11-9 12-2 13- 1 1 12-2 10-6 8-8 0-1 100 in each standard Totals for 1925 35,01931,30266,32113,54212,696 26,23814,07013,215 27,28514,71113,755 28,46613,25712,529 25,78611,55910,846 22,405 9,401 8,58617,987 88 148 236111,647103,077 214,724 Difference .. +807 +373+1180 -29 -390 -419 -561 -259 -820 -249 +99 -150 +373 +356 +729 +371 +121 +492 +453 +538 +991 +60 +20 +80+1,225 +858 +2,083 I