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Age and Classification of Pupils in Public Schools at 30th June, 1928 (exclusive of Pupils in Junior High Schools or in Secondary Departments of District High Schools).

Class P. Standard I. Standard II. Standard III. Standard IV. Standard V. Standard VI. Standard VII. Totals. Ages. 1 ; : :—: —; p ; ; Boys. I Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls. Boys. j Girls. Boys. Girls. 5 and under 6 .. . . 1 5 10,115 9,260 1 2 .. 1 .. | .. .. 10,117 9,268 | 6 „ 7 .. .. | 3 2 12,248 11,176 546 722 9 7 12,806 11,907 7 „ 8 .. ..12 8 7,288 5,848 4,845 5,057 953 1,073 37 32 13,135 12,018 8 „ 9 .. .. ! 17 12 2,292 1,573 4,962 4,465 4,569 4,986 787 915 28 29 12,655 11,980 9 ,,.10 .. .. 30 15 582 371 1,855 1,347 4,540 3,850 4,094 4,494 709 901 31 20 11,841 10,998 10 „ 11 .. .. 31 15 176 128 615 382 2,101 1,559 4,763 4,345 3,592 4,107 632 711 28 13 1 11,938 11,291 I i 11 12 .. .. 44 19 63 66 188 140 716 481 | 2,675 2,191 4,554 4,415 3,473 3,772 640 762 3 ; 6 12,356 11,852 j . 12 13 .. .. 35 27 36 37 78 56 226 163 1 1,127 731 2,724 2,198 4,350 4,283 2,942 3,146 34! 38 11,552 10,679 13 ,,.14 .. .. 28 27 9 11 36 26 86 69 430 260 1,207 922 2,794 2,365 4,081 4,030 81 114 8,752 7,824 14 „ 15 26 11 7 1 13 3 29 14 113 69 360 197 1,107 743 2,458 1,807 80 87 4,193 2,932 15 „ 16 ..13 2-1 2 6 1 7 1 13 8 53 30 242 90 697 346 23 34 1,055 514 16 17 .. .. 1 2 1 1 2 1 7 3 35 10 84 35 6 6 136 58 17 years and over .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. -.. .. .. 2 3 1 8 1 1 2 j 12 6 Totals .. .. 241 j 145 32,817 28,474 13,146 12,201 13,236 12,204,14,041 13,046 13,234 12,804 12,667 11,995 10,938 10,170 228 288 1110,548 101,327 Median age in years and months 11 7 11 10 6 6 6 5 8 3 8 1 9 3 9 0 10 5 10 3 11 6 11 4 12 6 12 4 13 5 | 13 3 13 11 13 10 j of pupils in each class