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Table C3.—Average Age of Pupils as at 30th June, 1928.

Table C3a.—Median Ages of Pupils as at 30th June, 1928.

Average Ages of the Pupils in each Class. Education District. og p - I 81 - S2 - ss - S4 - S5 - S6 - Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. Yrs. inos. Auckland .. .. .. .. 11 7 6 8 8 4 9 4 10 7 11 8 12 7 13 6 Taranaki .. .. .. .. 12 3 6 8 8 5 9 4 10 6 11 6 12 7 13 4 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 12 0 6 9 8 6 9 4 10 6 11 6 12 7 13 5 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. 10 11 6 8 8 4 9 4 10 5 11 6 12 6 13 5 Wellington .. .. .. 9 7 6 8 8 4 9 4 10 6 11 6 12 5 13 3 Nelson .. .. .. .. 10 10 6 6 8 4 9 2 10 3 11 5 12 2 13 3 Canterbury .. .. .. 11 11 6 7 8 2 9 3 10 5 1.1 6 12 6 13 5 Otago .. .. .. .. 11 4 6 5 8 0 9 1 10 4 11 4 12 5 13 4 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 6 6 8 1 9 1 10 4 11 3 12 5 13 3 All districts .. .. ..116 67 83 93 10 6 11 6 12 6 13 5 Range (difference between highest and 2804060304050 5 03 lowest)

Special Education District. tor ' Class P. SI. 82. S3. 84. 85. S6. 87. Backward Children. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. ; Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. Auckland .. .. .. 11 9 6 6 8 2 9 2 10 5 11 6 12 6 13 6 13 ' 10 Taranaki .. .. .. 12 6 6 6 8 4 9 2 10 4 11 4 12 6 13 4 13 10 Wanganui .. .. .. 12 1 6 7 8 4 9 4 10 5 11 5 12 5 13 4 13 8 Hawke'sBay .. .. 11 6 6 7 8 2 9 3 10 3 11 5 12 5 13 7 14 4 Wellington .. .. .. 11 8 6 6 8 4 9 2 10 5 11 5 12 4 13 3 14 2 Nolson .. .. .. 11 1 6 5 8 1 9 0 10 0 11 4 12 3 13 3 14 2 Canterbury.. .. .. 11 11 6 6 8 1 9 1 10 4 11 5 12 5 13 5 13 9 Otago .. .. .. 11 9 6 4 7 11 8 11 10 2 11 3 12 4 13 3 13 9 Southland .. .. .. .. 6 5 8 0 9 0 10 3 11 1 12 4 13 3 13 11 All districts .. ..11 8 6 6 8 2 9 2 10 4 11 5 12 5 13 4 ; 13 11 Range (difference between 15 03 05 05 05 05 03 0 4 i 0 8 highest and lowest) 1 >