E.—2.

Table G2. —Ages of Pupils in Attendance at Secondary Departments of District High Schools at 1st July, 1934.

Table G3.—Classification of Pupils on Roll of Secondary Departments of District High Schools at 1st July, 1934, according to Years of Attendance.

Table G4. —District High Schools: Classification according to Age at Date of Admission of Pupils who commenced Post-primary Education in 1934.

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Ages of Pupils on Roll at 1st July, 1934. Education nndpr m Vpst* 13 and under 14 and under 15 and under 16 and under 17 Years and T . , f n . District. Under l<5 Years. 14 Years. 15 Years. 16 Years. 17 Years. over. lotals ot all Ages. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boya. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. I Auckland .. 42 56 188 ' 242 299 266 202 149 120 89 89 53 940 855 Taranaki .. 1 1 13 22 14 18 11 6 8 1 6 1 I 53 49 Wanganui .. 5 6 42 32 53 40 38 35 17 16 15 13 i 170 142 Hawke's Bay 6 9 36 { 40 64 54 43 20 24 11 14 11 ! 187 145 Wellington 11 8 52 | 72 55 78 35 37 23 32 25 13 ! 201 240 Nelson .. 9 13 29 25 52 29 35 17 12 19 11 11 148 114 Canterbury .. 27 24 112 94 205 131 170 138 94 87 93 37 701 511 Otago 6 21 52 53 75 65 52 31 .27 26 24 16 236 212 Southland .. 4 4 14 16 19 19 10 6 5 3 3 4 55 52 Totals, 1934 111 142 538 596 836 700 , 596 439 330 284 280 159 2,691 2,320 Totals, 1933 159 150 598 493 732 614 601 509 432 278 266 198 2,788 2,242 Difference -48 - 8 - 60 +103 +104 + 86 .-5 - 70 -102 + 6 +14 - 39 -97 + 78

I Number of New Entrants in 1934 First Year Second j Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Totals ! ! wll ° had not P re ~ Tear. | Year. Year. Year. Year. I . viously received Education District. ! 1 , Secondary I Education, B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B G. B. G. B. G. B. G. Auckland .. 406 430 252 243 151 101 84 -55 34 22 13 4 940 855 1.795 445 461 Taranaki .. 25 27 12 16 12 3 4 2..!.... 53 49 102 25 26 "Waiiganui .. 76 62 45 44 24 18 15 12 7 6 3 .. 170 142 312 81 70 Hawke's Bay .. 84 74 53 43 26 11 15 8 5 5 4 4 187 145 332 96 78 Wellington .. 75 107 72 65 18 44 18 9 15 14 3 1 201 240 441 80 110 Nelson .. 55 49 43 28 28 16 13 15 5 4 4 2 148 114 262 60 51 Canterbury .. 265 231 200 123 108 89 79 42 38 15 11 11 701 511 1,212 279 239 Otago .. 91 102 67 56 45 23 19 18 13 5 1 8 236 212 448 95 108 Southland .. 25 24 16 13 10 7 1 4 3 3 .. 1 55 52 107 27 26 Totals, 1934 1,102 1,106 760 631 422 312 248 165 120 75 39 31 2,691 2,320 5,011 1,188 1,169 ; Totals, 1933 1,148 957 754 603 447 338 272 209 127 104 40 31 2,788 2,242 5,030 1,207 1,012 Difference .. -46 +149 +6 +28-25 -26 -24 -44-7 -29 -1 .. -97 +78 -19 -19 +157

Age at which Post-primary Course commenced. j Total. Year. Under 12 Years. 12 Years. 13 Years. 14 Years. ' 15 and B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. . 1934 .. .. ..26 28 260 319 532 550 274 211 96 61 1,188 1,169 1933 .. .. ..36 44 349 320 475 397 264 204 83 47 1,207 1,012 Difference .. -10 -16 -89 -1 +57 +153 j +10 j +7 +13 +14 -19 +157 [ I _