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Table A5.-Average Age of Pupils of Public Primary Schools as at 1st July, 1935.

Table A6. —Median Ages of Pupils of Public Primary Schools as at 1st July, 1935.

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Average Ages of the Pupils in each Class. Education District. Ola's? 1 P - S1 - S2 ' 83 ' S4, Form I. Form II. j Form III. ! . . . Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. ; Yr. m. Yr. in. Yr. m. ; Yr. m. Auckland . . .. .. 12 0 7 2 8 9 9 7 10 7 111 6 ! 12 6 13 3 13 11 Taranaki .. .. .. 12 6 7 2 8 8 9 7 10 7 11 7 I 12 6 13 4 13 8 Wangamii . . .. . . 12 7 7 2 8 8 9 6 I 10 5 i 11 6 I 12 5 13 3 13 11 Hawke's Bay .. .. 12 5 7 3 8 8 9 6 10 7 i 11 6 | 12 6 13 4 I 14 3 Wellington .. .. .. 12 2 7 1 8 5 9 4 10 4 11 (5 1 12 5 13 3 13 10 Nelson . . .. ..116 70 84 9 4 10 4 11 4 12 5 13 2 13 6 Canterbury . . .. ..115 71 86 9 5 10 5 11 5 12 5 13 3 14 1 Otago .. .. .. 11 8 7 0 8 5 9 3 10 4 11 3 12 4 13 3 13 9 Southland .. .. .. .. 7 1 8 8 9 6 10 7 11 6 12 6 13 3 13 9 All districts .. .. 12 0 7 1 8 7 9 6 10 6 11 6 12 5 13 3 13 11 Range (difference between 12 03 05 0 4 j 0 3 04 02 02 09 highest and lowest)

Median Ages of the Pupils In each Class. Education District. " ' ~~~ ~~~' ~~ — — Special p S1 g2 _ S3 S4 Form j Form n Foim ni Classes. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Auckland . .. .. 12 5 7 0 8 7 9 5 10 5 11 5 12 5 13 3 13 10 Taranaki .. .. .. 12 3 7 1 8 7 9 5 10 6 11 5 12 6 13 3 13 8 Wanganui . . .. .. 12 8 7 0 | 8 6 9 4 j 10 4 11 4 12 5 13 3 13 10 Hawke's Bay .. ..1111 7 1 8 7 9 5 10 5 11 5 12 5 13 4 j 14 4 Wellington . . . 12 4 6 11 8 5 9 3 10 3 11 4 12 5 13 3 13 9 N e l s on ..11 9 6 11 8 4 9 3 10 3 11 2 12 4 13 1 13 5 Canterbury .. . . .. 11 10 6 11 8 5 9 4 ! 10 3 11 3 12 4 13 3 14 0 Otago .. ..1111 6 11 ! 8 4 9 2 I 10 2 11 1 12 3 13 2 13 8 Southland 7 0 j 8 7 9 5 j 10 5 . 11 5 12 6 13 2 13 8 All districts .. .. 12 2 7 0 8 6 9 4 j 10 4 11 4 12 4 13 3 13 10 Range (difference between 0 11 020 3 03040403030 11 highest and lowest)