E.—2.

Table G2. —Ages of Pupils in Attendance at Secondary Departments of District High Schools at 1st July, 1935.

Table G3.—Classification of Pupils on Roll of Secondary Departments of District High Schools at 1st July, 1935, 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 1935.

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Ages of Pupils on Roll at 1st July, 1935. Education T T„rW i<? Vn»™ 13 aBd xmām u and under 16 and under I 16 and under 17 Years and „f «n a „«« District. under id * ears. 14 years. 15 Years. 16 Years. 17 Years. over. totals ot ail Ages. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Auckland .. 42 53 231 227 311 340 256 229 129 110 81 54 1,050 1,013 Taranaki .. 4 2 5 13 24 17 14 15 4 5 8 2 59 54 Wanganui .. 6 7 36 39 47 45 41 44 18 14 18 15 166 164 Hawke's Bay 6 6 36 37 50 56 52 37 17 7 13 6 174 149 Wellington 12 8 45 55 77 84 43 60 23 27 22 26 222 260 Nelson .. 15 10 36 35 33 38 31 16 19 5 11 17 145 121 Canterbury .. 23 29 137 130 194 143 177 104 85 67 58 46 674 519 Otago .. 17 25 53 76 56 65 50 43 24 12 15 10 215 231 Southland .. 3 1 12 19 22 14 14 14 6 5 3 2 60 55 Totals, 1935 128 141 591 631 814 802 678 562 325 252 229 178 2,765 2,566 Totals, 1934 111 142 538 596 836 700 596 439 330 284 280 159 2,691 2,320 Difference +17 -1 +53 +35 -22 +102 +82 +123 -5 -32 -51 +19 +74 +246

Number of New Entrants in 1935 First Year Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Totals who had not P reYear. Year. Year. Year. Year. ' n_,„,i viously received Education District. »™°J Secondary lotais. Education. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B G. B. G. B. G. B. G. Auckland .. 523 479 260 316 143 127 85 55 31 27 8 9 1,050 1,013 2,063 543 502 Taranaki .. 26 25 19 14 8 9 3 4 3 .... 2 59 54 113 26 26 Wanganui .. 72 76 44 41 22 27 16 11 8 7 4 2 166 164 330 82 79 Hawke's Bay .. 75 70 51 48 27 21 11 6 6 2 4 2 174 149 323 83 76 Wellington .. 98 92 55 82 41 44 9 30 10 6 9 6 222 260 482 107 100 Nelson .. 55 45 32 38 22 15 21 9 8 10 7 4 145 121 266 54 47 Canterbury .. 239 238 199 165 128 56 63 34 35 18 10 8 674 519 1,193 260 239 Otago .. 99 118 44 69 37 28 27 8 5 5 3 3 215 231 446 109 125 Southland .. 24 24 18 16 12 6 5 6 .. 3 1 .. 60 55 115 24 23 Totals, 1935 1,211 1,167 722 789 440 333 240 163 106 78 46 36 2,765 2,566 5,331 1,288 1,217 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 Difference .. +109 +61 -38+158+18+21-8 -2 -14+3 +7 +5 +74 +246 +320 +100 +48

Age at which Post-primary Course commenced. Total. Year Under 12 Years. 12 Years. 13 Years. 14 Years. 15 Years and over. B. Q. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. 1935 .. .. .. 29 38 315 344 573 562 286 219 85 54 1,288 1,217 1934 .. .. .. 26 28 260 319 532 550 274 211 96 61 1,188 1,169 Difference .. +3 +10 +55 +25 +41 +12 +12 +8 -11 -7 +100 +48