E.—2.

Table A5.-Average Age of Pupils of Public Primary Schools as at 1st July, 1936.

Table A6. —Median Ages of Pupils of Public Primary Schools as at 1st July, 1936.

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Average Ages of the Pupils in each Class. Education District. 1 Classes! p ® 2, Form I. Form II. Form III. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Auckland .. .. .. 11 10 6 10 8 8 9 8 10 7 11 6 12 5 13 3 13 10 Taranaki .. .. .. 12 10 6 9 8 8 9 8 10 8 11 7 12 6 13 4 13 8 Wanganui .. .. .. 11 11 6 10 8 8 9 8 10 6 11 6 12 5 13 3 13 6 Hawke'sBay .. .. 12 3 6 10 8 9 9 9 10 8 11 7 12 6 13 4 14 2 Wellington.. .. .. 11 10 6 8 8 6 9 6 10 5 11 4 12 5 13 3 14 4 Nelson .. .. . . 11 3 6 8 8 6 9 5 10 5 11 4 12 4 13 3 13 11 Canterbury.. .. .. 11 8 6 8 8 6 9 6 10 6 11 5 12 5 13 3 13 8 Otago .. .. .. 10 11 6 7 8 5 9 5 10 5 11 4 12 4 13 2 13 7 Southland .. .. .. 13 0 6 9 8 9 9 8 10 8 11 6 12 6 13 3 13 7 All districts .. .. 11 9 6 9 8 7 9 7 10 7 11 5 12 5 13 3 13 10 Range (difference between 21 03 04 04 03 03 02 02 0 10 highest and lowest)

Median Ages of the Pupils in each Class. Education District. . i — Classes. P ' S1 - S2 ' S3 ' Si - Form I. Form II. Form III. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Auckland .. .. .. 11 11 6 .8 8 7 9 6 10 5 11 4 12 4 13 2 13 9 Taranaki .. .. 12 11 6 8 8 7 9 7 10 6 11 5 12 5 13 4 13 7 Wanganui .. .. 12 4 6 9 8 7 9 6 10 5 11 5 12 4 13 3 13 6 Hawke'sBay .. .. 12 4 6 9 8 7 9 7 10 6 11 5 12 5 13 4 14 2 Wellington'.. .. . . 11 9 6 7 8 5 9 5 10 4 11 3 12 4 13 2 14 3 Nelson .. .. .. 11 8 6 7 8 6 9 4 10 4 11 3 12 3 13 2 13 11 Canterbury .. .. 11 10 6 7 8 5 9 5 10 4 11 3 12 3 13 3 13 7 Otago .. .. .. 10 11 6 7 8 S 9 5 10 4 11 2 12 2 13 1 13 7 Southland .. .. . . 12 11 6 8 8 7 9 7 10 6 11 7 12 5 13 3 13 8 All districts .. ,. 11 11 6 8 8 6 9 6 10 5 11 4 12 4 13 3 13 9 Range (difference between 20 02 02 03 02 05 03 03 09 highest and lowest)