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Table A15. -Ages of Pupils in Private Primary Schools in the Various Education Districts as at 1st July, 1936.

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5-6 Years. 6-7 Years. 7-8 Years. 8-9 Years. 9-10 Years. 10-11 Years. 11-12 Years. 12-13 Years, j 13-14 Years. 14-15 Years. 15-16 Years. Years. ' | Totals. Education District. j ī j I i I Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls, j Boys. Girls. Boys Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Auckland .. .. 343 333 453 430 439 512 457 450 450 446 502 452 446 481 409 461 283 364 111 143 37 39 12 12 .. 2 3,942 4,125 Taranaki .. .. .. 43 39 65 58 49 69 56 68 60 55 59 72 63 75 70 54 45 42 21 46 8 14 1 6 .. .. 540 598 Wanganui .. .. .. 73 77 106 91 82 114 122 108 95 104 131 138 137 127 117 87 103 71 22 32 9 10 4 2 .. 1 1,001 962 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 85 81 86 94 77 107 80 95 101 106 93 113 97 124 98 137 80 101 39 74 12 22 1 9 .. 3 849 1,066 Wellington .. .. . . 243 222 291 318 249 304 274 312 311 279 274 296 282 367 264 335 183 217 79 92 17 17 6 2 3 1 2,476 2,762 Nelson .. .. .. 36 32 29 42 29 39 28 35 30 33 28 25 31 34 31 28 12 19 6 5 2 2 262 294 Canterbury .. .. .. 225 236 264 282 295 264 285 304 285 343 303 311 312 331 289 317 208 226 92 100 17 20 2 9 .. .. 2,577 2,743 Otago .. .. .. 87 96 103 119 117 123 114 139 106 136 114 127 119 119 108 113 84 73 50 31 10 8 4 1 1.. 1,017 1,085 Southland .. .. .. 60 51 54 52 62 59 58 50 52 78 52 63 56 77 37 61 36 27 18 12 7 485 537 Totals, 1936 .. .. 1,195 1,167 1,451 1,486 1,399 1,591 1,474 1,561 1,490 1,580 1,556 1,597 1,543 1,735 1,423 1,593 1,034 1,140 438 535 112 139 30 41 4 7 13,149 14,172 Totals, 1935 .. .. 955 903 1,379 1,488 1,460 1,535 1,464 1,511 1,488 1,602 1,534 1,689 1,482 1,686 1,476 1,548 1,024 1,156 439 548 131 157 20 37 8 11 12,860 13,871 Difference .. .. —1— 240 -f-264 -\~'72 — 2 —61 +56 ~hl0 -(-50 -\-2 —22 —}— 22 —92 -j-61 -j-49 —53 -j-45 -plO —16 — 1 —13 —19 —18 -f-10 -f-4 — 4 — 4 -f-289 -j-301