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Table G2. —Ages of Pupils in Attendance at Secondary Departments of District High Schools at 1st July, 1936.

Table G3. —Classification of Pupils on Roll of Secondary Departments of District High Schools at 1st July, 1936, 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 1936.

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Ages of Pupils on Roll at 1st July, 1936. Education tthHai. 10 Vpara 13 and under 14 and under 15 and under 16 and under 17 Years and T f l f ,, . District. Under 13 Years * 14 Years. 15 Years. 16 Years. 17 Years. over. 10tals 01 au A 8 es - Boys. Girle. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. I Auckland .. 43 63 214 227 330 344 246 234 113 124 58 41 1,004 1,033 Taranaki .. 6 4 21 16 18 22 12 12 6 5 4 1 67 60 Wanganui .. 6 5 32 35 45 55 33 43 22 21 6 15 144 174 Hawke's Bay 5 7 34 26 52 60 37 36 24 24 9 3 161 156 Wellington .. 12 15 46 51 56 67 64 66 18 25 14 16 210 240 Nelson . . 5 13 30 36 50 43 33 20 24 10 12 10 154 132 Canterbury .. 18 13 83 83 100 121 76 71 44 31 26 20 347 339 Ota»o .. 13 18 38 60 67 66 50 42 24 19 18 8 210 213 Southland .. 1 2 15 8 12 21 15 9 4 10 3 5 50 55 Totals, 1936 109 140 513 542 730 799 566 533 279 269 150 119 2,347 2,402 Totals, 1935 128 141 591 631 814 802 678 562 325 252 229 178 2,765 2,566 a ._— Difference.. -19 -1 -78 -89 -84 -3 -112 -29 -46 +17 -79 -59 -418 -164

Number of New Entrants in 1936 First Year. s «= ond ™rd Fourth Fifth Sixth T otals. w ?° h , ad not PireYear. Year. Year. Year. Year. «mud viously received Education District. Tntiia Secondary Education. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B G. B. G. B. G. B. G. Auckland .. 452 485 299 297 150 163 68 59 28 26 7 31,004 1,033 2,037 493 511 Taranaki. .. 43 35 11 15 8 6 3 3 1 1 1.. 67 60 127 45 39 Wanganui .. 61 74 40 51 24 22 12 17 7 6 .. 4 144 174 318 70 78 Hawke's Bay .. 76 68 44 45 25 27 7 11 7 3 2 2 161 156 317 81 75 Wellington .. 89 100 58 63 31 36 22 26 9 14 1 1 210 240 450 95 106 Nelson .. 55 60 44 31 21 22 16 8 15 7 3 4 154 132 286 63 70 Canterbury .. 160 154 99 102 40 47 29 19 15 9 4 8 347 339 686 163 162 Otago .. 79 87 69 71 24 37 22 11 15 4 1 3 210 213 423 81 88 Southland .. 19 17 17 15 8 9 4 7 2 5.. 2 50 55 105 19 20 Totals, 1936 1,034 1,080 681 690 331 369 183 161 99 75 19 272,347 2,402 4,749 1,110 1,149 Totals, 1935 1,211 1,167 722 789 440 333 240 163 106 78 46 362,765 2,568 5,331 1,288 1,217 Difference.. -177 -87 -41 -99-109+36-57 -2 -7 -3-27 -9-418 -164 -582 -178 -68

Age at which Post-primary Course commenced. 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. 1936 .. .. .. 12 26 255 321 486 489 278 246 79 67 1,110 1,149 1935 .. .. .. 29 38 315 344 573 562 286 219 85 54 1,288 1,217 Difference .. -17 -12 -60 -23 -87 -73 -8 +27 -6 +13 -178 -68