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Table A3.—Age and Sex of the Pupils on the Rolls of Public Primary Schools and Intermediate Schools and Departments at 1st July, 1938.

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(Excluding Secondary Departments of District High Schools and Form III of Intermediate Schools and Departments, but including special classes, Forms I and II of all Intermediate Schools and Departments, and Standard VII.) 5 and under 6 6 and under 7. 7 and under 8. 8andunder9. 9 and under 10. If) and under 11. 11 mid under 12. 12 and under 13. 13and under 14. 14 and under 15. 15 and underl6. 16 Years and I Totals of all Ages. Years. | j J over. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. | GirlB. Boys, j Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls, j Boys, j Girls. Boys, j Girls. Boys, j Girls. Boys. | Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls. J Boys, j Girls. Total. , ' " 7 I ' 1 " 1 Education District — Auckland 2,826 2,636 3,560 3,399 3,957 3,664 3,852 3,642 3,787 3,687 3,963 3,817 3,886 3,546 3,458 3,208 2,419 1,983 930 619 166 91 13 16 32,817 30,308 63,125 Taranaki 487 472 607 567 629 633 620 618 664 557 628 644 652 628 650 573 455 382 182 120 34 15 5 1 5,613 5,210 10,823 Wanaanui .. 663 609 807 781 959 794 912 792 844 843 889 896 876] 833 755 710 576 457 200 158 29 21 9 .. 7,519 6,894 14,413 Hawke's Bav . 633 599 883 787 909 843 838 807 852 808 883 880 846 769 805 717 525 476 216 140 46 27 7 1 7,443 6,854 14,297 Wellington" . 1,251 1,182 1,520 1,373 1,626 1,501 1,527 1,469 1,552 1,521 1,583 1,501 1,542 1,506 1,434 1,357 948 796 294 183 50 20 6 1 13,333 12,410 25,743 Kelson . 308 295 395 358 398 392 379 338 370 372 414 355 389 328 354 333 241 198 91 68 25 10 2 1 3,366 3.048 6,414 Canterbury . 1,516 1,364 1,838 1,639 1,932 1,854 1,908 1,879 1,970 1,858 2,047 1,812 1,940 1,741 1,763 1,738 1,196 1,019 516 291 90 43 12 6 16,728 15,244 31,972 Otago . 837 745 1,043 941 1,117 964 1,030 1,027 1,035 991 1,043 991 1,061 996 981 898 640 492 322 194 83 32 6 3 9,198 8,274 17,472 Southland .. .. 516 508 610 557 648 627 640 615 618 621 671 621 680 618 658 606 464 376 207 122 31 10 1 1 5,744 5,282 11,026 Intermediate schools and . . .. •. - • - - • • • • • • • • 18 14 381 413 919 <99 715 579 289 160 64 21 8 .. 2,394 1,986 4,380 departments Totals, 1938 .. 9,037 8,410 11,263|l0, 402 12,175 11,272 11,706 11,187 11,692 11,258 12,139 11,53112,253 11,378 11,777 10,939 8,179 6,758 3,247 2,055 618 290 69: 30 104,155 95,510199,665 Percentage of pupils of 8-7 10-8 11-7 11-5 11*5 11-9 11-8 11*4 7-5 2-7 0*5 * 100-0 1937 .. 9,131 8,267 11,952|11, 008 11,638jll, 283 11,84511 ,379 12,269111 ,449 12,368|11, 615 12,249 11,570 11,970 11,093 8,138 6,527 3,135 2,096 618 361 44! 21 105, 357! 96,669 202,026 Difference .. —94 +143 -689 6061 +537| -11 -139j -192 -577 -191 -229; -84 +4 -192 -193 -154 +41 +231 +112 -41 .. —71 +25; +9 -1,2021-1, 159 -2,361 * Insignificant percentage.