E.—2.

Table A15.—Ages of Pupils in Private Primary Schools in the Various Education Districts as at 1st July, 1938.

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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. 13-14 Years. 14-15 Years. 15-16 Years. Years andover Totals. Education District. j t j 1 . : 1 [ **"'»■, — w— : 1 : ; 1 1 ; 1 , ! , Boys. Girls, j Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. ; Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Auckland .. .. 350 354 415 438 437 456 422 477; 509 546 508 5061 503 472 455 455 314 301 136 139 23 53 7 8 2 3 4,081 4,208 Taranaki .. .. 54 58 68 65 74 59 69 64 52 73 53 77! 68 5S 491 60 47 63 22 21 3 9 .. 1 .. 2 559 611 Wanganui . . .. .. 78 90 75 114 106 81 111 110 111 120 101 105 114 113: 140! 110 94 75 41 30 10 16 1 2 1.. 983 966 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 78 88 78 78 92 95 111 109 119 119 108 114! 116 106 108,! 131 58 88 34 71 4 17 1 2 .... 907 1,018 Wellington .. .. 233 282 310 288 286 359 338 342 .259 327 296 351! 294 315! 269 294 196 227 80 106 11 15 4 2 6.. 2,582 2,908 Nelson .. 31 34 32 33 26 32 29 28 27 19 15 29: 16 20! 32 33 18 22 14 11 .. 3 .. 1 .. .. 238 265 Canterbury .. .. 245 277 275 264 303 316 293 306 287 306 349 337; 304 368 295 308 220 224 72 81 16 16 3 3 1.. 2,663 2,806 Otago,. .. . .. 90 87 120 100 109 121 109 149 147 131 118 157 108 142; 110 110 86 91 43 25 10 3 4.. 4 .. 1,056 1,116 Southland .. . . .. 47 60 50 68 53 54 65 56 63 57 68 63 61 77 43 69 38 49 18 22 2 5 508 580 Totals, 1938 .. .. 1,206 1,330 1,423 1,448 1,486 1,573 1,547 1,641 1,574 1,698 1,616 1,739 l,582i 1,671 l,50l| 1,570 1,069 1,141 460 506 79 137 20 19 14 5 13,57714,478 Totals, 1937 .. . 1,193 1,210 1,377 1,471 1,501 1,561 1,435 1,559 1,499 1,634 1,539 l,63l| 1,574 ! 1,689 1,487! 1,643 979 1,101 410 479 91 144 23 42 9 11 13,11714,175 Difference .. .. +.13 +120 +46 -23 -15 +12 +112 +82 +75 +64 +77 +108 +8 tl8| +14 -73 +90 +40 +50 +27 -12 -7 -3 -23 +5 —6 +460 +303