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Table E3.—Age and Classification of Pupils attending Public Post-primary Schools as at 1st July, 1940.

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Form III. Form IV. Form V. Form VI. Totals. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Under 11 years 11 and under 12 .. .. 5 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 5 12 13 .. .. 245 269 4 2 249 271 13 „ 14 .. .. 2,917 3,125 426 496 16 9 1 3,360 3,630 14 15 .. .. 2,842 2,420 2,559 2,739 368 391 12 3 5,781 5,553 15 16 .. .. 1,010 584 1,963 1,712 1,919 1,898 88 83 4,980 4,277 16 17 .. .. 123 77 439 348 1,668 1,409 290 322 2,520 2,156 17 18 .. .. 10 7 47 24 601 442 275 338 933 811 18 „ 19 .. . . I 2 5 8 139 97 102 128 247 235 19 „ 20 .. .... 1 1 17 10 20 21 37 33 20 „ 21 .. .... 1 .. 4 3 4 15 8 19 21 and over .. .. .. 1 1 1 3 6 4 11 9 18 Totals .. .. 7,154 6,492 5,444 5,330 4,735 4,265 796 921 18,129 17,008 Median age, in years and months 14 2 13 11 14 11 14 9 16 0 15 II 17 0 17 2