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Table E6.—AGE AND CLASSIFICATION of Pupils at Intermediate Schools and Departments, 1st July, 1943

Table K2.—SIZE OF CLASSES in Public Primary Schools of Grade IV and over

Table N.—AGES at which Pupils begin Post-primary Course

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Form I. Form II. Form III. Totals. Age. ; Boys. ! Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. I Under 10 years 10 and under 11 years .. 57 65 1 .. . ■ • • 58 65 11 „ 12 „ .. 707 769 54 85 .. .. 761 854 12 „ 13 „ .. 943 762 703 763 .. 2 1,646 1,527 13 „ 14 „ .. 489 304 1,028 963 2 14 1,519 1,281 14 15 „ .. 126 71 412 266 18 36 556 373 15 „ 16 „ .. 12 8 80 27 10 14 102 49 16 „ 17 „ 4 5 2 5 2 14 4 17 „ 18 „ 1 .. •• •• •• 1 18 „ 19 Totals .. 2,339 1,979 2,283 2,106 35 68 4,657 4,153 Median age, in years and 12 5 12 2 13 4 13 3 14 10 14 6 months

February, 1935. February, J943.* February, 1944* Number of Children. _ T , , *52? e " a " t - : »"<*■«•: "SSS" Per& "' Under 31 •• 616 20-6 669 20-1 746 22-4 31-40 ' 1,011 33-8 1,104 33-1 1,092 32-8 41-50 " . .. 1,007 33-7 1,124 33-8 1,141 34-3 51_60 .. .. .. 349 11-6 430 12-9 349 10-5 61 and over .. •• 9 0-3 4f 0-1 Totals .. .. 2,992 100-0 3,331 100-0 3,328 100-0 * The Teachers' Salaries Regulations 1938 provided new grades for public schools. Since that year schools of Grade IVb (roll minimum of 111) have been included. A Grade IV school under the previous regulations had a minimum average attendance of 121. Hence a few more schools with lower rolls have been included since 1938. f These classes were subsequently reduced in size.

Age at which Post-primary Course begun. Total Numbers beginning _ Post-primary Type of School. 12 Years. 13 Years. 14 Years. an ' d Education. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls. Boys. Girls. I i ' I . ' ! Secondary .. 11 16 264 370 1,219 1,639 1,031 828 281 105 2,806 2,958 Combined 4 3 61 120 275 257 240 133 71 33 651 546 Technical 5 5 104 140 1,002 862 1,322 956 564 234 2,997 2,197 District High .. 7 9 108 198 606 747 534 462 143 121 1,398 1,537 Correspondence 12 20 43 114 48 83 21 31 124 248 Totals .. 27 33 549 848 3,145 3,619 3,175 2,462 1,080 524 7,976 7,486