TABLE V.—COMPARATIVE STATEMENT showing the NUMBER of CHILDREN of SCHOOL-GOING AGES, with a CLASSIFICATION of the SCHOOLS ATTENDED, at the DATE of the CENSUS of 1891 and 1901 respectively, together with the NUMERICAL and CENTESIMAL INCREASE or DECREASE (exclusive of ABORIGINES).
| Periods of Age. |
Total. |
State Schools. |
Private Schools. |
Scholars at Home. |
Not Attending School. |
| 1891. |
1901. |
1891. |
1901. |
1891. |
1901. |
1891. |
1901. |
1891. |
1901. |
| Under 5 years |
|
45,192 |
40,004 |
463 |
133 |
537 |
108 |
1,068 |
176 |
43,124 |
39,587 |
| 5 and 6 years* |
|
18,210 |
17,792 |
4,773 |
6,736 |
2,772 |
1,325 |
2,120 |
822 |
8,545 |
8,909 |
| 7 to 12 years* |
|
47,696 |
|
28,745 |
|
11,167 |
|
2,479 |
|
5,305 |
|
| 7 to 13 years† |
|
|
62,720 |
|
43,832 |
|
9,157 |
|
1,482 |
|
8,249 |
| 13 to 19 years |
|
45,291 |
|
4,236 |
|
3,026 |
|
598 |
|
37,431 |
|
| 14 to 20 years |
|
|
55,528 |
|
3,238 |
|
2,593 |
|
318 |
|
49,379 |
| Total |
|
156,389 |
176,044 |
38,217 |
53,939 |
17,502 |
13,183 |
6,265 |
2,798 |
94,405 |
106,124 |
| Increase |
Numerical |
|
19,655 |
|
15,722 |
|
|
|
|
|
11,719 |
| Centesimal |
|
12.57 |
|
41.14 |
|
|
|
|
|
12.41 |
| Decrease |
Numerical |
|
|
|
|
4,319 |
|
3,467 |
|
|
|
| Centesimal |
|
|
|
|
24.68 |
|
55.34 |
|
|
|