Education of Children.—School Attendance, 1891—General Summary., TABLE XV.—Showing the Number of Children and Young Persons between of 3 and 21 Years of Age stated as attending different Schools and receiving Instruction at Home.

	Total.			Government Schools.			Private Schools.			At Home.
	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.
The whole Colony	26,770	13,354	13,416	15,062	7,971	7,091	7,661	3,616	4,045	4,047	1,767	2,280
Ages 3 to 15 years	25,837	12,929	12,908	14,722	7,815	6,907	7,179	3,380	3,799	3,936	1,734	2,202
Ages 15 to 21 years	933	425	508	340	156	184	482	236	246	111	33	78
City of Hobart	4,530	2,311	2,219	2,266	1,226	1,040	1,889	904	985	375	181	194
City of Launceston	3,498	1,745	1,753	1,004	608	396	2,201	1,016	1,185	293	121	172
Rural Districts.	18,742	9,298	9,444	11,792	6,137	5,655	3,571	1,696	1,875	3,379	1,465	1,914
Hobart, North	1,359	640	719	630	319	311	616	282	334	113	39	74
Hobart, South	1,425	790	635	723	394	329	560	304	256	142	92	50
Hobart, West	1,746	881	865	913	513	400	713	318	395	120	50	70
Launceston, North	1,431	725	706	346	216	130	963	459	504	122	50	72
Launceston, South	2,067	1,020	1,047	658	392	266	1,238	557	681	171	71	100
Brighton	592	280	312	404	197	207	89	39	50	99	44	55
Campbell Town	532	297	235	243	141	102	117	70	47	172	86	86
Cressy	451	218	233	330	162	168	41	23	18	80	33	47
Cumberland	788	346	442	416	212	204	40	17	23	332	117	215
Devon, East	1,357	690	667	902	469	433	359	172	187	96	49	47
Devon, West	1,023	483	540	612	307	305	240	105	135	171	71	100
Deloraine	807	391	416	567	284	283	86	29	57	154	78	76
Evandale	607	274	333	413	195	218	140	59	81	54	20	34
Fingal	944	458	486	682	344	338	106	48	58	156	66	90
Franklin	740	387	353	651	348	303	8	1	7	81	38	43
George Town	955	429	526	423	234	189	264	131	133	268	64	204
Glamorgan	320	159	161	169	77	92	22	10	12	129	72	57
Glenorchy	1,044	517	527	456	223	233	428	217	211	160	77	83
Kingborough	1,540	771	769	957	529	428	343	147	196	240	95	145
Longford	496	223	273	349	181	168	101	42	59	46		46
New Norfolk	707	359	348	543	285	258	50	23	27	114	51	63
Oatlands	620	323	297	400	206	194	148	83	65	72	34	38
Richmond	459	238	221	328	164	164	50	33	17	81	41	40
Ringarooma	826	422	404	503	261	242	152	75	77	171	86	85
Selby	972	495	477	534	272	262	157	83	74	281	140	141
Sorell	722	385	337	509	283	226	94	42	52	119	60	59
Wellington	1,306	664	642	885	473	412	311	143	168	110	48	62
Westbury	934	489	445	516	290	226	225	104	121	193	95	98