Education of Children.—School Attendance, 1901.—General Summary., TABLE XV.—Showing the Number of Children and Young Persons between 3 and 21 years of age stated as attending different Schools, and receiving Instruction at Home.
  
    
      |  | Totals. | College, Grammar, or High School. | State School. | Private School. | Denominational School. | At Home. | Student at University. | Not stated. | 
    
      | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | 
  
  
    
      | The whole State | 53,213 | 26,713 | 26,500 | 904 | 587 | 317 | 20,869 | 11,001 | 9,868 | 6,625 | 2,736 | 3,889 | 2,147 | 962 | 1,185 | 3,969 | 1,772 | 2,197 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 18,684 | 9,646 | 9,038 | 
    
      | Ages, 3 to 15 years | 51,565 | 26,109 | 25,456 | 681 | 445 | 236 | 20,185 | 10,721 | 9,464 | 6,229 | 2,649 | 3,580 | 2,035 | 940 | 1,095 | 3,750 | 1,707 | 2,043 | 1 | 1 |  | 18,684 | 9,646 | 9,038 | 
    
      | Ages, 15 to 21 years | 1,648 | 604 | 1,044 | 223 | 142 | 81 | 684 | 280 | 404 | 396 | 87 | 309 | 112 | 22 | 90 | 219 | 65 | 154 | 14 | 8 | 6 |  |  |  | 
    
      | City of Hobart | 6,936 | 3,332 | 3,604 | 178 | 125 | 53 | 2,279 | 1,187 | 1,092 | 1,702 | 736 | 966 | 508 | 196 | 312 | 298 | 116 | 182 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1,967 | 970 | 997 | 
    
      | City of Launceston | 5,199 | 2,582 | 2,617 | 293 | 200 | 93 | 1,250 | 680 | 570 | 1,497 | 585 | 912 | 319 | 149 | 170 | 229 | 103 | 126 | 1 |  | 1 | 1,609 | 865 | 744 | 
    
      | Rural Districts | 41,078 | 20,799 | 20,279 | 433 | 262 | 171 | 17,340 | 9,134 | 8,206 | 3,426 | 1,415 | 2,011 | 1,320 | 617 | 703 | 3,442 | 1,553 | 1,889 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 15,108 | 7,811 | 7,297 | 
    
      | Hobart | 9,636 | 3,332 | 3,604 | 178 | 125 | 55 | 2,279 | 1,187 | 1,092 | 1,702 | 736 | 966 | 508 | 196 | 312 | 298 | 116 | 182 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1,267 | 970 | 997 | 
    
      | Launceston | 5,199 | 2,582 | 2,617 | 293 | 200 | 93 | 1,250 | 680 | 570 | 1,497 | 585 | 912 | 319 | 149 | 170 | 229 | 103 | 126 | 1 |  | 1 | 1,609 | 865 | 744 | 
    
      | Brighton | 1,007 | 533 | 474 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 510 | 273 | 237 | 60 | 29 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 60 | 28 | 32 |  |  |  | 358 | 190 | 168 | 
    
      | C&bell Town | 738 | 378 | 360 |  |  |  | 263 | 139 | 124 | 64 | 31 | 33 |  |  |  | 136 | 67 | 69 |  |  |  | 275 | 141 | 134 | 
    
      | Cressy | 704 | 365 | 339 |  |  |  | 355 | 179 | 176 | 20 | 8 | 12 |  |  |  | 75 | 35 | 40 |  |  |  | 254 | 143 | 111 | 
    
      | Cumberland | 1,122 | 568 | 554 |  |  |  | 360 | 186 | 174 | 17 | 8 | 9 |  |  |  | 197 | 100 | 97 |  |  |  | 548 | 274 | 274 | 
    
      | Deloraine | 1,675 | 841 | 834 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 718 | 371 | 347 | 94 | 53 | 41 | 129 | 61 | 68 | 111 | 49 | 62 |  |  |  | 619 | 305 | 314 | 
    
      | Devonport | 2,648 | 1,365 | 1,283 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 1,247 | 684 | 563 | 149 | 47 | 102 | 100 | 52 | 48 | 136 | 67 | 69 |  |  |  | 981 | 495 | 486 | 
    
      | Devon West | 2,600 | 1,342 | 1,258 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1,110 | 610 | 500 | 230 | 101 | 129 | 102 | 54 | 48 | 147 | 49 | 98 |  |  |  | 997 | 518 | 479 | 
    
      | Evandale | 1,106 | 567 | 539 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 472 | 266 | 206 | 113 | 40 | 73 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 107 | 53 | 54 |  |  |  | 386 | 190 | 196 | 
    
      | Fingal | 1,943 | 988 | 955 | 1 | 1 |  | 1,018 | 524 | 494 | 82 | 31 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 161 | 76 | 83 |  |  |  | 679 | 353 | 324 | 
    
      | Franklin | 1,491 | 824 | 667 |  |  |  | 745 | 416 | 329 | 51 | 26 | 25 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 83 | 35 | 48 |  |  |  | 574 | 328 | 246 | 
    
      | George Town | 1,693 | 846 | 847 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 715 | 382 | 333 | 183 | 79 | 104 | 40 | 17 | 23 | 165 | 80 | 85 |  |  |  | 579 | 283 | 296 | 
    
      | Glenorchy | 1,964 | 1,014 | 950 | 157 | 91 | 66 | 683 | 422 | 261 | 409 | 153 | 256 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 147 | 65 | 82 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 519 | 258 | 261 | 
    
      | Glamorgan | 602 | 306 | 296 |  |  |  | 249 | 123 | 126 | 10 | 4 | 6 |  |  |  | 100 | 49 | 51 |  |  |  | 243 | 130 | 113 | 
    
      | Kingborough | 1,555 | 806 | 749 |  |  |  | 659 | 339 | 320 | 53 | 29 | 24 | 85 | 35 | 50 | 118 | 60 | 58 |  |  |  | 640 | 343 | 297 | 
    
      | Latrobe | 1,179 | 574 | 605 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 434 | 219 | 215 | 137 | 50 | 87 | 71 | 37 | 34 | 113 | 45 | 68 |  |  |  | 414 | 216 | 198 | 
    
      | Longford | 1,003 | 506 | 497 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 404 | 204 | 200 | 143 | 74 | 69 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 86 | 32 | 54 |  |  |  | 340 | 177 | 163 | 
    
      | Lyell | 2,062 | 994 | 1,068 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 781 | 372 | 409 | 245 | 105 | 140 | 71 | 32 | 39 | 158 | 66 | 92 |  |  |  | 789 | 415 | 374 | 
    
      | New Norfolk | 1,403 | 693 | 710 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 543 | 288 | 255 | 62 | 21 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 67 | 18 | 49 | 1 | 1 |  | 710 | 354 | 356 | 
    
      | Oatlands | 1,104 | 549 | 555 |  |  |  | 466 | 238 | 228 | 63 | 23 | 40 | 80 | 34 | 46 | 110 | 51 | 59 |  |  |  | 385 | 203 | 182 | 
    
      | Queenborough | 1,307 | 660 | 647 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 495 | 273 | 222 | 229 | 104 | 125 | 100 | 35 | 65 | 83 | 36 | 47 |  |  |  | 371 | 197 | 174 | 
    
      | Richmond | 879 | 436 | 443 | 1 |  | 1 | 402 | 213 | 189 | 58 | 25 | 33 | 41 | 20 | 21 | 54 | 17 | 37 |  |  |  | 324 | 161 | 162 | 
    
      | Ringarooma | 1,725 | 895 | 836 | 1 | 1 |  | 799 | 415 | 384 | 92 | 33 | 59 | 1 |  | 1 | 240 | 122 | 118 |  |  |  | 592 | 324 | 268 | 
    
      | Selby | 1,697 | 823 | 874 | 47 | 37 | 10 | 652 | 322 | 330 | 217 | 79 | 138 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 145 | 58 | 87 |  |  |  | 599 | 307 | 292 | 
    
      | Sorell | 1,342 | 670 | 672 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 612 | 304 | 308 | 60 | 28 | 32 | 6 |  | 6 | 105 | 57 | 48 | 1 | 1 |  | 529 | 268 | 261 | 
    
      | Waratah | 1,525 | 743 | 782 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 534 | 285 | 249 | 230 | 95 | 135 | 80 | 37 | 43 | 134 | 60 | 74 | 1 | 1 |  | 535 | 255 | 280 | 
    
      | Wellington | 1,871 | 965 | 906 |  |  |  | 809 | 431 | 378 | 136 | 58 | 78 | 1 | 1 |  | 155 | 67 | 88 |  |  |  | 770 | 408 | 362 | 
    
      | Westbury | 1,304 | 672 | 632 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 593 | 315 | 278 | 84 | 33 | 51 | 55 | 36 | 19 | 94 | 48 | 46 |  |  |  | 476 | 239 | 237 | 
    
      | Zeehan | 1,830 | 876 | 954 |  |  |  | 712 | 341 | 371 | 135 | 48 | 87 | 205 | 90 | 115 | 155 | 63 | 92 |  |  |  | 623 | 334 | 289 |