Education of Children.—School Attendance, 1901.—General Summary., TABLE XXI.—Showing the Number of Children and Young Persons between the Ages of 3 and 21 Years of Age stated as attending different Schools and receiving Instruction at Home in each Electoral District.
  
    
      | Schools. | Total. | 3 - 4. | 4 - 5. | 5 - 6. | 6 - 7. | 7 - 8. | 8 - 9. | 9 - 10. | 10 - 11. | 11 - 12. | 12 - 13. | 13 - 14. | 14 - 15. | 15 - 16. | 16 - 17. | 17 - 18. | 18 - 19. | 19 - 20. | 20. | 
  
  
    
      | College, Grammar or High School— |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | Males | 587 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 62 | 66 | 82 | 89 | 73 | 38 | 22 | 5 | 4 |  | 
    
      | Females | 317 |  | 1 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 33 | 31 | 42 | 42 | 37 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 2 |  | 
    
      | State School— |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | Males | 11,001 | 8 | 60 | 293 | 707 | 1,165 | 1,420 | 1,451 | 1,502 | 1,425 | 1,327 | 897 | 466 | 194 | 57 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 
    
      | Females | 9,868 | 9 | 32 | 257 | 582 | 981 | 1,197 | 1,283 | 1,281 | 1,238 | 1,183 | 899 | 522 | 227 | 114 | 39 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 
    
      | Private School— |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | Males | 2,736 | 2 | 23 | 126 | 305 | 339 | 396 | 306 | 304 | 267 | 240 | 209 | 132 | 52 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 4 |  | 
    
      | Females | 3,889 | 5 | 39 | 113 | 278 | 427 | 457 | 413 | 461 | 369 | 423 | 355 | 240 | 131 | 104 | 50 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 
    
      | Denominational School— |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | Males | 962 |  | 13 | 44 | 90 | 106 | 143 | 117 | 134 | 97 | 82 | 77 | 37 | 15 | 6 |  | 1 |  |  | 
    
      | Females | 1,185 | 1 | 12 | 43 | 81 | 127 | 134 | 109 | 136 | 141 | 127 | 119 | 65 | 40 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 
    
      | At Home— |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | Males | 1,772 | 27 | 87 | 272 | 282 | 239 | 163 | 121 | 118 | 120 | 120 | 86 | 72 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 5 |  | 
    
      | Females | 2,197 | 38 | 109 | 246 | 328 | 269 | 206 | 193 | 138 | 136 | 144 | 138 | 98 | 61 | 46 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 
    
      | Student at University— |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | Males | 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 | 1 | 5 |  | 1 | 
    
      | Females | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 
    
      | Not Stated— |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | Males | 9,646 | 2,068 | 2,010 | 1,403 | 897 | 354 | 173 | 153 | 152 | 150 | 274 | 716 | 1,296 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | Females | 9,038 | 1,971 | 1,888 | 1,471 | 913 | 351 | 192 | 151 | 146 | 157 | 193 | 552 | 1,053 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | Totals Males | 26,713 | 2,106 | 2,194 | 2,143 | 2,291 | 2,221 | 2,320 | 2,185 | 2,259 | 2,121 | 2,109 | 2,067 | 2,093 | 364 | 144 | 60 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 
    
      | Totals Females | 26,500 | 2,024 | 2,081 | 2,134 | 2,185 | 2,170 | 2,207 | 2,168 | 2,187 | 2,074 | 2,101 | 2,105 | 2,020 | 496 | 300 | 146 | 57 | 35 | 10 | 
    
      | GROSS TOTAL | 53,213 | 4,130 | 4,275 | 4,277 | 4,476 | 4,391 | 4,527 | 4,353 | 4,446 | 4,195 | 4,210 | 4,172 | 4,113 | 860 | 444 | 206 | 77 | 49 | 12 |