Education of Children by Religious Denominations.—1881., TABLE IX.—Showing the Degree of Education possessed by Children between 6 and 15 of different Religious Denominations.

Religious Denominations.	Able to Read and Write.			Able to Read only.			Unable to Read.			Education Unknown.
	Both Sexes.	Boys.	Girls.	Both Sexes.	Boys.	Girls.	Both Sexes.	Boys.	Girls.	Both Sexes.	Boys.	Girls.
TOTAL	163,094	80,949	82,145	17,457	9,127	8,330	9,550	5,053	4,497	4,309	2,243	2,066
Episcopalians—
Church of England, Episcopalians (not otherwise defined)	55,384	27,658	27,726	5,535	2,833	2,702	3,225	1,716	1,509	1,531	811	720
Free Church of England	21	9	12	4	1	3	1	1		3	2	1
Protestants (not otherwise defined)	2,026	981	1,045	241	123	118	101	51	50	130	66	64
Presbyterians—
Presbyterian Church of Victoria	7,522	3,755	3,767	752	388	364	301	159	142	122	55	67
Presbyterians (not otherwise defined)	16,820	8,423	8,397	1,678	921	757	768	398	370	339	163	176
Free Presbyterian Church of Victoria	580	292	288	63	31	32	32	14	18	10	7	3
Free Presbyterians (not otherwise defined)	536	268	268	75	39	36	28	19	9	20	13	7
Reformed Presbyterian Church, Convenanters	43	28	15	1	1		2	1	1	1	1
Presbyterian Synod of Victoria	2	1	1							1		1
Other Presbyterians	130	68	62	16	11	5	4	3	1	2	1	1
Methodists—
United Methodist Free Church	328	157	171	34	17	17	17	8	9	8	4	4
New Connection Methodists	34	13	21	6	3	3	3	2	1
Primitive Methodists	1,959	973	986	214	117	97	82	41	41	47	26	21
Wesleyan Methodists	21,119	10,503	10,616	1,866	967	899	838	446	392	447	247	200
Other Methodists	224	118	106	24	8	16	9	3	6	9	1	8
Other Protestants—
Independents or Congregationalists	3,900	1,942	1,958	293	156	137	145	80	65	93	49	44
Baptists	3,913	1,917	1,996	306	157	149	160	84	76	101	55	46
Bible Christians	1,543	782	761	134	63	71	53	28	25	46	19	27
Disciples of Christ, Christians, Church of Christ	977	457	520	81	41	40	45	29	16	30	17	13
Lutherans, German Protestants	1,529	756	773	129	80	49	115	53	62	43	28	15
Moravians, United Brethren	26	12	14	3	2	1	3	3		1	1
Calvinists, Calvinistic Methodists	121	50	71	8	5	3	7	3	4	3	2	1
Society of Friends	27	17	10	1		1	3	2	1	4	1	3
Unitarians	129	55	74	4	3	1	1	1		1		1
Other Protestants	309	178	131	24	12	12	18	14	4	9	9
Catholics—
Roman Catholics	39,004	19,025	19,979	5,388	2,855	2,533	3,189	1,684	1,505	969	490	479
Catholics (not otherwise defined)	1,049	532	517	189	92	97	117	59	58	74	38	36
Greek Church	8	4	4	1		1	2	1	1
Other Sects—
Catholic and Apostolic Church	87	48	39	4	1	3	6		6	3	1	2
Israelites and Christian Israelites	42	18	24	3	3		3	2	1	2	1	1
Latter-day Saints or Mormons	2	1	1							1	1
New Church (Swedenborgians)	56	28	28	4		4	3	3
Spiritists and Spiritualists	177	88	89	9	4	5	5	1	4	2	2
Jews	920	456	464	34	19	15	33	19	14	13	6	7
Mahometans	5		5	2	1	1	1		1
Pagans	8	6	2	5	3	2	8	6	2
Other Sects	72	36	36	7	2	5	3	1	2	2	1	1
No Denomination	626	323	303	72	32	40	39	18	21	9	5	4
No Religion	221	132	89	23	14	9	38	26	12	5	2	3
Unspecified	416	204	212	71	38	33	62	32	30	191	100	91
Objecting to state their religion from conscientious scruples	1,199	635	564	153	84	69	80	42	38	37	18	19