Return showing Children of the "Optional" School Age receiving Instruction in Chief Towns of Colony :—

Municipalites or Towns.	Between 4 and 16.—Where receiving Instruction.
	At State School.	At Private School.	At Home.	Not being Instructed.	Total.
COSSACK, Municipality of—
Males	5		1	2	8
Females	8		4	6	18
Total	13		5	8	26
DERBY, Town of—
Males			1		1
Females			1	3	4
Total			2	3	5
FREMANTLE, Municipality of—
Males	334	200	33	166	733
Females	261	248	47	174	730
Total	595	448	80	340	1,463
GERALDTON, Municipality of—
Males	102	7	4	42	155
Females	126	11	11	39	187
Total	228	18	15	81	342
GUILDFORD, Municipality of—
Males	62	8	4	12	86
Females	72	23	6	21	122
Total	134	31	10	33	208
KOJONUP, Town of—
Males	16		5	2	23
Females	5		5	1	11
Total	21		10	3	34
NEWCASTLE, Municipality of—
Males	55	7	8	41	111
Females	55	9	13	25	102
Total	110	16	21	66	213
NORTHAM, Municipality of—
Males	37	18		13	68
Females	50	15	1	10	76
Total	87	33	1	23	144
NORTHAMPTON, Town of—
Males	26			6	32
Females	24			4	28
Total	50			10	60
PERTH, City of—
Males	428	281	71	290	1,070
Females	496	319	79	301	1,195
Total	924	600	150	591	2,265
PINJARRAH, Town of—
Males	13	1	2	4	20
Females	10	1	4	1	16
Total	23	2	6	5	36
ROEBOURNE, Municipality of—
Males	24		2	6	32
Females	19		3	6	28
Total	43		5	12	60
WYNDHAM, Town of—
Males			2		2
Females
Total			2		2
YORK, Municipality of—
Males	80	17	10	44	151
Females	94	18	6	44	162
Total	174	35	16	88	313
Total of 20 Towns—
Males	1,488	636	186	767	3,077
Females	1,498	769	236	749	3,252
Grand total	2,986	1,405	422	1,516	6,329