§ Mr. KINGalso asked the number of children who leave the elementary schools of England and Wales each year, distinguishing those under thirteen years of age, those at thirteen, those from thirteen to fourteen, and those over fourteen years of age; and the number of half time children who leave school and the ages at which they leave?
Mr. PEASEThe number of children aged eleven years and over who left the public elementary schools in England and Wales during the calendar year, 1912, is estimated at about 620,000. Of these probably about 202,000 were thirteen or under, about 378,000 were thirteen to fourteen inclusive, and about 40,000 were over fourteen. These figures include some 36,000 half-time scholars whose names were removed from the registers during the same period, but I cannot give exact information as to their age at leaving.