Table 2 provides insight as to how often boys of different ages were punished, and to what degree. It should be noted that the drop in data points for 16-year-olds is likely related to a decreased population of that age group – as they permanently left the school.
The data broken out by age shows several clear trends. First, it was most common to apply 2 strokes, and 2-stroke entries comprise 56% of all entries. 1 stroke was 24%, and the number of incidents where 3 or more strokes were applied declined dramatically as more strokes were given.
The majority of canings applied to 11-year-olds was 1 stroke (54%). Presumably, this was to send a message that misbehavior at this school would be corrected by caning; 1 stroke was in most cases enough to discourage repeated offenses requiring additional canings. The one notable exception to this was the 11-year-old mentioned earlier, caned on 13 occasions.