question: Which gender has Years of 1–8, an Authority of state, a Roll less than 184, and a Name of matatoki school?
answer: SELECT gender FROM table_name_17 WHERE years = "1–8" AND authority = "state" AND roll < 184 AND name = "matatoki school"
context: CREATE TABLE table_name_17 (gender VARCHAR, name VARCHAR, roll VARCHAR, years VARCHAR, authority VARCHAR)