HC Deb 27 October 1976 vol 918 cc303-4W
Mr. Michael Roberts

asked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what is the estimated percentage of pupils absent from Welsh secondary schools, based on the most up-to-date figures available;

(2) what is the estimated percentage of pupils absent from each year group of Welsh secondary schools based on the most up-to-date figures available.

Mr. Barry Jones

A one-day survey of secondary schools in Wales undertaken in January 1974 showed that 13.9 per

Wales Clwyd Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan Powys South Glamorgan West Glamorgan
14.5 10.1 19.1 13.6 11.7 15.3 13.2 14.7 16.8

The figures refer to 1975 and are provisional.

cent. of pupils were absent for various reasons. By age groups, the figures were:

Percent.
19 and over … … … 28.4
18 … … … 15.0
17 … … … 11.2
16 … … … 14.6
15 … … … 20.5
14 … … … 15.4
13 … … … 13.1
12 and under … … … 10.6

Mr. Michael Roberts

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the estimated percentage of pupils absent from each year group of South Glamorgan secondary schools, based on the most up-to-date figures available.

Mr. John Morris

This information is not available.

Mr. Michael Roberts

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the estimated percentage of pupils absent from South Glamorgan secondary schools, based on the most up-to-date figures available.

Mr. Barry Jones

I understand that the absence rate in the secondary schools of South Glamorgan in September 1976 was 9.28 per cent. This figure, is not directly comparable to the date for Wales collected in January 1974.