§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales what are the numbers and percentages of children staying on at school after the school leaving age in each of the local education authorities in Wales.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe information is as follows:
Pupils over 16 years of age at maintained secondary schools in September 1978 1978 staying-on rate Per cent. Clwyd 2,511 27 Dyfed 3,002 37 Gwent 3,049 26 Gwynedd 1,758 33 Mid Glamorgan 3,632 25 Powys 798 31 South Glamorgan 3,388 32 West Glamorgan 2,998 31 Wales 21,136 30 The staying-on rate is defined for this purpose as the number of 16-year-olds at school in September 1978 as a percentage of the number of 15-year-olds at school in September 1977.