§ Mr. Bestasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will state the number of teachers, pupils, expenditure per pupil and the average size of class in secondary schools in Gwynedd (a) in 1979 and (b) at the present time.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe latest available information is as follows:
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Number of teachers* † Number 1979 1,132 1985 1,261
Number ofpupils† Number 1979 19,031 1985 19,642
Net cost per pupil at outturn prices‡ £ 1979–80 578.4 1984–85 1,027.7 Information on the average size of class as taught in secondary schools is not available. Figures for registered classes are as follows:
Average size of registered classes¶ Number 1979 23.3 1984 25.4 * Full-time equivalent full-time qualified teachers. † At January each year. ‡ Net recurrent institutional costs. ob/ Financial year. ¶ Average size of registered classes in years I to V, at September each year.