HC Deb 15 April 1991 vol 189 c87W
Mr. Mallon

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many students went through the 11-plus transfer procedure in 1990.

Dr. Mawhinney

A total of 25,783 pupils were in the age group to transfer from primary to secondary education in September 1990. A total of 18,126 sat the transfer procedure tests.

Mr. Mallon

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many students transferring from primary school to second level education in 1990, with an 11-plus examination grade of (i) one, (ii) two, (iii) three and (iv) other, did not get placed in the school of their(a) first choice and (b) first or second choice.

Dr. Mawhinney

The information is as follows:

Grades
1 2 3 Other
i. pupils who did not obtain a place in the school of first choice 20 693 869 596
ii. pupils who did not obtain a place in the school of first or second choice 2 418 320 233

Mr. Mallon

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many students were subject to the appeal tribunal procedure of the 11-plus transfer system in 1990; and in how many cases were appeals(a) allowed and (b) disallowed.

Dr. Mawhinney

The appeal tribunals set up by the education and library boards considered 467 appeals; 249 appeals were successful and 218 were not upheld.