§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish class sizes in Northern Ireland primary schools over the past 10 years; and list how many and what percentage were up to 20, 21 to 25, 26 to 30, 31 to 35, 36 to 40 and over 40. [20286]
§ Mr. AncramThe information requested is as follows:
§ Mr. AncramThe information for 1994–95 is as follows. The table showing the number of students following full general national vocational qualification courses was compiled from a survey carried out by the education and training inspectorate. The information about part 1 GNVQ was compiled by the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment.
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Intermediate Advanced Full GNVQ courses Vocational area Schools 1GNVQ FE Total 2 GNVQ Schools FE Total Art and Design 42 88 130 37 299 336 Business 539 288 827 472 1,649 2,121 Health and Social Care 304 248 552 107 845 952 Leisure and Tourism 104 204 308 62 895 957 Manufacturing 94 — 94 — — — Built Environment 18 47 65 — 173 173 Hospitality and Catering 8 44 52 — 142 142 Science 32 21 53 37 75 112 Information Technology 7 26 33 — 46 46 Media: Communications and Production — 9 9 — 75 75 Engineering — 17 17 — 43 43 Total 1,148 922 2,140 715 4,242 4,957 1 Students enrolled on 1 November 1994. 2 Year 1 students enrolled on 1 November 1993 (now year 2) and year 1 students enrolled on 1 November 1994. At foundation level 42 pupils were enrolled in health and social care courses in schools in 1994–95; there were no students at foundation level in institutions of further education.
Part I GNVQ
Nine schools are involved in piloting part 1 GNVQ—key stage 4–1995–96 at foundation and intermediate levels. The numbers of pupils involved are:
Vocational area Foundation Intermediate Business 14 82 Health and Social Care 28 83 Manufacturing 29 61 Total 71 226