§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of(a) female and (b) male children leave school at 16 in Wales, broken down into local authority areas; and if he will make a statement. [3667]
§ Mr. HainThe information requested is shown in the following table. The figures include children continuing in full-time education outside the school sector.
Percentage of children leaving school at age 161 Per cent Leaving rate Local education authority area Males Females Blaenau Gwent 71 63 Bridgend 59 53 Caerphilly 75 70 Cardiff 65 65 Carmarthenshire 66 58 Ceredigion 46 35 Conwy 49 41 Denbighshire 60 51 Flintshire 57 57 Gwynedd 79 70 Isle of Anglesey 63 50 Merthyr Tydfil 61 48 Monmouthshire 38 33 Neath Port Talbot 91 89 Newport 58 50 Pembrokeshire 50 43 Powys 54 46 Rhondda, Cynon, Taff 58 53 Swansea 76 77 Torfaen 76 71 The Vale of Glamorgan 57 53 Wrexham 88 84 Wales 65 60 1Includes maintained secondary and special schools and independent schools. The leaving rate is estimated using figures from the Schools' Censuses of 1995 and 1996. It should be noted that the percentage leaving school in a locality will be influenced by the provision for further education in the locality.