§ 85. Mr. G. Thomasasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Education the number of teacher students at Bangor Normal College and Trinity College, Carmarthen, respectively, who are taking the complete course of training for teaching in Welsh; and whether satisfactory arrangements have been made for their ultimate employment.
§ Sir E. Boyle32 at Bangor and 36 at Carmarthen, all in their first year. The
Type of college Number of students in initial training in January Men Women Total 1955 1956 1957 (provisional) 1955 1956 1957 (provisional) 1955 1956 1957 (provisional) General 5,188 5,257 5,350 16,265 16,633 17,090 21,453 21,890 22,440 Specialist colleges offering a 3 year course in physical education or domestic science — — — 2,730 2,799 2,890 2,730 2,799 2,890 Technical 195 217 240 68 64 100 263 281 340 Art 195 206 180 243 223 220 438 429 400 University departments of education 1,373 1,302 1,390 1,148 1,114 1,120 2,521 2,416 2,510 TOTAL 6,951 6,982 7,160 20,454 20,833 21,420 27,405 27,815 28,580