HC Deb 13 March 1962 vol 655 c148W
Mr. C. Hughes

asked the Minister of Education if he will give details of the numbers of Welsh-language schools in Wales at the present time, the number of teachers employed therein, and the number of pupils on their registers.

Sir D. Eccles

In practically all primary schools in Welsh-speaking areas instruction is given through the medium of the Welsh language. The latest available particulars about primary and secondary schools or departments for Welsh speakers in areas which are mainly English-speaking are as follows:

L.E.A. No. of Schools/Departments No. of pupils No. of Fulltime teachers
Breconshire 2 202 10
Caernarvonshire 3 229 14
Cardiganshire 1 221 9
Carmarthenshire 4* 919 42
Denbighshire 5 334 14
Flintshire 11† 1,291 73
Glamorgan 10 825 37
Cardiff 1 140 6
Swansea 2 234 11
39 4,395 216
* Includes one Secondary School.
† Includes two Secondary Schools.