§ Mr. C. Hughesasked 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. EcclesIn 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.