§ Mr. Joplingasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give the numbers of children educated by the Westmorland County Council staying on at school after the minimum leaving age in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. RedheadThe table below shows numbers of pupils over school leaving age, in maintained primary and secondary schools, in Westmorland:
Age at the beginning of January 15* 16 17 18 19 and over All ages January, 1962 383 231 146 49 3 812 January, 1963 511 250 141 57 1 960 January, 1964 270 306 154 45 5 780 January, 1965 299 293 195 50 6 843 January, 1966 290 285 173 73 3 824 The reduction in the number of pupils aged 15 in 1964 onwards is due to the operation of the Education Act, 1962, which abolished the Christmas leaving date for pupils reaching the age of 15 after the beginning of September.