§ Mr. Townsendasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many children there are in the 5 to 9 years age group, the 9 to 13 years age group, and the 13 to 16 years age group in each district council area in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. CarterThe latest figures for each district council area are those recorded in the Census of Population 1971 and are as follows:
685WMore recent statistics are those collected by the Northern Ireland Department of Education on the basis of area board areas but they are not broken down by district council area. The position at January 1976 was as follows:
NUMBER OF PUPILS IN SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTIONS OF FURTHER EDUCATION AT JANUARY 1976 IN AGE GROUPS Education and Library Board … 5–9 years* 9 years 9–13 years*† 13 years 13–16 years† Belfast … 31,394 6,765 35,883 7,349 27,238 Western … 26,477 5,291 26,334 4,987 17,916 North-Eastern … 33,836 6,665 33,586 6,460 23,268 South-Eastern … 28,371 5,637 26,981 4,990 17,673 Southern … 30,746 6,205 30,592 5,797 20,743 Total … 150,824 30,563 153,376 29,583 106,838 * Includes the 9 year old age group. † Includes the 13 year old age group.