§ Mr. Formanasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many students there are in institutions of higher and further education (a) in the Merton ILEA area and (b) in each of the outer London boroughs; and what are the latest projections in each case for the years 1980 and 1986, respectively.
§ Mr. OakesThe information for 1975–76, the latest available academic year, is set out below. The figures include students at university institutions and voluntary colleges.
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Fall-time and Sandwich Course Students Part time Students Students* ILEA 85,224 115,655 Barking 4,818 6,500 Barnet 6,570 19,041 Bexley 749 2,367 ducted; and what is her estimate of the likely percentages for the current year;
(2) what percentage of schoolchildren in (a) ILEA schools and (b) schools in the outer London boroughs left school with qualifications at CSE, GCE O level, and GCE A level, respectively, In 1950, and 1970 or at similar convenient dates in the past when sample or other surveys were conducted; and what is her estimate of the likely percentages for the current year.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonInformation from school leavers sample surveys relating to ILEA and the outer London boroughs is not readily available prior to 1974–75. However, since 1964–65 analysis have been produced for the whole Greater London area and the following table gives the relevant figures for 1964–65, 1969–70 and 1974–75.
Brent 2,716 7,826 Bromley 2,619 3,932 Croydon 1,566 7,821 Ealing 3,103 9,504 Enfield 1,169 5,377 Haringey 1,977 4,529 Harrow 1,738 15,886 Havering 953 3,186 Hillingdon 3,045 3,504 Hounslow 3,247 7,422 Kingston upon Thames 5,166 5,123 Merton 1,252 2,504 Newham 2,108 9,643 Redbridge 524 3,043 Richmond upon Thames 2,079 16,126 Sutton 633 13,877 Waltham Forest 1,710 3,922 * Excluding those at evening institutes. My Department does not project student numbers in this area detail.