§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales what information is currently available as to the social class composition of pupils attending bilingual secondary schools in Wales.
§ Mr. Michael RobertsNone.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what proportion of (a) all pupils, (b) boys and (c) girls leaving the specially designated bilingual schools in Wales proceeded to some form of (i) further education and (ii) higher education in each year since 1974.
(2) what proportion of (a) all pupils, (b) boys and (c) girls left the designated bilingual schools in Wales with (i) five or more O-levels, (ii) two or more A-levels and (iii) no qualifications in each year since 1974.
§ Mr. Michael RobertsInformation on the numbers of school leavers in Wales, their examination achievements and their destinations on leaving school is collected by
56Weach 10,000 head of total population for (i) Wales and (ii) each individual local education authority in Wales for each year since 1974;
(3) what was proportion of full or part-time youth service staff with a professional qualification in youth work, social work or related fields for (a) Wales and (b) each Welsh local education authority in each year since 1974.
§ Mr. Michael RobertsThe available information refers to 1980–81 only and is as follows:
way of an annual sample survey involving approximately 10 per cent. of all leavers. Such a sample is too small to provide reliable estimates for designated bilingual schools as a separate category.