§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what facilities exist in the Province for promoting technical education in secondary schools.
§ Dr. MawhinneyMost secondary schools in Northern Ireland provide a wide and developing range of facilities to promote technical education. These include specialist facilities for craft design and technology and specialist accommodation and equipment for science and micro-computing. In addition the education and library boards provide a range of support services in connection with technical education.
§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the extent to which selection forms part of the secondary education system in the Province.
§ Dr. MawhinneyWhile there are a few small areas in Northern Ireland where the transfer from primary to secondary education is based on non-selection the vast majority of pupils in Northern Ireland transfer to either secondary intermediate or grammar schools on the basis of selection.
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§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of children is in each type of secondary school in the Province.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe latest available information is as follows:
January 1985 Percentage Secondary intermediate schools 65.2 Grammar schools 34.8