§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many children who undertook the selection transfer procedure in the academic year 1990–91
Table 1 Grades obtained by children in the 1990–91 transfer procedure tests in primary schools in each education and library board area. Grade Education and library board 1 2 3 4 Total Belfast!! 1,016 485 471 1,328 3,300 Western 1,413 553 571 1,038 3,575 North-Eastern 1,592 650 650 1,459 4,351 South-Eastern 1,624 649 657 1,423 4,353 Southern 1,009 495 454 859 2,817 Total 6,654 2,832 2,803 6,107 18,396
Table 2 Pupils admitted to school of first choice in September 1991 by grade1 Education and Library Board Grade 1 2 3 4 Belfast 1,538 696 377 1,108 Western 1,359 350 482 969 North-Eastern 1,554 530 504 1,440 South-Eastern 1,233 315 454 1,325 Southern 929 393 342 733 Total 6,613 2,284 2,159 5,575 1 As pupils admitted to secondary and grammar schools in each board's area can transfer from primary schools in other board's area, it is not valid to compare tables 1 and 2 for each board.