HC Deb 27 June 1995 vol 262 c617W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many young people in Wales who reached the school leaving age in 1994(a) stayed at school to seek qualifications higher than GCSEs or equivalent, (b) stayed at school to take further GCSEs (c) left school to take courses of further or higher education and (d) are not in training, education or employment. [31019]

Mr. Richards

[holding answer 26 June 1995]: The available information is contained in the following table. The figures relate to pupils on school rolls in LEA-maintained, grant-maintained and independent schools at the time of the January 1994 census, who would have attained school leaving age by 31 August 1994. The available information does not distinguish, in relation to those staying at school, between those proposing to do further GCSEs and those undertaking higher qualifications.

Intended destinations of pupils of school leaving age
Pupils continuing full time education at:
School 13,535
Further or Higher Education College 9,850
Pupils entering into full time employment or Youth Training 4,720
Other (including part time education, part time employment, unemployment or unknown) 3,915

Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many young people in Wales reached the school leaving age in 1994. [31017]

Mr. Richards

[holding answer 26 June 1995]: Some 32,339 pupils on school rolls at the time of the January 1994 schools census would have attained school leaving age by 31 August 1994.