§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many and what percentage of 16-year-olds left school in Wales with no formal qualifications, for each education authority, in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [39080]
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§ Mr. HagueThe readily available information for the years specified relates to those pupils, aged 16 and over, who left school without any GCSE, A or AS-level
Number and percentage of pupils leaving school, aged 16 and over, without any GCSE, A or AS level qualifications Maintained schools in: 1989–901 1990–911 1991–922 1992–932 1993–942 Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Clwyd 355 7 335 8 450 10 380 9 310 7 Dyfed 565 14 570 15 335 9 405 10 350 9 Gwent 815 15 900 18 645 13 635 14 620 13 Gwynedd 325 11 280 10 235 9 205 7 145 6 Mid Glamorgan 1,570 24 1,280 20 1,100 19 915 16 950 17 Powys 105 7 45 3 75 6 65 5 70 6 South Glamorgan 680 15 560 13 645 14 575 14 555 13 West Glamorgan 650 15 385 9 500 12 470 12 375 9 Wales (including Independent Schools) 5,080 14 4,400 13 4,030 12 3,695 12 3,395 11 1 From School Examinations Survey, of a sample of school leavers. 2 From Intended Destinations of Pupils (RD1) Survey.