§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the average cost of educating a child for(a) one year and (b) two years in school above the age of 16. [31353]
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansLocal education authority returns to the Welsh Office used to calculate pupil unit cost figures do not separately identify expenditure by age of pupil. As a consequence, no estimates are available on the average cost of educating a pupil aged 16 and above.
§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of 16-year-old children in each county who returned to school for one year left with(a) an additional qualification, (b) an improved grade at GCSE and (c) an alternative qualification. [31355]
§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the sum received by schools for each child who returns to school after the age of 16 years; and on what basis and by what calculations such sums are made and paid. [31357]
§ Mr. EvansNo estimates of such sums are made. Local education authorities are responsible for the allocation of funds to schools.
§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of 16-year-olds in each county who returned to school for two years, left school without (i) an A-level(a) above grade C and (b) above grade E and (ii) an equivalent qualification. [31354]
§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of 16-year-olds returned to school for(a) one year, (b) two years and (c) three years in each county during the last school year. [31356]
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§ Mr. EvansThe information requested is not collected centrally. Overall, in 1994–95 39.3 per cent. of 16-year-olds at maintained schools in Wales in the previous academic year returned to school.