§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of 16-year-olds stay on in full-time education. [18924]
§ Mr. RichardsThe information requested is as follows:
16-year-olds in full-time education 1994–951 Number Percentage of mid year population Schools2 13,074 39 Further and Higher Education Institutions3 10,770 32 Total 23,844 72 1Numbers enrolled at January for schools, November for further education institutions and December for Higher education institutions. Age at 31 August prior to academic year. Provisional. 2All maintained and independent schools. 3Includes the University of Wales. Full-time, short full-time, short course and sandwich students.
§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the number of extra pupils that will be coming into full-time statutory education in each of the next three years and the number of teachers that will need to be employed on the basis of the pupil-teacher ratio of 1989–90. [19918]
§ Mr. RichardsThe available information is as follows:
1995 1996 1997 1998 Estimated Welsh population of an age to receive statutory full-time education1 433,100 435,000 435,900 435,900 Change on previous year — 1,900 900 0 Source:
Government Actuary's Department 1994 based population projection.
Notes:
1At January each year, aged 5–15 or 16 but not yet of school leaving age.
The 1989–90 pupil/teacher ratio for all pupils within Welsh schools, including the pupils who were younger than five or over the school leaving age, was 18.1. No assessment has been made centrally of the need for additional teachers.