§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people aged 16 to 19 years were attending(a) colleges of further education and (b) sixth-form colleges at each of the colleges in Wales in the last academic year; what percentage left these colleges (i) with one, two or three A levels grade 'C' and above, (ii) with A-levels A to E and (iii) with NVQ levels 2 and 3; and what percentage left the colleges without a recognised qualification. [8917]
§ Mr. HainThe data collected centrally relate to students at college entered for examinations and do not permit analyses of students' qualifications as they leave college. Information on the number of people aged 16 to 18 attending further education colleges, including those described as sixth-form colleges, in Wales in December 1995 is given in the following table:
People aged 16 to 18 years at Further Education colleges in Wales at December 1995 College Full-time Part-time Aberdare college 135 136 Afan college 488 34 Barry college 638 222 Bridgend college 611 391 Carmarthenshire college of Technology and Art 886 401 Coleg Ceredigion 290 146 Coleg Glan Hafren 1,464 276 Coleg Llandrillo 1,112 249 Coleg Llysfasi 124 120 Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor 815 44 Coleg Menai 2,057 2,026 Coleg Powys 673 255 Deeside college 647 305 Gorseinon college 1,223 20 Gwent Tertiary college 3,484 631 Merthyr Tydfil college 302 115 Neath college 1,298 158 Pembrokeshire college 686 139 Pencoed college 162 26 Pontypridd college 1,105 241 St. David's VI Form college 708 0 Swansea college 1,261 249 Welsh college of Horticulture 84 53 Yale college 1,654 264 Ystrad Mynach college 487 108 Source: The college performance information booklet: 1996. Further Education institutions in Wales.