§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the average class sizes in(a) junior and (b) secondary schools in each local education authority in Wales in each of the last three years. [135224]
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§ Mr. HansonThe following is the available information for 1997–98 and 1998–99. Responsibility for education transferred to the National Assembly for Wales on 1 July 1999.
Average class sizes for registered Key Stages 2 classes in maintained primary schools 1997–98 1998–99 Isle of Anglesey 24.6 24.2 Gwynedd 25.0 24.9 Conwy 27.2 27.2 Denbighshire 27.7 27.6 Flintshire 29.8 28.0 Wrexham 28.6 28.0 Powys 24.1 23.7 Ceredigion 22.4 21.9 Pembrokeshire 24.6 25.0 Carmarthenshire 23.5 23.9 Swansea 28.6 29.1 Neath Port Talbot 26.8 27.1 Bridgend 30.5 29.7 Vale of Glamorgan 28.6 28.2 Rhondda Cynon Taff 28.8 28.0 Merthyr Tydfil 28.9 28.3 Caerphilly 29.2 28.9 Blaenau Gwent 30.1 29.8 Torfaen 30.4 28.5 Monmouthshire 29.4 29.5 Newport 30.1 29.3 Cardiff 28.9 28.6
Average class sizes for registered classes in maintained secondary schools 1997–98 1998–99 Isle of Anglesey 19.5 20.5 Gwynedd 17.7 18.1 Conwy 20.8 22.1 Denbighshire 19.9 20.3 Flintshire 20.1 19.8 Wrexham 22.0 22.7 Powys 17.7 17.8 Ceredigion 19.7 18.2 Pembrokeshire 21.5 20.5 Carmarthenshire 20.9 20.8 Swansea 21.0 20.8 Neath Port Talbot 20.9 21.1 Bridgend 21.7 20.7 Vale of Glamorgan 22.4 21.0 Rhondda Cynon Taff 20.5 20.6 Merthyr Tydfil 19.2 20.2 Caerphilly 20.5 20.9 Blaenau Gwent 19.3 19.5 Torfaen 21.0 21.2 Monmouthshire 20.2 21.2 Newport 21.4 21.8 Cardiff 22.5 23.2