HC Deb 19 May 2004 vol 421 c1097W
Mr. Chaytor

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pupils aged 11 to 15 there were in each of the last six years in maintained secondary schools in Northern Ireland; and how many and what percentage of pupils in the same period were aged 11 to 15 in maintained grammar schools in Northern Ireland. [172379]

Mr. Gardiner

The enrolment figures for 11 to 15-year-olds in grant aided schools in Northern Ireland for the last six years are as follows:

Secondary

(non-grammar) schools

Grammar

schools

Total
1998–99 85,418 46,263 131,681
1999–2000 85,851 46,479 132,330
2000–01 85,996 46,359 132,355
2001–02 85,247 46,483 131,730
2002–03 84,249 46,453 130,702
2003–04 82,880 46,268 129,148

The percentages for 11 to 15-year-old enrolments in grant aided schools in Northern Ireland for the last six years are as follows:

Secondary (non-grammar) schools Grammar schools
1998–99 64.9 35.1
1999–2000 64.9 35.1
2000–01 65.0 35.0
2001–02 64.7 35.3
2002–03 64.5 35.5
2003–04 64.2 35.8