Written question asked by Chris Ruane (Labour) on Monday, 27 February 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 1 March 2006. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Monday, 6 March 2006 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.
Educational Attainment
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of 16-year-olds left school without any qualifications in each (a) ward, (b) county and (c) constituency in Northern Ireland in the last year for which figures are available.
- Answer
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(a) The requested information has been placed in the Library.(b) Information is not available for each county in Northern Ireland, but is provided in respect of each education and library board area. The percentage of 16-year-olds resident in each education and library board area who left school in 2003–04 without any qualifications is as follows:
Education and Library Board Number of 16-year-old school leavers with no qualifications Number of 16-year-old school leavers Percentage of 16-year-old school leavers with no qualifications Missing/incomplete postcode 30 199 15.1 Belfast 282 1,594 17.7 Western 224 1,858 12.1 North Eastern 175 2,856 6.1 South Eastern 234 2,562 9.1 Southern 208 2,923 7.1 (c) The percentage of 16-year-olds resident in each constituency who left school in 2003–04 without any qualifications is as follows:
Constituency Number of 16-year-old school leavers with no qualifications Number of 16-year-old school leavers Percentage of 16-year-old school leavers with no qualifications Missing/incomplete postcode 30 199 15.1 Belfast East 48 449 10.7 Belfast North 84 605 13.9 Belfast South 49 333 14.7 Belfast West 158 692 22.8 East Antrim 26 530 4.9 East Londonderry 71 646 11.0 Fermanagh and South Tyrone 20 499 4.0 Foyle 130 672 19.3 Lagan Valley 49 670 7.3 Mid Ulster 31 685 4.5 Newry and Armagh 93 928 10.0 North Antrim 48 852 5.6 North Down 45 439 10.3 South Antrim 39 711 5.5 South Down 70 853 8.2 Strangford 55 692 7.9 Upper Bann 58 903 6.4 West Tyrone 49 634 7.7
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 55573; 443 c1124W;443 c1124W
- Session
- 2005-06
- Related items
- Subjects
- Qualifications Northern Ireland School leaving certificates
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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