Vol. 434 No. 3
114 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the number of second level school leavers in each of the years 1991 and 1992; the number thereof who were at work, unemployed, in further education or not available for work and emigrated, respectively, one year afterwards.
The data available to my Department relating to school leavers is derived from the annual survey on the economic status of school-leavers, conducted by the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI on behalf of my Department. The results of the survey are based on a national sample of approximately 2,000 leavers drawn from the estimated total of 67,000 who leave second-level education annually.
As the survey traces the career paths of leavers approximately one year after they have left school, the relevant data regarding school leavers in the academic year to end June 1992 are not yet available. The results will not be available until the end of this year.
The number of people who left second-level education during the academic year to end June 1991 and their economic status one year later was as follows:
Economic Status of School Leavers of the Academic Year to end June 1991 one year later (June 1992)
|
Status |
Male |
Female |
Total |
% |
|
Employed |
11,800 |
11,600 |
23,300 |
34.9 |
|
Unemployed — after loss of job |
1,700 |
2,100 |
3,900 |
5.8 |
|
(of which on schemes) |
(300) |
(220) |
(500) |
(0.7) |
|
Unemployed — seeking first job |
5,600 |
5,000 |
10,500 |
15.7 |
|
(of which on schemes) |
(1,600) |
(1,500) |
(3,100) |
(4.6) |
|
Student |
10,900 |
11,700 |
22,500 |
33.7 |
|
Unavailable for work |
300 |
900 |
1,100 |
1.7 |
|
Emigrated |
2,200 |
3,400 |
5,600 |
8.4 |
|
Total |
32,300 |
34,600 |
66,900 |
100.0 |
115 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the number of second level school leavers in each of the years 1991 and 1992 giving the number who left school with no qualifications, with Intermediate or Group Certificate and with Leaving Certificate, respectively.
The data available to my Department relating to school leavers is derived from the annual survey on the economic status of school-leavers, conducted by the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI on behalf of my Department. The results of the survey are based on a national sample of approximately 2,000 leavers drawn from the estimated total of 67,000 who leave second-level education annually.
As the survey traces the career paths of leavers approximately one year after they have left school, the relevant data regarding school leavers in the academic year to end June 1992 are not yet available. These results will not be available until the end of this year.
The number of people who left second-level education during the academic year to end June 1991, and the educational level they reached are as follows:
Number of 1990/1991 Second-Level School-Leavers by Educational Level.
|
Educational Level |
Estimated Number |
|
Leaving Certificate |
50,000 |
|
Inter. Cert/Group Cert. |
11,700 |
|
No Qualifications |
5,200 |
|
Total Number of Leavers |
66,900 |
