David Stanton
Ceist:56 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the latest information available to him on the number of children who leave school without any qualification. [16186/00]
Written Answers. - Early School Leavers.
An estimated 770 pupils do not transfer from primary to second level schools each year based on data from the census of primary schools on those who left during the 1997-98 school year.
In addition, data from the ESRI-Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment 1998 annual school leavers' survey – December 1999 – show the following:
Table 1
|
Year of Survey |
Leavers in school year |
Leavers with no qualifications |
Leavers with Junior Cert. but no Leaving Cert. |
Leavers with Leaving Cert. |
All Leavers |
|
1996 |
94/95 |
2,700(4%) |
10,400(15%) |
55,400(81%) |
68,500 |
|
1997 |
95/96 |
2,500(4%) |
11,100(16%) |
54,300(80%) |
67,900 |
|
1998 |
96/97 |
2,500(4%) |
10,800(15%) |
56,500(81%) |
69,800 |