AQW 491/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education for a breakdown of the drop-out rate of pupils at Year 13 across all schools for (i) 2019/2020; (ii) 2020/2021; and (iii) 2021/2022.
Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 24 May 2022
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 24 May 2022
- Answer due by
- 10 June 2022
- Answered
- 14 June 202221 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
An analysis of available data in the School Leavers Survey and in the Northern Ireland School Census indicates that approximately 2.2% of Year 13 pupils had a leaving date before the end of the 2019/20 academic year. The respective figure for 2020/21 was 2.6%. Information for 2021/22 will not be available until May 2023.