Written question WQ94560
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- Rhys ab OwenIndependent
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- Cabinet Secretary for Education
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Question
Will the Welsh Government share the figures it has on the number of children whose household's first language is neither Welsh nor English, who are in Welsh-medium education, compared with English-medium education in every local authority?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Education
Data is not collected centrally on the first language of the household. The Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC) collects data on the first language of each pupil aged 5+. The table below contains information on pupils whose first language is not Welsh or English analysed by whether those pupils are taught Welsh as a first language or not.
Table 1: Number of pupils aged 5+ whose first language is not Welsh or English by local authority and study of Welsh, January 2024
LA code
Local authority
Taught Welsh as a first language
Not taught Welsh as a first language
660
Isle of Anglesey
75
50
661
Gwynedd
320
325
662
Conwy
25
545
663
Denbighshire
10
640
664
Flintshire
15
1,410
665
Wrexham
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1,835
666
Powys
5
765
667
Ceredigion
130
415
668
Pembrokeshire
10
435
669
Carmarthenshire
105
1,065
670
Swansea
15
4,380
671
Neath Port Talbot