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?
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 |
[c] |
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 |
10 |
805 |
|
672 |
Bridgend |
[c] |
730 |
|
673 |
The Vale of Glamorgan |
[c] |
1,100 |
|
674 |
Rhondda Cynon Taf |
[c] |
1,070 |
|
675 |
Merthyr Tydfil |
[c] |
575 |
|
676 |
Caerphilly |
10 |
555 |
|
677 |
Blaenau Gwent |
0 |
340 |
|
678 |
Torfaen |
[c] |
330 |
|
679 |
Monmouthshire |
[c] |
320 |
|
680 |
Newport |
5 |
4,785 |
|
681 |
Cardiff |
125 |
12,150 |
|
999 |
Wales |
880 |
34,630 |
Source: Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC)
Notes: Figures rounded to nearest 5.
[c] = Numbers between 1 and 4 have been suppressed to protect the confidentiality of personal information.
Does not include pupils in nursery and special schools and pupils whose first language is unknown.