AQW 27369/22-27


Mrs Michelle Guy
Alliance Party
Lagan Valley


Tabled Date: 19/05/2025
Answered On Date: 29/05/2025
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 27069/22-27, to detail: (i) the total number of non-target age applications that were made through the Education Authority's portal; and (ii) how many non-target age applications were not successful, for each of the last five years.


Answer:
The table below shows the total number of non-target age applications broken down by constituency that have applied through the Education Authority’s portal:
Underage 5 Year Statistics as at the End of Stage 2
Parlimentary Constituency
2020/2021
2021/2022
2022/2023
2023/2024
2024/2025
 
Applications
Not offered
Applications
Not offered
Applications
Not offered
Applications
Not offered
Applications
Not offered
Belfast East
121
89
118
71
155
99
134
58
174
77
Belfast North
266
230
282
160
367
290
274
197
304
187
Belfast South
149
139
172
151
173
157
159
153
166
133
Belfast West
245
206
244
104
380
235
366
241
359
197
East Antrim
229
131
224
142
242
143
212
135
208
116
East Londonderry
119
82
100
60
145
93
111
55
120
46
Fermanagh and South Tyrone
109
70
109
67
164
95
133
91
151
102
Foyle
250
181
247
168
298
215
241
150
272
229
Lagan Valley
137
110
146
116
198
157
133
104
164
108
Mid Ulster
146
123
129
78
151
94
135
111
133
93
Newry and Armagh
197
151
180
137
241
196
216
175
228
156
North Antrim
230
123
201
121
267
141
208
85
237
165
North Down
92
86
134
109
157
128
111
64
170
104
South Antrim
180
102
156
96
237
137
205
132
174
103
South Down
94
72
129
76
126
101
112
64
116
78
Strangford
135
77
140
76
178
134
158
106
169
147
Upper Bann
245
195
262
190
319
261
239
137
326
215
West Tyrone
191
114
177
73
239
104
209
104
186
105
Totals
3135
2281
3150
1995
4037
2780
3356
2162
3657
2361
The Education Authority has advised that the pre-school admissions application procedure for 2025-2026 is currently ongoing and statistics will not be available until after the close of Stage 2.