AQW 45636/22-27
Mrs Michelle Guy
Alliance Party
Lagan Valley
Tabled Date: 06/05/2026
Answered On Date: 15/05/2026
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of (i) tracer letters that have been sent out by the Education Authority for children missing from school; and (ii) children that were on each letter, in each of the last five years.
Answer:
Academic Year | Number of tracer letters sent to Primary & Special Schools and the number of children on each one | Number of Tracers Letters sent to Post Primary & Special Schools and the number of children on each one | 2025/26 (at 8/5/26) | 4 (59,29,14,26) | 4 (23,10,14,20) | 2024/25 | 4 (27,12,31,6) | 4 (16,12,25,2) | 2023/24 | 5 (13,7,23,16,4) | 5 (11,3,16,21,10) | 2022/23 | 4 (13,16,10,13) | 4 (2,12,8,4) | 2021/22 | 5 (9,4,7,26,18) | 5 (9,16,3,13,2) |
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