AQW 45636/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
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.
Asked by Michelle Guy MLA on 6 May 2026
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 6 May 2026
- Answer due by
- 21 May 2026
- Answered
- 15 May 20269 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
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) |