Kids more literate and numerate than Belfast counterparts
PRIMARY Five, Six and Seven pupils in the Western Education and Library Board (WELB) are more literate and numerate than their Belfast counterparts but can’t read, write and count as well as children in most other parts of the province.
The latest information shows 81.5 per cent of city or town dwelling pupils aged 8 to 11 achieved Level 4 or above in English and 81.4 per cent achieved Level 4 or above in Mathematics in WELB in 2011/12.
This was better than Belfast, where 76.9 per cent achieved Level 4 or above in English and 78.2 per cent achieved Level 4 or above in Mathematics.
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Hide AdBut it was worse than in the North Eastern (English, 82.1 per cent; and Maths, 82.1 per cent) and South Eastern (English, 84.9 per cent; and Maths, 85.7 per cent).
Literacy levels were lower in the Southern Board than in the WELB with an achievement rate of 79.9 per cent; but the numeracy level was higher with an achievement rate of 81.6 per cent.