the welsh language became a core subject in the national curriculum in wales in 1990.
when did the welsh language became a core subject in the national curriculum in wales?
1990
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welsh is now widely used in education, with 101,345 children and young people in wales receiving their education in welsh medium schools in 2014/15, 65,460 in primary and 35,885 in secondary. 26 per cent of all schools in wales are defined as welsh medium schools, with a further 7.3 per cent offering some welsh-medium instruction to pupils. 22 per cent of pupils are in schools in which welsh is the primary language of instruction. under the national curriculum, it is compulsory that all students study welsh up to the age of 16 as either a first or a second language. some students choose to continue with their studies through the medium of welsh for the completion of their a-levels as well as during their college years. all local education authorities in wales have schools providing bilingual or welsh-medium education. the remainder study welsh as a second language in english-medium schools. specialist teachers of welsh called support the teaching of welsh in the national curriculum. welsh is also taught in adult education classes. the welsh government has recently set up six centres of excellence in the teaching of welsh for adults, with centres in north wales, mid wales, south west, glamorgan, gwent. and cardiff.
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