We look at each ward to see where there is the highest percentage of residents who have left school with no qualifications. All 18 wards in South Tyneside are listed below in order of highest to lowest in the percentage of people with no qualifications. (Figures taken from the last UK census in 2011.)
9. Harton
There are 2,036 people over the age of 16 without qualifications - that's 29.2%. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google
10. Monkton
Monkton ward and Whitburn and Marsden ward both had 27.2% of people without qualifications. For Monkton that's a total of 1,862. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google
11. Whitburn and Marsden
Whitburn and Marsden is also at 27.2%. There was 1,682 people without qualifications at the time of the last census. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google
12. Fellgate and Hedworth
In this ward 1,713 people aged 16 had no qualifications - that's 27%. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google