Welsh-medium education
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Welsh-medium education (Welsh: Addysg cyfrwng Cymraeg) is a form of education in Wales in which pupils are taught primarily through the medium of Welsh.
The aim of Welsh-medium education is to achieve fluency in both Welsh and English. All children over the age of seven receive some of their instruction in English. A significant minority of children in state funded primary and secondary schools in Wales are in Welsh-medium education. Their is some evidence that children in Welsh-medium schools tend to perform worse academically than others. A smaller proportion of people in higher levels of education study partially or fully through the medium of Welsh.
Formal Welsh-medium education began in Wales in 1939, and the first Welsh-medium secondary education began in 1962. In the following decades the provision was greatly expanded. The Welsh Government target is for 30% of pupils to be taught in this manner by 2031 and 40% by 2050.