'Concern' over exodus of Welsh-speakers to English universities
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Getty Images 49% of pupils from Welsh-medium schools went to universities in England, such as Cambridge
Half of the pupils from Welsh-medium schools who started at university this academic year have left Wales. 49% went to England and 1% to Scotland, while 50% stayed in Wales. Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, a Welsh-medium higher education network which collected the figures, said it was a "concern that so many students leave Wales to study in universities where there are no opportunities to continue studying in Welsh".
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