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55.
Mr. Swingler
asked the Minister of Education if he will now state the figures for oversized classes in January, 1961,
| CERTAIN CLASSES IN MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY (EXCLUDING NURSERY AND SPECIAL) SCHOOLS | ||||||
| — | Junior classes over 30 | Senior classes over 30 | ||||
| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |||
| January, 1959 | … | … | 83,265 | 65·8 | 49,204 | 55·0 |
| January, 1960 | … | … | 80,818 | 64·4 | 50,384 | 53·5 |
| January, 1961 | … | … | 79,104 | 63·2 | 51,246 | 52·3 |
| — | Junior classes over 40 | Senior classes over 40 | ||||
| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |||
| January, 1959 | … | … | 22,928 | 18·1 | 4,297 | 4·8 |
| January, 1960 | … | … | 20,066 | 16·0 | 3,710 | 3·9 |
| January, 1961 | … | … | 18,065 | 14·4 | 3,047 | 3·1 |
| — | Junior classes over 50 | Senior classes over 50 | ||||
| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |||
| January, 1959 | … | … | 188 | 0·1 | 63 | 0·1 |
| January, 1960 | … | … | 138 | 0·1 | 65 | 0·1 |
| January, 1961 | … | … | 129 | 0·1 | 75 | 0·1 |
classes (wholly or mainly of children under 5) in primary schools. Of these, last January, 412 (18·9; per cent.) were classes with more than 30 children, 21 (1·0; per cent.) with more than 40 and 1 class with more than 50 children. The position in this age group has remained roughly unchanged in the last 3 years.