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Mr. Thomas Cox
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the total number of children attending nursery schools in each region of Northern
| Nursery schools | Primary schools | Other schools (July 1978) | ||||||
| Area Board | (January 1979provisional) | Nursery classes | Other | Preparatory departments | Special schools | Total | ||
| Belfast | … | … | 1,088 | 720 | 2,794 | 154 | 37 | 4,793 |
| Western | … | … | 165 | 97 | 3,327 | 19 | 16 | 3,624 |
| North-Eastern | … | 889 | 222 | 4,041 | 53 | 6 | 5,211 | |
| South-Eastern | … | 581 | 118 | 3,161 | 85 | 5 | 3,950 | |
| Southern | … | … | 534 | 592 | 3,945 | 15 | 0 | 5,086 |
| TOTAL | … | 3,257 | 1,749 | 17,268 | 326 | 64 | 22,664 | |
| No information is available on the total number of children under five in each education and library board area. However, in January 1979, in Northern Ireland as a whole, 18 per cent. of all children under five were in schools, of which 2·6 per cent. were in nursery schools. | ||||||||