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Mr. Kilfedder
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many academic staff were employed at each of the general teacher training colleges in each year from 1970, in total and in terms of full-time equivalents; and what were the full-time student enrolments at each college over the same period.
Mr. Goodhart
The information is as follows:
| COLLEGES OF EDUCATION STRANMILLIS | ||||
| Academic staff* | ||||
| … | Total | Full-time equivalents | Students† | |
| 1970–71 | … | 116 | 114 | 1,192 |
| 1971–72 | … | 119 | 117 | 1,259 |
| 1972–73 | … | 122 | 119 | 1,276 |
| 1973–74 | … | 123 | 121 | 1,289 |
| 1974–75 | … | 122 | 119 | 1,252 |
| 1975–76 | … | 124 | 120 | 1,281 |
| 1976–77 | … | 120 | 118 | 1,202 |
| 1977–78 | … | 112 | 109 | 1,013 |
| 1978–79 | … | 118 | 115 | 956 |
| 1979–80 | … | 117 | 113 | 866 |
| ST. MARY'S | ||||
| Academic staff* | ||||
| … | Total | Full-time equivalents | Students† | |
| 1970–71 | … | 51 | 49 | 507 |
| 1971–72 | … | 54 | 50 | 551 |
| 1972–73 | … | 56 | 52 | 566 |
| 1973–74 | … | 60 | 54 | 554 |
| 1974–75 | … | 59 | 55 | 549 |
| 1975–76 | … | 60 | 55 | 545 |
| 1976–77 | … | 56 | 50 | 522 |
| 1977–78 | … | 55 | 52 | 459 |
| 1978–79 | … | 55 | 52 | 450 |
| 1979–80 | … | 51 | 48 | 426 |
| ST. JOSEPH'S | ||||
| Academic staff* | ||||
| … | Total | Full-time equivalents | Students† | |
| 1970–71 | … | 38 | 36 | 428 |
| 1971–72 | … | 42 | 40 | 461 |
| 1972–73 | … | 47 | 45 | 468 |
| 1973–74 | … | 50 | 46 | 464 |
| 1974–75 | … | 48 | 45 | 453 |
| 1975–76 | … | 50 | 47 | 457 |
| 1976–77 | … | 48 | 45 | 438 |
| 1977–78 | … | 46 | 43 | 382 |
| 1978–79 | … | 49 | 45 | 366 |
| 1979–80 | … | 50 | 45 | 331 |
| * Includes full-time academic staff on study leave and their replacements. | ||||
| † Includes both initial and in-service students. | ||||