Schools

Mr. Wm. Ross
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the total number of schoolchildren in Northern Ireland as (a) primary schools, voluntary and maintained, (b) secondary schools including grammar, voluntary and maintained; what is the number of teachers in each category; and what is the average size of class in each category.

Mr. Goodhart
[pursuant to his reply, 12 November 1979, c. 479]: Provisional  figures for pupils and teachers at January 1979 are as follows: --------------------------------
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|Primary Schools               |||
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|Controlled                    |
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|Voluntary/Voluntary Maintained|
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|Secondary Schools             |||
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|Controlled                    |
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|Voluntary/Voluntary Maintained|
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Information on the average size of classes is not yet available for January 1979, but figures for January 1978 are as follows:
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|Primary Schools               ||
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|Controlled                    |
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|Voluntary/Voluntary Maintained|
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|Secondary Schools             ||
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|Controlled                    |
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|Voluntary/Voluntary Maintained|
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Mr. Wm. Ross
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total number of children entering primary school in each of the last five years in Northern Ireland.

Mr. Goodhart
[pursuant to his reply, 12 November 1979, c. 479]: The number of children enrolled in primary 1 classes in January of each of the last five years was as follows: --------------------
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|1975              |
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|1976              |
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|1977              |
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|1978              |
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|1979 (provisional)|
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These figures exclude enrolment in nursery classes or reception classes. Comparable figures for preparatory departments of grammar schools are not readily available.