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Volume 421: debated on Wednesday 17 June 1981

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Written Answer

Northern Ireland: School Places And Pupils

Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:How many places were available and how many pupils there were at the most recent date in each of the primary and secondary schools of the Belfast Education and Library Board; and whether school numbers are likely to rise or fall significantly in future years.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office
(Lord Elton)

The pupil numbers and capacity of the schools controlled by the Belfast Education and Library Board at January 1980 are shown at Table A below.It is not possible to break down the school population projection figures by area board. Table B therefore gives the most recent projections for the whole of Northern Ireland. In the primary sector the projected numbers fall until 1986 and then rise, while in the secondary sector the projected numbers fall until 1993 and then rise.

TABLE A

BELFAST EDUCATION AND LIBRARY BOARD

Enrolments at January 1980

Average Permanent Places available at January 1980*

CONTROLLED GRAMMAR SCHOOLS
Grosvenor High School1,128850
Armadale Grammar School572700
Carolan Grammar School447550
Totals2,1472,100

CONTROLLED SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Park Parade Secondary School384820
Mountcollyer Secondary School386520
Kelvin Secondary School405700
Graymount Secondary School495810
Ashfield Girls' Secondary School595800
Ashfield Boys' Secondary School555760
Model Girls' Secondary School934930
Model Boys' Secondary School1,1251,980
Orangefield Boys' Secondary School1,0051,130
Dunlambert Boys' Secondary School463820
Larkfield Secondary School507950
Orangefield Girls' Secondary School876880
Somerdale Boys' Secondary School382700
Everton Girls' Secondary School574725
Deramore Secondary School785740
Cairnmartin Secondary School1,1851,670
Totals10,65614,935

CONTROLLED PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Belmont Primary School223270
Porter's Primary School87240
Currie Primary School210300
Finiston Primary School56120
Euston Street Primary School396480
Malone Primary School140270
Rosetta Primary School314390
Forth River Primary School250270
Woodvale Primary School136240
Springfield Primary School121240
Riddel Memorial Primary144210
Strand Primary School363480
Harding Memorial Primary498570
Mersey Street Primary School343630
Strandtown Primary School772990
Hemsworth Square Primary216480
Elmgrove Primary School583690
Botanic Primary School193300
Seaview Primary School371510
Nettlefield Primary School412480
Argyle Primary School126510
Avoniel Primary School387480
Beechfield Primary School189420
Orangefield Primary School334600
Carr's Glen Primary School450750
Grove Primary School300480
Sydenham Primary School246300
Wheatfield Junior Primary262360
Ballygolan Primary School205450
Lowwood Junior Primary School151390
Lowwood Infants Primary186180

Tanghmonagh Primary School222390
Robert Bell Primary School150312
Greenwood Primary School203270
Ulidia Primary School185300
Wheatfield Infants Primary174300
Springhill Primary School405405
Cliftonville Infants Primary115390
Cliftonville Junior Primary207
Skegoniel Primary School173450
Glenwood Infants Primary206390
Glenwood Junior Primary429570
Vere Foster Primary School383600
Edenbrooke Infants Primary146240
Edenbrooke Junior Primary186270
Stranmillis Primary School250270
Ligoniel Primary School102240
Finaghy Primary School571840
Cavehill Primary School278270
Suffolk Primary School223420
The Throne Primary School92330
Ballymiscaw Primary School3690
Knocknagoney Primary School163540
Black Mountain Primary School214570
Donegall Road Primary School305300
Ballysillan Primary School244510
Fernhill Primary School355420
Ulsterville Infants Primary School92210
Fane Street Primary School404720
Glencairn No.2 Primary School233270
Blythefield Primary School289630
Dundela Infants Primary School310270
Totals16,00924,912

*Excludes accommodation in temporary classrooms and buildings.

TABLE B

PUPIL PROJECTIONS BY SCHOOL TYPE

Primary (including Nursery Classes) Thousands

Secondary (including Grammar and Prep Departments of Grammar) Thousands

1981190·8163·6
1982185·6162·0
1983180·9160.0
1984177·6157·5
1985175.7154·6
1986175.5150·9
1987177.2146·4
1988179.9141.7
1989183·1137.6
1990187.2134.3
1991190.7132.7
1992194.0132.7
1993197.6133.8
1994200.5136.2
1995203.1139.1

House adjourned at twenty-five minutes before midnight.