Written answers
Tuesday, 25 May 2004
Department of Education and Science
Schools Statistics
7:00 pm
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 221: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of pupils in primary schools, in secondary schools and in higher education, distinguishing University, Institute of Technology and other types of college in each year since 1998. [15695/04]
Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table.
| Enrolments in Institutions Aided by the Department of Education and Science | |||||
| School Year | |||||
| 1998/99 | 1999/2000 | 2000/2001 | 2001/2002 | 2002/2003 | |
| NUMBER OF FULL-TIME PUPILS AT : | |||||
| First Level | |||||
| National Schools (Ordinary Classes Only) | 436,735 | 428,339 | 423,344 | 424,707 | 427,529 |
| National Schools with Pupils with Special Needs | 8,412 | 8,743 | 9,092 | 9,376 | 9,384 |
| Special National Schools | 7,386 | 7,228 | 7,124 | 6,982 | 6,807 |
| Total First Level | 452,533 | 444,310 | 439,560 | 441,065 | 443,720 |
| Second Level | |||||
| Secondary | 211,369 | 203,418 | 197,376 | 192,436 | 189,093 |
| Vocational | 97,998 | 98,451 | 96,842 | 96,467 | 98,233 |
| Community & Comprehensive | 52,684 | 51,991 | 51,166 | 51,175 | 51,905 |
| Total Second Level | 362,051 | 353,860 | 345,384 | 340,078 | 339,231 |
| Third Level | |||||
| H.E.A. Institutions | 63,737 | 66,914 | 69,254 | 72,168 | 74,922 |
| Institutes of Technology / Killybegs H.T.C. / TipperaryInstitute | 43,476 | 46,424 | 48,360 | 49,890 | 51,507 |
| National College of Ireland, Mater Dei Institute & Pontifical College | 641 | 1,434 | 1,417 | 1,508 | 1,696 |
| Teacher Training | |||||
| Primary — HEA (1) | 1,437 | 1,852 | 2,126 | 2,309 | 2,377 |
| Primary Non-HEA | 454 | 534 | 598 | 644 | 760 |
| Home Economics | 201 | 390 | 362 | 379 | 398 |
| Higher Diploma in Education(1) | 937 | 926 | 961 | 950 | 1,018 |
| Total Third Level | 108,509 | 115,696 | 119,991 | 124,589 | 129,283 |
| (1) These figures are included in the category "H.E.A. Institutions" above. |
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