Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 347: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of full-time students attending categories of second level schools (details supplied) for the most recent year for which data are available. [7336/06]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 348: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of full-time second level students attending schools outside of the free fees scheme in the calendar year 2005 or the most recent year for which data are available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7337/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 347 and 348 together.

In the school year 2003-04, which is the last one for which there are published statistics, there were 186,597 students enrolled in secondary schools; some 70,775 students enrolled in VEC schools, including community colleges, and 50,946 enrolled in community and comprehensive schools. These figures exclude PLC students. The figures for the 2004-05 school year will be available in my Department's statistical report which will be published later this year. In the school year 2003-04 there were 26,130 second level students enrolled in 59 fee-paying schools.