Written answers

Wednesday, 22 March 2006

Department of Education and Science

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

9:00 pm

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 242: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the names and addresses of all primary schools in Meath, Cork city and county and Tipperary; the number of pupils per school; and the pupil-teacher ratio per school in the current school year. [11224/06]

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy refers to pupil-teacher ratio at individual school level. However, a certain amount of ex quota teachers such as special needs and learning support teachers are shared between primary schools. In the official statistics, such teachers are recorded under the base school only. It is, therefore, not possible to give a completely accurate picture of pupil-teacher ratio at individual school level. These difficulties even out when data on pupil-teacher ratios are aggregated to county or county council level.

With regard to the areas of interest to the Deputy, the following pupil-teacher ratios applied in the 2004-05 academic year: County Meath, 20.2; Cork city, 16.7; Cork county, 19.2; and County Tipperary, 17.7. Part-time teachers are not included in these PTR figures. School lists with details on pupil enrolments are available on the Department of Education and Science website.

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