Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 1551: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the average class sizes for both primary and secondary level. [1616/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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At primary level, for the 2005/06 school year, the average class size excluding integrated pupils was 24.1 and the average class size including integrated pupils was 24.5.

At second level, for the 2005/06 school year, the average class size was estimated at 18.9.

Note: Average Class size including integrated pupils incorporates those pupils with special education provision that are integrated with ordinary pupils in ordinary classes. Average Class size excluding integrated pupils does not incorporate those pupils with special education provision that are integrated with ordinary pupils in ordinary classes.