Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 217: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of whole school evaluations that will take place in 2007 in primary schools and post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5099/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Inspectorate of my Department has planned to undertake 156 whole-school evaluations (WSE) at primary level in 2007. At post-primary level 62 whole-school evaluations are planned. Therefore, it is planned that 218 WSEs will be conducted during the current year.

In addition to the programme of WSEs at primary level a further 80 evaluations of specific curricular areas are planned. These areas are Science and Mathematics (40 schools) and Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) (40 schools).