Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent)
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Question 1265: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will provide the number of students in the second level education system in the 2009-10 school year; the number of students enrolled in the second level education (details supplied) system during the 2008/2009 school year. [34184/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The number for post-primary enrolments are based on the returns from schools of students enrolled as at 30th September each year.

The number of students enrolled in the mainstream Junior and Leaving Certificate programmes during 2008/2009 was 307,944. If PLC and Core VTOS students enrolled in post-primary schools are included this figure is 342,324.

The processing of 2009/2010 enrolments as at 30th September has just commenced therefore final figures are not available at this time.

Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent)
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Question 1266: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the projected enrolments for the second level education system in respect of the years (details supplied). [34185/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The following link to the Department of Education and Science's website provides data on projections of full-time enrolment in all teaching institutions aided by this Department at First, Second and Third level (including information on various underlying assumptions with regard to demography and retention): http://www.education.ie/servlet/blobservlet/des_proj_fte_2008_2030.doc?language=EN

Projections of enrolment for all schools at Second Level can be found in table 2. It should be noted that since these data were published by my Department last December the figure for total enrolment at Second Level, in September 2008, has been confirmed as 341,312. The projected figures for 2009 onwards will be updated soon.