Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 661: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of secondary schools here that offer transition year to students; the percentage of secondary schools that offer transition year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6119/10]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 720: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of second level schools which offer transition year; the number of students currently in transition year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7503/10]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 661 and 720 together.

The number of students taking the Transition Year programme is extracted from the returns made by post-primary schools of students enrolled as at 30th September each year. There were 732 recognised post-primary schools in 2008/09 of which 553 (76%) offered the Transition Year programme. The number of students enrolled in the Transition Year programme during 2008/2009 was 28,350. The processing of 2009/2010 enrolments as at 30th September is currently under way and therefore final figures are not available at this time.