Written answers
Wednesday, 7 July 2010
Department of Education and Science
School Curriculum
12:00 pm
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 411: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 592 of 29 June 2010, the number of schools and the total number of students that participated in the transition year programme on an annual basis for the years 2004 to 2010 inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30369/10]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The data requested by the Deputy on the number of Transition year students and schools for the years 2003/04 to 2009/10 are on the attached file. The data are extracted from the returns made by post-primary schools to my Department as at 30th September each year.
Number of Transition year students and schools by year | |||||||
School year | No. of schools | No. of students | |||||
2003/04 | 498 | 23,841 | |||||
2004/05 | 522 | 24,841 | |||||
2005/06 | 528 | 25,861 | |||||
2006/07 | 524 | 27,129 | |||||
2007/08 | 532 | 27,793 | |||||
2008/09 | 553 | 28,391 | |||||
2009/10 | 555 | 28,657 | |||||
Source: Department of Education and Skills, Database Section, Schools' Division | |||||||
Date: July, 2010 |
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