Written answers

Wednesday, 7 July 2010

Department of Education and Science

School Curriculum

12:00 pm

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi 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]

Photo of Mary CoughlanMary 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 yearNo. of schoolsNo. of students
2003/0449823,841
2004/0552224,841
2005/0652825,861
2006/0752427,129
2007/0853227,793
2008/0955328,391
2009/1055528,657
Source: Department of Education and Skills, Database Section, Schools' Division
Date: July, 2010

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