Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent)
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471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of whole school evaluations carried out to date of voluntary second level schools, community schools, fee paying second level schools, other, for example faith based; and if she will indicate the proportionality of those evaluations regarding the total number of schools in each category. [45243/14]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The Inspectorate of my Department has conducted 428 whole-school evaluations (WSEs) in post-primary schools in the period 01 January 2009 to 21 November 2014. This represents 58% of all post-primary schools. The number of WSEs and the proportion conducted in each category of schools are as follows:

- Community Schools: 43 WSEs (53%)

- Comprehensive Schools: 9 WSEs (64%)

- Community Colleges: 32 WSEs (45%)

- Secondary Schools: 202 WSEs (63%)

- Fee paying Secondary schools: 40 WSEs (77%)

- ETB Schools: 102 WSEs (53%);

When planning the programme of evaluations in schools and centres for education, the Inspectorate seeks to ensure that there is balanced inspection coverage across school types. In addition to WSEs inspectors also conducted a wide range of other inspection and evaluation activities in post-primary schools in the same period.