Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students currently attending second level education aged 18 years and over. [9225/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The most recent year for which my Department has finalised enrolment figures at Post Primary level is 2013/2014 as the data for the current school year, 2014/2015 is currently being finalised.

The number of 18 year old pupils enrolled in the Post Primary sector as at 30th September 2013 was 12,899 and by 30th June 2014, that figure has risen to 41,820. In other words, almost 29,000 pupils turned 18 in the course of that school year. The Deputy is advised that these enrolment figures exclude those students who were enrolled in Post Leaving Certificate (PLC), Repeat Leaving Certificate or those enrolled on the Core VTOS programme.