Written answers
Wednesday, 1 April 2015
Department of Education and Skills
School Patronage
Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that are under church patronage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13449/15]
Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is in the table.
Schools under Church patronage 2014-15
| Primary mainstream | Post-primary * | |
|---|---|---|
Patron Body | Mainstream primary schools | Voluntary Secondary School |
| Catholic Bishop | 2,786 | 42 |
| Church of Ireland Bishop | 164 | 2 |
| Presbyterian Church | 17 | |
| Joint patronage of a Catholic Bishop and Church of Ireland Bishop | 1 | |
| Joint patronage of Church of Ireland and Presbyterian Church | 3 | |
| Joint patronage of Church of Ireland, Presbyterian Church and Methodist Church | 1 | |
| Methodist Church | 1 | 1 |
| Schools with other patron bodies | 165 | 330 |
| Total schools | 3,138 | 375 |
Note 1:
Catholic bishops are also joint patrons to 39 of the 81 Community Schools.
Note 2:
A Church of Ireland Bishop is also a joint patron of one of the 14 Comprehensive schools.
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