Written answers
Thursday, 13 April 2017
Department of Education and Skills
School Funding
Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of publicly funded primary and secondary schools; and the proportion they represent respectively of the total number of schools. [19072/17]
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The following table sets out the number of publicly funded primary and post-primary schools; and the proportion they represent of the total number of schools.
Department Aided Schools* | Department Aided Schools as % of Total | |
---|---|---|
Primary Schools | 3115 | 98.83% |
Post-Primary Schools | 711 | 97.93% |
*Department-Aided Post Primary schools include 52 fee-paying post-primary schools, who receive public funding in the form of teacher salaries
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