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Thursday, 13 April 2017

Department of Education and Skills

School Funding

Photo of Róisín ShortallRóisín 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]

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard 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 Schools3115 98.83%
Post-Primary Schools711 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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