Written answers
Tuesday, 2 November 2021
Department of Education and Skills
School Curriculum
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin Bay North, Labour)
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524. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of second level schools that did not offer higher level tuition in either English, Irish or mathematics in 2017, 2018 or 2019. [52641/21]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The figures that the Deputy requested are set out in tabular form in the following table. The information is based on the annual October Returns which were submitted to the Department by Post Primary schools.
| 2017 | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Number of Schools | 715 |
| Number of Schools with Students doing Higher Level English | 662 |
| Number of Schools with Students doing Higher Level Maths | 650 |
| Number of Schools with Students doing Higher Level Irish | 652 |
| Number of Schools with no Students doing Higher Level English | 53 |
| Number of Schools with no Students doing Higher Level Maths | 65 |
| Number of Schools with no Students doing Higher Level Irish | 63 |
| 2018 | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Number of Schools | 722 |
| Number of Schools with Students doing Higher Level English | 660 |
| Number of Schools with Students doing Higher Level Maths | 645 |
| Number of Schools with Students doing Higher Level Irish | 652 |
| Number of Schools with no Students doing Higher Level English | 62 |
| Number of Schools with no Students doing Higher Level Maths | 77 |
| Number of Schools with no Students doing Higher Level Irish | 70 |
| 2019 | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Number of Schools | 723 |
| Number of Schools with Students doing Higher Level English | 665 |
| Number of Schools with Students doing Higher Level Maths | 650 |
| Number of Schools with Students doing Higher Level Irish | 650 |
| Number of Schools with no Students doing Higher Level English | 58 |
| Number of Schools with no Students doing Higher Level Maths | 73 |
| Number of Schools with no Students doing Higher Level Irish | 73 |
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin Bay North, Labour)
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525. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in which no student sat a higher level paper in either English, Irish or mathematics in 2017, 2018 and 2019. [52642/21]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations.
In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin Bay North, Labour)
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526. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of DEIS second level schools that did not have any student studying higher level English, mathematics or Irish in 2017, 2018 and 2019. [52643/21]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The figures that the Deputy requested are set out in tabular form in the following link. The information is based on the annual October Returns which were submitted to the Department by Post Primary schools.
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