Written answers
Thursday, 13 July 2023
Department of Education and Skills
School Admissions
Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the average class size for primary schools in each county in the school years 2019/2020, 2020/2021, 2021/2022 and 2022/2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35288/23]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Please find attached requested data.
The figures are based on mainstream classes in mainstream schools for each academic year and are collated from the relevant Class Size tables published on the DES website and can be found at the following link; www.gov.ie/en/collection/class-size-information-at-individual-primary-school-level/.
| Local Authority | Ave. Class Size 2019 | Ave. Class Size 2020 | Ave. Class Size 2021 | Ave. Class Size 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow County Council | 25.0 | 23.8 | 23.9 | 23.0 |
| Cavan County Council | 23.3 | 22.7 | 22.0 | 22.6 |
| Clare County Council | 22.9 | 22.2 | 21.4 | 22.0 |
| Cork City Council | 22.3 | 21.6 | 21.4 | 21.4 |
| Cork County Council | 24.5 | 23.5 | 22.9 | 23.2 |
| Donegal County Council | 22.7 | 22.2 | 21.6 | 22.0 |
| Dublin City Council | 23.0 | 22.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown | 25.6 | 24.8 | 24.3 | 24.4 |
| Fingal County Council | 25.8 | 25.5 | 24.9 | 24.5 |
| Galway City Council | 22.9 | 22.7 | 22.4 | 22.5 |
| Galway County Council | 23.1 | 22.2 | 21.7 | 22.1 |
| Kerry County Council | 23.2 | 22.0 | 21.4 | 22.5 |
| Kildare County Council | 25.3 | 24.7 | 24.3 | 24.2 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 24.6 | 23.3 | 22.9 | 23.6 |
| Laois County Council | 24.1 | 23.2 | 22.6 | 22.7 |
| Leitrim County Council | 23.8 | 22.3 | 21.6 | 23.0 |
| Limerick City and County Council | 23.9 | 23.1 | 22.7 | 22.7 |
| Longford County Council | 22.8 | 21.2 | 20.6 | 21.4 |
| Louth County Council | 24.7 | 24.2 | 23.5 | 23.2 |
| Mayo County Council | 22.0 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 21.3 |
| Meath County Council | 25.5 | 24.6 | 23.9 | 23.6 |
| Monaghan County Council | 24.3 | 23.3 | 23.2 | 23.0 |
| Offaly County Council | 23.7 | 22.8 | 22.0 | 22.0 |
| Roscommon County Council | 22.7 | 21.5 | 21.9 | 21.5 |
| Sligo County Council | 23.0 | 22.6 | 21.8 | 21.8 |
| South Dublin County Council | 24.5 | 24.1 | 23.7 | 23.5 |
| Tipperary County Council | 23.4 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 21.9 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 24.0 | 23.4 | 23.2 | 22.6 |
| Westmeath County Council | 24.4 | 23.3 | 23.2 | 22.8 |
| Wexford County Council | 24.5 | 22.9 | 22.2 | 22.9 |
| Wicklow County Council | 24.8 | 24.1 | 23.6 | 23.3 |
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