Written answers
Tuesday, 10 October 2023
Department of Education and Skills
School Enrolments
Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party)
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216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of 6th-class students currently enrolled in primary schools in the Dublin 8 SPA (2022-2023) in tabular form, specifying the number of students in Catholic, Church of Ireland, and multi-denominational primary schools; and the total number of first-year secondary school places that will be available next year (2023-2024) in the SPA, specifying the total number of spaces available in Catholic, Church of Ireland, and multi-denominational secondary schools. [43962/23]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Please find attached requested data regarding the number of 6th class pupils in Dublin 8 SPA. Data is taken from the Primary Online Database and is for academic year 2022-2023 as per the census date of 30th September 2022.
The post-primary school planning area for Dublin 8 is served by 5 post-primary schools. The following post-primary schools currently serve the Dublin 8 School Planning Area:
- CBS Synge
- St Patricks Cathedral Grammar School
- CBS James Street
- Mercy Secondary School
- Presentation College
School Name | Roll No | Ethos | 1st year Admissions 24/25 |
---|---|---|---|
CBS Synge Street | 60470D | CATHOLIC | 48 |
St Patricks Cathedral Grammar School | 60660I | CHURCH OF IRELAND | 50 |
C.B.S. James Street | 60410I | CATHOLIC | 60 |
Mercy Secondary School | 60872A | CATHOLIC | 72 |
Presentation College | 60792C | CATHOLIC | 48 |
6th class pupil in Dublin 8 SPA | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethos | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Catholic | 298 | 268 | 283 | 280 | 255 | 272 | 324 | 307 |
Church Of Ireland | 36 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 41 | 37 | 40 |
Multi Denominational | 54 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 44 | 57 | 55 | 81 |
Grand Total | 2403 | 320 | 347 | 346 | 331 | 370 | 416 | 428 |
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