asked the Minister for Education the total cost to the State of secondary education in the current year; how many students are involved; and the number of vocational students involved who are (a) full-time and (b) part-time.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Cost of Secondary Education.
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In the current year's Estimates, £3,826,000 is being provided for secondary education and £2,333,500 for vocational education including in both cases the cost of administration and inspection. At the beginning of this school-year there were 89,205 pupils in secondary schools. The most recent year for which pupil figures are available for vocational schools is 1961/62. In that year the numbers were:—
|
Whole-time day students |
28,325 |
|
Part-time day students |
10,766 |
|
Part-time evening students |
57,810 |
Would the Minister say if those figures include what are called secondary tops in a primary school or are they excluded?
They would not include them.