asked the Minister for Education the average cost to the State per secondary pupil in each of the schools years 1926-1963 in (a) current prices, (b) constant 1926 school prices, and (c) constant 1964 prices, based on the continuous price index of Central Statistics Office, base 1914=100.
Written Answers. - Cost of Secondary School Pupils.
71.
The average cost to the State per secondary pupil in each of the school-years 1926-63 was as follows :—
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
|
1926-27 |
11 |
16 |
7 |
|
1927-28 |
12 |
8 |
4 |
|
1928-29 |
13 |
3 |
9 |
|
1929-30 |
13 |
1 |
5 |
|
1930-31 |
13 |
6 |
5 |
|
1931-32 |
13 |
6 |
4 |
|
1932-33 |
12 |
19 |
4 |
|
1933-34 |
12 |
8 |
2 |
|
1934-35 |
13 |
1 |
10 |
|
1935-36 |
13 |
4 |
9 |
|
1936-37 |
13 |
8 |
0 |
|
1937-38 |
13 |
12 |
0 |
|
1938-39* |
— |
||
|
1939-40* |
— |
||
|
1940-41 |
13 |
17 |
4 |
|
1941-42 |
13 |
16 |
4 |
|
1942-43 |
13 |
18 |
2 |
|
1943-44 |
14 |
9 |
10 |
|
1944-45 |
15 |
6 |
10 |
|
1945-46 |
15 |
19 |
3 |
|
1946-47 |
18 |
1 |
11 |
|
1947-48 |
20 |
6 |
7 |
|
1948-49 |
20 |
12 |
7 |
|
1949-50 |
20 |
10 |
10 |
|
1950-51 |
23 |
0 |
2 |
|
1951-52 |
25 |
4 |
1 |
|
1952-53 |
25 |
13 |
3 |
|
1953-54 |
27 |
0 |
10 |
|
1954-55 |
31 |
18 |
11 |
|
1955-56 |
32 |
0 |
11 |
|
1956-57 |
33 |
2 |
4 |
|
1957-58 |
36 |
3 |
2 |
|
1958-59 |
33 |
8 |
11 |
|
1959-60 |
35 |
1 |
1 |
|
1960-61 |
36 |
7 |
8 |
|
1961-62 |
37 |
18 |
5 |
|
1962-63 |
41 |
13 |
7 |
* not available
Expressing these figures in the equivalence sought by the Deputy is not a function of the Minister for Education.