asked the Minister for Education the average number of children in classes in primary schools under (a) Catholic management and (b) management by other religions in 1940, 1950, 1960 and at the most recent date.
Written Answers. - School Management.
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The information available to me in regard to this question relates to the total number of pupils on rolls by religious denominations in primary schools and is as follows:
Total number of pupils on rolls in primary schools by religious denomination.
|
Year |
Catholic |
Church of Ireland |
Presbyterian |
Methodist |
Jewish |
Others |
Total |
|
1940 |
not available |
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|
1950 |
449,076 |
11,127 |
2,309 |
658 |
notavailable |
533 |
463,703 |
|
1960 |
492,944 |
10,068 |
2,103 |
546 |
547 |
506,208 |
|
|
1970 |
504,223 |
10,340 |
1,744 |
685 |
175 |
611 |
517,778 |
NOTE: The compilation of statistics on this basis has been discontinued since 1970.