Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 8 Dec 1976

Vol. 295 No. 2

Written Answers. - Community and Comprehensive Schools.

69.

Mr. G. Fitzgerald

asked the Minister for Education the number of (a) community schools and (b) comprehensive schools in operation on 30th October, 1976; the name and location of each; the number of (a) boy and (b) girl students in 1st year to 6th year on 30th September, 1976 in each school; and the total capacity of each school.

Minister for Education (Mr. P. Barry)

The numbers of community and comprehensive schools now in operation are 20 and 14, respectively.

The further information requested is in the form of a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to have circulated with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

Name of School	Location	Approximate Capacity	Girls	Boys
1st year	2nd year	Inter Cert	1st year L. Cert	Leaving Cert	Sec. or Misc.*	1st year	2nd year	Inter Cert	1st year L. Cert	Leaving Cert	Misc. *	Total
Tallaght Community School	Tallaght, County Dublin	1,100	72	86	63	29	25	40	140	132	86	49	39	—	761
Coolmine Community	Clonsilla, County Dublin	1,100	67	74	50	20	18	11+48	106	105	126	49	43	13	730
Scoil Phobail Mhic Dara	Carna, Co. na Gaillimhe	250	26	12	23	26	22	—	22	15	14	20	8	—	188
Mayfield Community School	Mayfield, County Cork	810	54	47	39	14	—	18	130	119	103	53	—	—	577
Millstreet Community School	Millstreet, County Cork	510	47	42	41	49	45	—	53	57	46	30	28	—	438
Pobalscoil Chloich Cheanghaola	An Falearrach, Co. Dún na nGall	575-590	56	56	44	47	42	—	116	73	67	41	51	—
Carndonagh Community School	Carndonagh, County Donegal	925-950	119	111	110	90	48	42	130	117	94	61	33	9	964
Moyne Community School	Moyne, County Longford	810	54	49	56	38	57	13	89	60	63	43	40	—	562
Clifden Community School	Clifden, County Galway	350	36	34	43	20	33	—	43	40	22	21	23	—	315
Pobalscoil na Rosann	An Clochán Liath, Co. Dún na nGall	350	32	31	37	4	15	18	33	32	26	10	14	1 sec.	253
Scoil Phobail Ghaoth Dobhair	Doirí Beaga, Leitirceanainn, Co. Dún na nGall	325	30	38	26	25	17	—	30	30	25	18	14	—	253
St. Enda's Community School	Galvone, County Limerick	810	63	40	37	5	—	25	128	83	126	21	—	14	542
Ballinteer Community School	Ballinteer, County Dublin	1,100	67	40	—	18	—	—	169	110	74	31	—	—	509
Ardee Community School	Ardee, County Louth	810	88	81	75	56	58	14	71	69	85	39	37	4	677
Douglas Community School	Douglas Road, Cork	810	—	—	—	—	—	—	122	136	103	103	96	—	560
Greendale Community School	Kilbarrack, Dublin 5	810	92	65	—	—	—	—	156	124	—	—	—	—	437
Holy Child Community School	Sallynoggin, County Dublin	800	129	50	148	111	70	61	54	13	28	—	—	—	664
Cabinteely Community School	Cabinteely, County Dublin	800	113	112	80	54	56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	415
Pobalscoil Íosa	Malahide, County Dublin	800	114	91	86	71	65	—	79	—	—	—	—	—	506
Ballincollig Community School	Ballincollig, County Cork	800	24	—	—	—	—	—	81	—	—	—	—	—	105

* These figures cover Transition Year, Post-Leaving Cert year and Secretarial Courses.

COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS

Name of School	Location	Approximate Capacity	Girls	Boys
1st year	2nd year	Inter Cert	1st year L. Cert	Leaving Cert	Sec. or Misc.*	1st year	2nd year	Inter Cert	1st year L. Cert	Leaving Cert	Misc. *	Total
Scoil Chuimsitheach Chiarán	An Ceathrú Rua, Co. na Gaillimhe	350	48	34	38	30	19	15	39	55	43	13	16	—	350
St. Aidan's Comprehensive School	Cootehill, Co. Cavan	600	70	75	64	54	41	30	77	78	55	47	25	—	616
St. Patrick's Comprehensive School	Shannon, Co. Clare	1,000	69	82	56	32	30	34	94	71	79	33	31	19	630
St. Columba's Comprehensive School	Glenties, Co. Donegal	425	54	46	48	42	33	—	43	47	41	23	26	—	403
Boys' Comprehensive School	Ballymun Road, Dublin 9	1,600juniorcycle+	—	—	—	—	—	—	229	201	150	85	30	—	695
Girls' Comprehensive School	Ballymun Road, Dublin 9	600senior	167	141	105	23	22	41	—	—	—	—	—	—	499
Crescent College, Comprehen- sive	Dooradoyle, Limerick	800	21	37	37	27	4	6	59	124	114	153	102	112	796
Royal and Prior Comprehen- sive School	Raphoe, Co. Donegal	550	73	75	67	62	49	—	48	49	46	35	28	—	532
St. Clare's Comprehensive School	Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim	550	48	42	52	33	39	25	55	47	53	25	33	—	452
Newpark Comprehensive School	Newtownpark Ave., Blackrock Co. Dublin	800	69	75	74	70	54	28+11	75	75	97	64	68	337	800
Ashton Comprehensive School	Blackrock Road, Cork	500	33	55	57	43	39	7+6	54	55	36	36	15	10+8	454
Boherbue Comprehensive School	Boherbue, Mallow, Co. Cork	500	54	41	47	38	22	17	54	51	46	20	16	—	406
Tarbert Comprehensive School	Tarbert, Listowel, Co. Kerry	510	60	38	40	33	24	9	48	67	49	28	24	—	420
Mt. Temple Comprehensive	Malahide Road, Dublin 3	800	82	80	80	51	66	—	81	84	76	55	43	2	700
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* These figures cover Transition Year, Post-Leaving Cert year and Secretarial Courses.