asked the Minister for Education the total enrolment in each county at the first and second levels by sector for the last year for which figures are available.
Written Answers. - School Enrolment Statistics.
Enrolments in each county at first and second level schools, by sector for the 1983-84 academic year (the latest year available), were as follows:
Numbers of persons receiving full time education, 1983-84, by level andsector
First Level |
Second Level |
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County |
National Schools |
Private Primary Schools |
Secondary Schools (incl.Secondary Tops) |
Community and Comprehensive Schools |
Vocational Schools |
Other |
Carlow |
7,402 |
— |
2,303 |
790 |
993 |
56 |
Cavan |
8,749 |
— |
1,535 |
1,195 |
1,172 |
50 |
Clare |
14,971 |
12 |
4,279 |
871 |
1,899 |
— |
Cork County |
41,778 |
— |
14,454 |
2,202 |
6,044 |
85 |
Cork City |
23,449 |
1,198 |
11,557 |
2,640 |
1,997 |
227 |
Donegal |
22,001 |
— |
4,299 |
3,784 |
3,277 |
— |
Dublin City |
76,420 |
8,916 |
38,087 |
4,687 |
10,362 |
1,166 |
Dublin County(including Dún Laoghaire) |
70,796 |
— |
24,623 |
10,743 |
5,488 |
216 |
Galway |
28,808 |
— |
12,395 |
883 |
3,872 |
313 |
Kerry |
20,026 |
— |
6,830 |
545 |
3,439 |
— |
Kildare |
20,519 |
267 |
5,948 |
1,072 |
2,989 |
164 |
Kilkenny |
11,933 |
— |
3,698 |
— |
1,901 |
105 |
Laois |
7,995 |
— |
3,308 |
— |
1,229 |
— |
Leitrim |
4,066 |
— |
999 |
402 |
961 |
— |
Limerick City |
11,491 |
295 |
6,273 |
1,543 |
1,434 |
28 |
Limerick County |
16,625 |
— |
4,446 |
— |
1,693 |
121 |
Longford |
5,236 |
— |
2,237 |
578 |
1,016 |
53 |
Louth |
16,119 |
118 |
5,700 |
620 |
2,592 |
58 |
Mayo |
18,703 |
— |
7,394 |
595 |
2,635 |
84 |
Meath |
17,777 |
103 |
4,082 |
— |
2,802 |
82 |
Monaghan |
8,483 |
— |
3,017 |
— |
1,767 |
49 |
Offaly |
10,879 |
— |
2,592 |
819 |
1,986 |
12 |
Roscommon |
8,245 |
— |
2,752 |
— |
990 |
— |
Sligo |
8,857 |
— |
3,657 |
— |
1,060 |
— |
Tipperary |
23,045 |
— |
10,078 |
— |
4,148 |
233 |
Waterford County |
8,463 |
— |
2,735 |
— |
519 |
— |
Waterford City |
6,574 |
214 |
4,376 |
— |
1,192 |
94 |
Westmeath |
10,858 |
19 |
5,177 |
— |
1,475 |
202 |
Wexford |
17,880 |
— |
5,952 |
442 |
2,999 |
54 |
Wicklow |
15,359 |
827 |
4,266 |
341 |
2,956 |
7 |
TOTAL |
563,507 |
11,969 |
209,049 |
34,752 |
76,887 |
3,459 |
GRAND TOTAL |
575,476 |
324,147 |