asked the Minister for Education the number of teachers receiving incremental salaries in: (1) secondary schools; (2) comprehensive schools; (3) community schools; (4) vocational schools; and (5) community colleges during the academic years 1982-83 and 1983-84; and if she will include the estimated full time equivalent of part time teachers.
Written Answers. - Second Level Education Statistics.
638.
The number of teachers in secondary, community and comprehensive schools who were in receipt of incremental salary in the years in question was:
|
1982-83 |
1983-84 |
|
|
Secondary Schools |
12,065 |
11,900 |
|
Community and Comprehensive Schools |
2,021 |
2,112 |
Part time teachers in these schools are not paid directly by the Department but by their respective managerial authorities. The teaching staff allocations, expressed in whole time equivalent units authorised in respect of full time day courses conducted in second level vocational schools and colleges in 1982-83 and 1982-84 were 5,196 and 5,021, respectively.
639.
asked the Minister for Education the number of students receiving full time education in: (1) secondary schools; (2) comprehensive schools; (3) community schools; (4) vocational schools; and (5) community colleges during the academic years 1982-83 and 1983-84.
640.
asked the Minister for Education the number of second level schools in each of the following sectors which were in operation during the academic years 1982-83 and 1983-1984; (1) secondary schools; (2) comprehensive schools; (3) community schools; (4) vocational schools; and (5) community colleges.
641.
asked the Minister for Education the number of students who entered second level education in: (1) secondary schools; (2) comprehensive schools; (3) community schools; (4) vocational schools; and (5) community colleges during the academic years 1982-83 and 1983-84.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 639, 640 and 641 together. The information requested for the 1982/83 and 1983/84 academic years is set out in the following table:
|
Type of School |
Number of Pupils (Full-time) |
Number of Schools |
Entrants to second-level** |
|||
|
1982/83 |
1983/84 |
1982/83 |
1983/84 |
1982/83 |
1983/84 |
|
|
Secondary |
206,192 |
208,709 |
516 |
511 |
43,478 |
44,398 |
|
Vocational* |
74,684 |
76,887 |
246 |
249 |
16,555 |
16,868 |
|
Community |
23,536 |
26,068 |
41 |
42 |
6,022 |
6,625 |
|
Comprehensive |
8,667 |
8,684 |
15 |
15 |
1,974 |
1,813 |
*For statistical purposes no distinction is made between vocational schools and community colleges.
**First time entrants to junior cycle (including entrants from outside the State).