Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 23 Oct 1991

Vol. 411 No. 5

Written Answers. - Secondary School Curriculum.

Jim Higgins

Question:

130 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education the number of secondary schools which have the following subjects on the curriculum (a) woodwork, (b) woodwork and mechanical drawing, (c) metalwork, (d) metalwork and mechanical drawing, (e) woodwork, metalwork and mechanical drawing, (f) building construction, (g) engineering, (h) technology, (i) computer studies, and (j) other technical subjects.

Minister for Education (Mrs. O'Rourke)

The information required by the Deputy is given in tabular form underneath. He will note that, to give a clear picture of the situation as regards the provision of technical subjects in post-primary schools, I have included data on all the possible combinations in which these subjects are provided.

Number of Post-Primary Schools Providing the Stated Subject at Junior Cycle — 1989-90

	New Junior Certificate Programme	Intermediate Certificate
Woodwork	460	467
Metalwork	298	306
Mechanical Drawing	507	523
Technology	71	N/A
Computer Studies*	282	206

Number of Post-Primary Schools Providing One Technical Subject Only at Junior Cycle and the Subject Provided — 1989-90

	New Junior Certificate Programme	Intermediate Certificate
Woodwork	12	12
Metalwork	3	1
Mechanical Drawing	55	68
Technology	17	N/A

Number of Post-Primary Schools Providing Two Technical Subjects Only at Junior Cycle and the Combination Provided — 1989-90.

	New Junior Certificate Programme	Intermediate Certificate
Woodwork and
Metalwork	2	5
Woodwork and
Mechanical Drawing	137	155
Woodwork and
Technology	1	N/A
Metalwork and
Mechanical Drawing	2	5
Metalwork and
Technology	—	N/A
Mechanical Drawing
and Technology	6	N/A

Number of Post-Primary Schools Providing Three Technical Subjects Only at Junior Cycle and the Combination Provided — 1989-90.

	New Junior Certificate Programme	Intermediate Certificate
Woodwork,
Metalwork and
Mechanical
Drawing	261	295
Woodwork
Metalwork and
Technology	1	N/A
Woodwork,
Mechanical
Drawing and
Technology	17	N/A
Metalwork,
Mechanical
Drawing and
Technology	—	N/A

Number of Post-Primary Schools Providing Four Technical Subjects at Junior Cycle — 1989-90.

	New Junior Certificate Programme	Intermediate Certificate
Woodwork,
Metalwork,
Mechanical
Drawing and
Technology	29	N/A

* Computer studies is not included in the subsequent tables for junior cycle as it is not normally classified as a technical subject.

N/A = Not applicable to the intermediate certificate course.

Number of Post-Primary Schools Providing the Stated Subject to Leaving Certificate — 1989-90*.

Engineering	279
Technical Drawing	472
Construction Studies	325

Number of Post-Primary Schools Providing One Technical Subject Only to Leaving Certificate and the Subject Provided — 1989-90.

Engineering	2
Technical Drawing	117
Construction Studies	14

Number of Post-Primary Schools Providing Two Technical Subjects Only to Leaving Certificate and the Combination provided — 1989-90.

Engineering and Technical Drawing	51
Engineering and Construction Studies	7
Technical Drawing and Construction Studies	85

Number of Post-Primary Schools Providing Three Technical Subjects to Leaving Certificate — 1989-90.

Engineering, Technical Drawing and Construction Studies

219

* Computer studies is not included in the tables for leaving certificate as it is regarded as forming part of the maths syllabus at that level.