Paul McGrath
Question:214 Mr. McGrath asked the Minister for Education the numbers of teachers at primary level and second level funded by her Department on 1 October each year from 1986 to 1992.
Written Answers. - Teacher Statistics.
The information available to my Department in respect of the primary and second level sectors is as follows:
Primary
|
Year |
Month |
Teachers |
|
1986 |
January |
21,087 |
|
1987 |
January |
21,161 |
|
1988 |
January |
21,145 |
|
1990 |
June |
20,321 |
|
1991 |
June |
20,443 |
|
1992 |
June |
20,708 |
The information in relation to the 1991-92 school year is being compiled.
In relation to Secondary, Community/Comprehensive Schools the following are the numbers of incremental teachers on payroll in December each year.
|
Year |
Secondary Teachers |
Community/ Comprehensive Teachers |
|
1986 |
12,112 |
2,310 |
|
1987 |
11,958 |
2,337 |
|
1988 |
11,698 |
2,337 |
|
1989 |
11,630 |
2,293 |
|
1990 |
11,550 |
2,458 |
|
1991 |
11,895 |
2,477 |
|
1992 |
12,245 |
2,554 |
Vocational.
The following are the numbers of full-time Class III teachers being funded in the full-time day course area: 1986-87, 5,052; 1987-88, 5,019; 1988-89, 4,867; 1989-90, 4,825; 1990-91, 4,836.
The information in relation to the 1991-92 school year is being compiled.