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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 May 2004

Tuesday, 25 May 2004

Questions (204)

Richard Bruton

Question:

221 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of pupils in primary schools, in secondary schools and in higher education, distinguishing University, Institute of Technology and other types of college in each year since 1998. [15695/04]

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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table.

Enrolments in Institutions Aided by the Department of Education and Science

School Year

1998/99

1999/2000

2000/2001

2001/2002

2002/2003

NUMBER OF FULL-TIME PUPILS AT :

First Level

National Schools (Ordinary Classes Only)

436,735

428,339

423,344

424,707

427,529

National Schools with Pupils with Special Needs

8,412

8,743

9,092

9,376

9,384

Special National Schools

7,386

7,228

7,124

6,982

6,807

Total First Level

452,533

444,310

439,560

441,065

443,720

Second Level

Secondary

211,369

203,418

197,376

192,436

189,093

Vocational

97,998

98,451

96,842

96,467

98,233

Community & Comprehensive

52,684

51,991

51,166

51,175

51,905

Total Second Level

362,051

353,860

345,384

340,078

339,231

Third Level

H.E.A. Institutions

63,737

66,914

69,254

72,168

74,922

Institutes of Technology / Killybegs H.T.C. / TipperaryInstitute

43,476

46,424

48,360

49,890

51,507

National College of Ireland, Mater Dei Institute & Pontifical College

641

1,434

1,417

1,508

1,696

Teacher Training

Primary — HEA (1)

1,437

1,852

2,126

2,309

2,377

Primary Non-HEA

454

534

598

644

760

Home Economics

201

390

362

379

398

Higher Diploma in Education(1)

937

926

961

950

1,018

Total Third Level

108,509

115,696

119,991

124,589

129,283

(1) These figures are included in the category "H.E.A. Institutions" above.

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