Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 March 2017
85. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the staff included in the calculation of the pupil-teacher ratio including resource teachers, learning support teachers and any other staff including classroom teaching staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10967/17]
View answerThe pupil-teacher ratio (PTR) is calculated at each level by dividing the total number of pupils by the total number of allocated posts (classroom teachers and support teachers). This calculation differs from other such calculations (for example the staffing schedule at primary level which is the basis for allocating classroom teachers to each school based on their enrolments).
The Statistics Section of my Department's website contains extensive data relating to schools, including information on pupil teacher ratio at both primary and secondary level.
