The information requested by the Deputy is as follows.
The table shows the number of Primary and Second-level Pupils attending schools in Co. Tipperary.
Academic Year
|
County
|
Pupils in Mainstream Primary Schools
|
Pupils in Special Schools
|
Total of Primary Pupils
|
Pupils in Second-level Schools
|
Grand Total
|
2014/15
|
Tipperary
|
18,406
|
343
|
18,749
|
13,111
|
31,860
|
2015/16
|
Tipperary
|
18,566
|
365
|
18,931
|
13,143
|
32,074
|
2016/17
|
Tipperary
|
18,790
|
374
|
19,164
|
13,293
|
32,457
|
2017/18 (provisional)
|
Tipperary
|
18,670
|
371
|
19,041
|
13,503
|
32,544
|
Please note that 2017 figures are still provisional.
The number of pupils in Second-level schools excludes enrolments in Post-Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses and in CORE VTOS.