Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 November 2018
247. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students attending primary and secondary schools in counties Sligo and Leitrim; the number of primary and secondary schools open in the counties; the number of full-time teachers employed to work in primary and secondary schools in the counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44635/18]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is available in the following table. The figures given are for the 2017/2018 academic year, the latest available.
The numbers given for teaching staff are the full time equivalent posts allocated to schools in Sligo and Leitrim. The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24(3) of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). The deployment of teaching staff in the school, the range of subjects offered and ultimately the quality of teaching and learning are in the first instance a matter for the school management authorities.
|
County Description |
School Type |
Enrolment at 30th September 2017 |
Count School |
Total teaching posts allocated (whole time equivalent) |
|
Leitrim |
Primary |
3,727 |
37 |
225 |
|
Sligo |
Primary |
7,554 |
67 |
464 |
|
Leitrim |
Post Primary |
2,524 |
7 |
202.4 |
|
Sligo |
Post Primary |
4,938 |
13 |
345.7 |
