The information requested by the deputy in not available. Provisional data for the academic year 2020/2021 will be available in January 2021.
Please find attached information for the academic year 2019/2020 - the most recent available data.
The figures can be found, both Primary and Post-Primary, on the DES website at the link below;
https://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Statistics/Data-on-Individual-Schools/
Primary
Academic Year (Enrolment)
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School Type Description
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Enrolment per Return
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2019
|
Mainstream Schools
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559,365
|
2019
|
Special Schools
|
8,351
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Grand Total
|
|
567,716
|
|
|
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Post Primary
Academic Year
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Count Unique Enrolments - <=30th Sept
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2019
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371,450
|
|
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