Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 October 2020
446. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the number of primary school classes with more than 20, 25, 30 and 35 students by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28166/20]
View answerPlease find attached requested information. The data is for the 2019-20 academic year the most recent year we have data available for.
|
Local Authority |
Class Size 20-24 |
Class Size 25-29 |
Class Size 30-34 |
Class Size 35+ |
|
Carlow County Council |
89 |
137 |
42 |
0 |
|
Cavan County Council |
165 |
136 |
37 |
2 |
|
Clare County Council |
167 |
162 |
81 |
5 |
|
Cork City Council |
170 |
191 |
53 |
0 |
|
Cork County Council |
640 |
726 |
297 |
24 |
|
Donegal County Council |
216 |
247 |
110 |
2 |
|
Dublin City Council |
561 |
712 |
188 |
3 |
|
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown |
185 |
399 |
135 |
0 |
|
Fingal County Council |
335 |
898 |
158 |
0 |
|
Galway City Council |
83 |
115 |
27 |
1 |
|
Galway County Council |
267 |
311 |
126 |
13 |
|
Kerry County Council |
193 |
208 |
97 |
6 |
|
Kildare County Council |
336 |
550 |
171 |
2 |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
117 |
200 |
61 |
5 |
|
Laois County Council |
155 |
182 |
51 |
2 |
|
Leitrim County Council |
39 |
52 |
24 |
4 |
|
Limerick City and County Council |
266 |
309 |
155 |
8 |
|
Longford County Council |
81 |
69 |
27 |
0 |
|
Louth County Council |
222 |
278 |
89 |
6 |
|
Mayo County Council |
174 |
187 |
72 |
5 |
|
Meath County Council |
288 |
471 |
188 |
7 |
|
Monaghan County Council |
98 |
110 |
51 |
3 |
|
Offaly County Council |
144 |
127 |
45 |
4 |
|
Roscommon County Council |
82 |
121 |
36 |
4 |
|
Sligo County Council |
102 |
102 |
42 |
1 |
|
South Dublin County Council |
411 |
607 |
200 |
1 |
|
Tipperary County Council |
249 |
242 |
100 |
8 |
|
Waterford City and County Council |
183 |
226 |
69 |
3 |
|
Westmeath County Council |
141 |
162 |
68 |
9 |
|
Wexford County Council |
251 |
267 |
107 |
7 |
|
Wicklow County Council |
219 |
308 |
88 |
7 |
|
Grand Total |
6629 |
8812 |
2995 |
142 |
The figures are based on mainstream classes in mainstream schools and are collated from the relevant Class Size tables published on the DES website and can be found at the link below;
https://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Statistics/Data-on-Individual-Schools/
