Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 April 2023
638. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a breakdown by gender of the pupils entering or leaving the Killester, Raheny and Clontarf school catchment area for secondary schooling for the 2016-2020 academic years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16415/23]
View answerPlease find attached requested data.
For the academic years 2016-2020 inclusive, there were 2,686 pupils, 1,324 female and 1,362 male, in sixth-class with home addresses in the Killester, Raheny and Clontarf school planning area (SPA). For the same period, 1,484 pupils, 989 female and 495 male, remained in the SPA to attend their first year in a post-primary school within the catchment, while 1,202 pupils, 335 female and 867 male, left the SPA to attend schools in neighbouring SPAs. For the same period there were 3,060 first-years in the SPA, 2,073 female and 987 male with 1,576 pupils, 1,084 female and 492 male, entering the catchment area from neighbouring SPAs to attend first-year of post-primary.
This joining of primary and post-primary pupils is based on PPSN, with pupils' addresses based on Eircodes. Not all PPSNs or Eircodes are provided, which may lead to slight underestimation.
