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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 October 2023

Tuesday, 10 October 2023

Questions (216)

Patrick Costello

Question:

216. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the total number of 6th-class students currently enrolled in primary schools in the Dublin 8 SPA (2022-2023) in tabular form, specifying the number of students in Catholic, Church of Ireland, and multi-denominational primary schools; and the total number of first-year secondary school places that will be available next year (2023-2024) in the SPA, specifying the total number of spaces available in Catholic, Church of Ireland, and multi-denominational secondary schools. [43962/23]

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Please find attached requested data regarding the number of 6th class pupils in Dublin 8 SPA. Data is taken from the Primary Online Database and is for academic year 2022-2023 as per the census date of 30th September 2022. 

The post-primary school planning area for Dublin 8 is served by 5 post-primary schools. The following post-primary schools currently serve the Dublin 8 School Planning Area:

• CBS Synge

• St Patricks Cathedral Grammar School

• CBS James Street

• Mercy Secondary School

• Presentation College

In relation to places for 2024 at 1st year level - the annual admissions notice for each of the schools in the school planning area is available on the individual school website. Below are the details of each of these admissions notice.

School Name

Roll No

Ethos

1st year Admissions 24/25

CBS Synge Street

60470D

CATHOLIC

48

St Patricks Cathedral Grammar School

60660I

CHURCH OF IRELAND

50

C.B.S. James Street

60410I

CATHOLIC

60

Mercy Secondary School

60872A

CATHOLIC

72

Presentation College

60792C

CATHOLIC

48

6th class pupil in Dublin 8 SPA

Ethos

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Catholic

298

268

283

280

255

272

324

307

Church Of Ireland

36

23

31

31

32

41

37

40

Multi Denominational

54

29

33

35

44

57

55

81

Grand Total

2403

320

347

346

331

370

416

428

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