andMr. McQuillan asked the Minister for Education the total number of pupils at (a) primary schools (b) secondary schools and (c) universities in each of the years 1959, 1960 and 1961 and projected for 1962, the percentage of (a) State and (b) local authority scholarships available to secondary schools from primary schools and the percentage of (a) State and (b) local authority scholarships available to universities from secondary schools.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - School Pupils and Scholarships.
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A Cheann Comhairle, with your permission, I propose to circulate a table with the Official Report giving figures for the years 1959, 1960 and 1961.
As arising out of the coming into operation of the Local Authorities (Education Scholarships) (Amendment) Act, 1961, entirely new schemes of scholarships will operate for 1962, it would not be possible to make, with any degree of accuracy, a projection as to how many scholarships will be awarded in that year. It can, however, be stated that the amount of money available for new scholarships in 1962 will in the case of post-primary scholarships be over 300 per cent, greater than in 1961 and in the case of university scholarships over 200 per cent greater.
Following is the table:
PUPILS at Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Universities and Number holding Scholarships.
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Year 1959 |
Year 1960 |
Year 1961 |
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1. Number of pupils in primary schools |
492,315 |
491,851 |
490,016 |
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2. Number of pupils in Secondary Schools |
73,392 |
76,843 |
80,400 |
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3. Number of pupils in Universities |
8,676 |
9,155 |
About 10,000 |
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4. Number of those at 2 holding Scholarships from |
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(a) State |
(a) |
88 |
(a) |
90 |
(a) |
170 |
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(b) local authorities |
(b) |
2,548 |
(b) |
2,609 |
(b) |
2,668 |
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5. Number of those at 3 holding scholarships from |
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(a) State |
(a) |
83 |
(a) |
75 |
(a) |
78 |
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(b) local authorities |
(b) |
434 |
(b) |
392 |
(b) Figures not yet available. |