asked the Minister for Education if he will state, with regard to industrial and reformatory schools, in the form of the table on page 137 of the Annual Report of his Department for the year 1959-60, the numbers of children who left these schools, their mode of leaving, and the occupations taken up by those who left to take up employment during (a) the year 1960-61 and (b) the year 1961-62.
Written Answers. - Industrial and Reformatory Schools.
40.
The following tables give the information requested by the Deputy:—
TABLE D. —REFORMATORY AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS.
Destination of children discharged from the schools during the School Year 1st July, 1960 to 30th June, 1961.
|
Mode of Discharge |
Boys |
Girls |
||
|
Reformatory Schools |
Industrial Schools |
Reformatory Schools |
Industrial Schools |
|
|
To employment* |
7 |
116 |
4 |
98 |
|
Returned to parents or friends |
88 |
215 |
23 |
172 |
|
Absconded |
9 |
14 |
2 |
3 |
|
Miscellaneous (including emigration, etc.) |
17 |
58 |
2 |
95 |
|
TOTAL |
121 |
403 |
31 |
368 |
* The occupations taken up by these children were:—
REFORMATORY SCHOOLS:
|
Boys: |
Defence Forces, 3. Farm Workers, 2. |
|
Trades, 2. |
|
|
Girls: |
Domestic, 4. |
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS:
|
Boys: |
Defence Forces, 2. Factory Workers, 2. Hotel Workers, 25. |
|
Farm Workers, 50. Trades, 28. Others, 9. |
|
|
Girls: |
Nursing, 5. Domestic, 80. Hotel Workers, 2. Office Workers, 4. |
|
Others, 7. |
TABLE D: REFORMATORY AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS.
Destination of children discharged from the schools during the School Year 1st July, 1961, to 30th June, 1962.
|
Mode of Discharge |
Boys |
Girls |
||
|
Reformatory Schools |
Industrial Schools |
Reformatory Schools |
Industrial Schools |
|
|
To employment* |
4 |
85 |
4 |
92 |
|
Returned to parents or friends |
81 |
273 |
18 |
175 |
|
Absconded |
5 |
11 |
1 |
7 |
|
Miscellaneous (including emigration, etc.) |
15 |
79 |
3 |
94 |
|
TOTAL |
105 |
448 |
26 |
368 |
* The occupations taken up by these children were:—
REFORMATORY SCHOOLS:
|
Boys: |
Trades, 2. Farm Workers, 2. |
|
Girls: |
Domestic, 4. |
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS:
|
Boys: |
Factory Workers, 4. Hotel Workers, 32. Farm Workers, 30. |
|
Trades, 19. |
|
|
Girls: |
Nursing, 14. Domestic, 68. Hotel Workers, 5. Office Workers, 5. |