asked the Minister for Education the number of scholarships secured by children in (1) one-teacher schools, (2) two-teacher schools, (3) three-teacher schools, (4) four-teacher schools and (5) all other schools in each of the years 1951-52 to 1964-65.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Distribution of Scholarships.
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The information requested by the Deputy is available only in respect of the years 1957-58 to 1964-65 inclusive.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report a statement giving the information in respect of these years.
The following is a table showing the distribution of scholarships in respect of the years 1957-58 to 1964-65:
|
Number of Teachers in school |
One |
Two |
Three |
Four |
Others |
Total |
|
1957-58 |
3 |
104 |
36 |
20 |
399 |
562 |
|
1958-59 |
8 |
108 |
35 |
16 |
413 |
580 |
|
1959-60 |
7 |
117 |
54 |
19 |
424 |
621 |
|
1960-61 |
9 |
123 |
60 |
19 |
410 |
621 |
|
1961-62 |
13 |
265 |
167 |
71 |
1,226 |
1,742 |
|
1962-63 |
18 |
255 |
198 |
91 |
1,217 |
1,779 |
|
1963-64 |
26 |
364 |
219 |
84 |
1,401 |
2,094 |
|
1964-65 |
27 |
419 |
264 |
119 |
1,360 |
2,189 |
Note 1: The 4,805 National Schools are divided as follows:
|
747 |
One-Teacher |
|
2,409 |
Two-Teacher |
|
893 |
Three-Teacher |
|
239 |
Four-teacher |
|
517 |
Five or more teachers. |
Note: A high proportion of these scholarships are reserved for pupils from one-teacher and two-teacher schools.