asked the Minister for Education the numbers of pupils on rolls of national schools at the end of the 1967-68 and 1968-69 school years; the number of secondary school pupils at the beginning of the school years 1968-69 and 1969-70 and the number of students enrolled for day courses at vocational schools in 1967-68 and 1968-69.
Ceisteanna—Questions, Oral Answers. - Pupil Statistics.
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The information sought by the Deputy, is given in the form of a tabular statement which with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
(i) Number of pupils on rolls of National Schools on 1st February:
|
1968 |
1969 |
|
490,554 |
493,000* |
*provisional.
(ii) Number of Secondary School pupils at the beginning of school-year.
|
1968 |
1969/70 |
|
133,591 |
144,814 |
(iii) Number of students enrolled in whole-time day post-primary courses at vocational schools in school-year:
|
1967/68 |
1968/69 |
|
42,039 |
44,905 |