asked the Minister for Education if he will state in respect of the financial years 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, and 1969-70 the separate pupil-enrolment figures for (1) secondary schools, (a) junior cycle, (b) senior cycle, (2) secondary tops, (a) junior cycle, (b) senior cycle, (3) vocational schools, (a) junior cycle, (b) senior cycle, (c) third-level, (4) regional technical colleges, (a) senior cycle of second-level, (b) third level, (5) comprehensive schools, (a) junior cycle, (b) senior cycle.
Written Answers. - School Enrolments.
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The information is as follows:
Statistics of student enrolments relate to school years and not to financial years.
|
Full-time Enrolments |
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|
Year |
Type of school |
Junior Cycle Post-Primary |
Senior Cycle Post-Primary |
Third Level |
|
1965-66 |
Secondary |
71,427 |
26,846 |
— |
|
Secondary Top |
5,936 |
1,173 |
— |
|
|
Vocational |
32,461 |
— |
1,007 |
|
|
Comprehensive |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
1966-67 |
Secondary |
74,561 |
28,344 |
— |
|
Secondary Top |
6,123 |
1,069 |
— |
|
|
Vocational |
35,796 |
— |
1,068 |
|
|
Comprehensive |
709 |
62 |
— |
|
|
1967-68 |
Secondary |
36,690 |
31,273 |
— |
|
Secondary Top |
5,377 |
1,034 |
— |
|
|
Vocational |
37,601 |
— |
1,205 |
|
|
Comprehensive |
843 |
125 |
— |
|
|
1968-69 |
Secondary |
96,751 |
36,011 |
— |
|
Secondary Top |
3,955 |
677 |
— |
|
|
Vocational |
40,515 |
1,846 |
1,449 |
|
|
Comprehensive |
1,159 |
129 |
— |
|
|
1969-70 |
Secondary |
104,038 |
40,986 |
— |
|
Secondary Top |
3,084 |
658 |
— |
|
|
Vocational |
39,893 |
4,330 |
1,729 |
|
|
Comprehensive |
1,148 |
252 |
— |
Statistics for the regional technical colleges are not available in the form requested by the Deputy. I would refer him to my reply of the 18th December, 1969 in which all available statistics were given.