asked the Minister for Education the number of wholetime continuation pupils in vocational schools and the number of wholetime technical pupils in the three years 1972-73, 1973-74 and 1974-75 respectively.
Written Answers. - Vocational School Pupils.
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The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to have circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
Number of pupils in vocational schools
|
1972/73† |
1973/74† |
1974/75* |
|
|
Continuation |
56,916 |
59,047 |
63,954 |
|
Technical |
4,457 |
5,020 |
5,526 |
†Reference dates are February, 1973 and February, 1974 respectively.
*Reference date is September, 1974.