asked the Minister for Education the amount of State subsidy, on a per capita basis, granted to private fee-paying schools at primary and secondary level; the amount of State subsidy, on a per capita basis, granted to public schools at primary and secondary levels; and the difference between the two.
Written Answers. - Fee Paying Schools Subsidy.
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The estimated amount of State subsidy, excluding capital expenditure, for the year 1986 is as follows:—
Primary level:—
Private fee paying schools, £ nil.
Public i.e. national schools, £660.
Secondary level:—
Private fee paying schools, £990.
Public schools — vocational schools, community colleges, community and comprehensive schools — £1,190.
The difference between the above secondary level schools is £200.