asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in the voluntary secondary sector which offer (a) building construction (b) mechanical drawing (c) woodwork (d) metalwork and (e) the other technical subjects; the percentage of all voluntary secondary schools which this represents; the percentage of all post-primary schools which this represents; the number of vocational, national, community and comprehensive schools which offer such subjects; and the percentage of such schools which this represents.
Written Answers. - Teaching of Technical Subjects.
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The information requested by the Deputy is given in tabular form underneath.
Number of Schools providing the Stated Subject at Junior Cycle*
|
Secondary |
Vocational |
Community & Comprehensive |
Total |
|
|
Woodwork |
175 (35.1) |
229 (97.0) |
62 (98.4) |
466 (58.5) |
|
Metalwork |
32 (6.4) |
208 (88.1) |
57 (90.5) |
297 (37.3) |
|
Mechanical Drawing |
227 (45.6) |
227 (96.2) |
62 (98.4) |
516 (64.7) |
|
Number of schools providing Junior Cycle† |
498 |
236 |
63 |
797 |
Number of Schools providing the Stated Subject to Leaving Certificate*
|
Secondary |
Vocational |
Community & Comprehensive |
Total |
|
|
Engineering |
23 (4.6) |
174 (78.4) |
50 (83.3) |
247 (31.8) |
|
Technical Drawing |
167 (33.7) |
213 (95.9) |
59 (98.3) |
439 (56.5) |
|
Building Construction |
64 (12.9) |
167 (75.2) |
53 (88.3) |
284 (36.6) |
|
No. of schools providing the Leaving Certificate Course† |
495 |
222 |
60 |
777 |
* Data refer to the 1985-86 academic year. The figures in parentheses refer to the percentage of schools in each sector providing the stated subject.
†Twelve schools (seven Secondary and five Vocational) in five centres operate a system of common enrolment. Each centre is treated as a community/comprehensive school and the participating schools are not counted as secondary or vocational schools for the purposes of the reply.
The subjects listed above are not provided in national schools.