asked the Minister for Education the number of students taken into each of the colleges of education each year since 1982.
Written Answers. - Colleges of Education Students.
The information requested is as follows:
College of Education |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
(1) Colleges for Primary Teachers |
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St. Patrick's Drumcondra |
227 |
216 |
203 |
204 |
271 |
250 |
Our Lady Mercy, Carysfort |
205 |
175 |
166 |
165 |
— |
— |
Mary Immaculate, Limerick |
202 |
171 |
161 |
161 |
248 |
225 |
Froebel College, Sion Hill |
24 |
21 |
25 |
24 |
28 |
30 |
St. Mary's, Marino |
23 |
27 |
27 |
28 |
31 |
27 |
Church of Ireland College, Rathmines |
22 |
25 |
25 |
29 |
29 |
23 |
Totals |
703 |
635 |
607 |
611 |
607 |
555 |
(2) Colleges for Post-Primary Teachers |
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St. Angela's College of Home Economics |
28 |
28 |
28 |
28 |
28 |
28 |
St. Catherines College of Home Economics |
39 |
39 |
39 |
39 |
39 |
39 |
Thomond College of Education |
198 |
201 |
202 |
198 |
200 |
198 |
Totals |
265 |
268 |
269 |
265 |
267 |
265 |
289.
asked the Minister for Education the number of students it is proposed to take into each of the different colleges of education this year.
The intake of students into the colleges of education for 1988 will be decided shortly and I will notify the Deputy of the position.