Vol. 457 No. 8
112 Mr. Martin asked the Minister for Education the total number of higher diploma in education places approved for 1995/96; the number of applications received; the breakdown of places by discipline vis science, maths, languages, Irish, maths and computing and any other discipline not mentioned above; and the selection criteria used by the colleges. [16439/95]
The Higher Education Authority has the statutory responsibility to advise me on the need and demand for higher education. The authority recommended that 800 higher diploma in education places be provided in 1995/96 and I accepted this recommendation. A total of 4,420 applications were received in respect of the 1995/96 academic year. The number of applicants would be considerably lower than this figure as many candidates apply to more than one college. The breakdown of places by reference to college, subject and subject groupings is shown in the following tables. The college authorities reserve the right to select the students they admit to any course. I understand that in selecting students for the higher diploma in education course the colleges have regard, inter alia, to academic attainments, the appropriateness of a student's degree subjects, relevant teaching experience and the quality of a student's application.
Subject Acceptances 1995/96*.
|
UCD |
UCC |
UCG |
SPM |
TCD |
Total |
|
|
English |
58 |
33 |
39 |
N.A. |
11 |
141 |
|
History |
56 |
36 |
36 |
N.A. |
7 |
135 |
|
Maths |
37 |
11 |
27 |
29 |
10 |
114 |
|
Science |
37 |
23 |
29 |
24 |
17 |
130 |
|
French |
27 |
19 |
28 |
74 |
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German |
22 |
9 |
10 |
41 |
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Geography |
19 |
25 |
21 |
N.A. |
8 |
73 |
|
Commerce |
17 |
22 |
39 |
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Irish |
16 |
9 |
20 |
30 |
9 |
84 |
|
Economics |
13 |
13 |
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TEFL |
12 |
12 |
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|
Religion |
11 |
1 |
6 |
24 |
7 |
49 |
|
Biology |
10 |
10 |
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Chemistry |
9 |
9 |
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Physics |
7 |
7 |
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|
Music |
6 |
6 |
5 |
14 |
9 |
40 |
|
Italian |
4 |
4 |
8 |
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|
History of Art |
3 |
1 |
4 |
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|
Spanish |
2 |
3 |
7 |
12 |
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|
Classics |
2 |
4 |
6 |
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|
Modern Languages |
36 |
19 |
55 |
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|
Bus. St./Econ./Acc. |
35 |
29 |
24 |
13 |
101 |
|
|
Computer Systems |
10 |
5 |
15 |
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|
Applied Maths |
3 |
3 |
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|
Sociology/Politics |
28 |
28 |
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|
Philosophy |
6 |
6 |
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|
Legal Science |
2 |
2 |
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|
Psychology |
6 |
6 |
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|
Archaeology |
2 |
2 |
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|
Sports Studies |
1 |
1 |
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|
Total |
368 |
210 |
346 |
186 |
110 |
1,220 |
|
No. |
% of total |
|
|
Total acceptances of which |
1,220 |
|
|
Arts (other than modern languages) |
505 |
41.4 |
|
Science |
156 |
12.8 |
|
Modern Languages |
274 |
22.5 |
|
Business Studies |
153 |
12.5 |
|
Maths and Applied Maths |
117 |
9.6 |
|
Computing |
15 |
1.2 |
