Jonathan O'Brien
Ceist:894. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of reducing the threshold for administrative principals to 145 pupils. [20579/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 26 May 2015
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Freagraí scríofa
The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts is published annually on the Department website. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing arrangements for the 2015/2016 school year are set out in Circular 0005/2015 which is available on the website.
Under the published staffing arrangements for the coming school year a principal teacher attains administrative status on a minimum enrolment of 178 pupils (Principal plus 7 classroom teachers) on 30 September 2014.
The cost of adjusting this arrangement to 145 pupils (Principal plus 6 classroom teachers) is estimated to be of the order of €10.5 million per annum.