My Department does not have the information in the format requested by the Deputy in PQ 24961 of 23 June 2015. However my Department does have the following information. Data on the number of classes that have 3, 4 or 5 or more grades and associated number of pupils are given in table A. Data on the number of schools classified by teacher size are given in table B. The data show that in the 2014/2015 academic year there were 39,448 pupils in 2,012 classes with 3 or more grades. The data also show that there were 26 one teacher-schools in 2014/2015. This refers to total teacher size of the school.
Table A: Number of National School Classes that are Multigrade Classes containing 3 or more Grades
Refers to Mainstream Classes Only 2014/2015
|
|
No of Pupils
|
No of Classes
|
|
Classes with 3 grades
|
23,559
|
1,095
|
|
Classes with 4 grades
|
15,316
|
876
|
|
Classes with 5 or more grades
|
573
|
41
|
|
Total
|
39,448
|
2,012
|
TABLE B— Number of pupils, schools and teachers by Total Teacher-Size of school (mainstream classes only), 2014/2015
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Full time Equivalent
|
-
|
-
|
Other Part-time
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Teaching Teachers
|
-
|
-
|
Teachers
|
-
|
|
Total Teacher Size of School
|
Schools
|
Pupils
|
|
Non-Teaching Principals
|
Other Full-time Teachers
|
(full-time equivalent)
|
Total Teachers
|
|
1
|
26
|
245
|
26
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
26.0
|
|
1.5
|
3
|
29
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1.5
|
4.5
|
|
2
|
378
|
11,658
|
749
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
756.0
|
|
2.5
|
36
|
1,203
|
72
|
0
|
0
|
18.0
|
90.0
|
|
3
|
178
|
7,830
|
410
|
1
|
117
|
6.0
|
534.0
|
|
3.5
|
35
|
1,994
|
93
|
0
|
11
|
18.5
|
122.5
|
|
4
|
219
|
14,303
|
645
|
2
|
220
|
9.0
|
876.0
|
|
4.5
|
60
|
4,171
|
188
|
0
|
49
|
33.0
|
270.0
|
|
5
|
259
|
21,744
|
926
|
1
|
359
|
9.0
|
1,295.0
|
|
5.5
|
65
|
6,301
|
254
|
2
|
65
|
36.5
|
357.5
|
|
6
|
230
|
23,748
|
972
|
5
|
397
|
6.0
|
1,380.0
|
|
6.5
|
45
|
5,440
|
214
|
1
|
54
|
23.5
|
292.5
|
|
7
|
155
|
19,554
|
778
|
6
|
296
|
5.0
|
1,085.0
|
|
7.5
|
22
|
3,031
|
120
|
0
|
34
|
11.0
|
165.0
|
|
8
|
111
|
15,783
|
623
|
14
|
248
|
3.0
|
888.0
|
|
8.5
|
12
|
1,829
|
73
|
2
|
21
|
6.0
|
102.0
|
|
9
|
57
|
8,913
|
354
|
23
|
129
|
7.0
|
513.0
|
|
9.5
|
8
|
1,208
|
50
|
4
|
18
|
4.0
|
76.0
|
|
10
|
87
|
15,239
|
593
|
77
|
194
|
6.0
|
870.0
|
|
10.5
|
17
|
3,138
|
122
|
16
|
32
|
8.5
|
178.5
|
|
11
|
90
|
17,424
|
675
|
89
|
215
|
11.0
|
990.0
|
|
11.5
|
23
|
4,570
|
178
|
23
|
49
|
14.5
|
264.5
|
|
12
|
95
|
19,773
|
748
|
96
|
287
|
9.0
|
1,140.0
|
|
12.5
|
23
|
4,960
|
191
|
22
|
63
|
11.5
|
287.5
|
|
13
|
88
|
19,010
|
740
|
88
|
312
|
4.0
|
1,144.0
|
|
13.5
|
16
|
3,435
|
135
|
16
|
56
|
9.0
|
216.0
|
|
14
|
74
|
17,678
|
675
|
74
|
286
|
1.0
|
1,036.0
|
|
14.5
|
28
|
7,061
|
262
|
28
|
102
|
14.0
|
406.0
|
|
15
|
51
|
13,078
|
508
|
51
|
204
|
2.0
|
765.0
|
|
15.5
|
20
|
5,246
|
205
|
20
|
74
|
11.0
|
310.0
|
|
16
|
57
|
15,384
|
607
|
58
|
245
|
2.0
|
912.0
|
|
16.5
|
8
|
2,069
|
83
|
8
|
35
|
6.0
|
132.0
|
|
17
|
51
|
14,155
|
565
|
52
|
249
|
1.0
|
867.0
|
|
17.5
|
9
|
2,604
|
105
|
9
|
39
|
4.5
|
157.5
|
|
18
|
44
|
13,616
|
548
|
44
|
198
|
2.0
|
792.0
|
|
18.5
|
6
|
1,936
|
75
|
6
|
27
|
3.0
|
111.0
|
|
19
|
34
|
10,890
|
427
|
34
|
184
|
1.0
|
646.0
|
|
19.5
|
7
|
2,570
|
101
|
7
|
25
|
3.5
|
136.5
|
|
20 and over
|
410
|
190,111
|
7,326
|
466
|
2,970
|
78.5
|
10,840.5
|
|
TOTAL
|
3,137
|
532,931
|
21,419
|
1,345
|
7,871
|
400
|
31,035
|
Non-teaching Principals are defined as Principals who are not classroom teachers but who may teach for a limited period each week.
Source: National School Annual Census
