Tom Neville
Ceist:231. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of young persons in the school cycle who do not avail of transition year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6338/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 12 February 2019
Ceisteanna (231)
Freagraí scríofa
There were 44,950 students in Transition Year in September 2017, compared to 62,549 in Third Year in September 2016, meaning that 17,599 (28%) of those pupils did not avail of Transition Year.
The proportion of pupils availing of Transition Year has shown a marked increase over the past number of years, rising from 50 per cent in 2008 to over 70 per cent currently.
Further information on the trends in Transition Year uptake is available in the attached table.
|
Academic Year |
Third Year |
Transition Year |
TY As % of previous 3rd Year |
|
2007 |
55,857 |
27,759 |
- |
|
2008 |
55,298 |
28,347 |
50.7% |
|
2009 |
56,034 |
28,635 |
51.8% |
|
2010 |
56,832 |
30,534 |
54.5% |
|
2011 |
58,910 |
32,673 |
57.5% |
|
2012 |
59,990 |
34,721 |
58.9% |
|
2013 |
60,551 |
37,020 |
61.7% |
|
2014 |
59,966 |
39,346 |
65.0% |
|
2015 |
60,905 |
40,452 |
67.5% |
|
2016 |
62,549 |
42,891 |
70.4% |
|
2017 |
63,526 |
44,950 |
71.9% |