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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 February 2022

Tuesday, 22 February 2022

Ceisteanna (472)

Gary Gannon

Ceist:

472. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of students registered in 1st, 4th and 6th class across all primary schools in Ireland in 2021. [9759/22]

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We are not yet in a position to publish enrolments by standard for 2021. We will publish this detail along with the final enrolments for 2021-22 in June 2022.

Please find as follows requested information for academic year 2020-21 the last year we have such data available for.

2020

Academic Year

Standard Description

Enrolment per Return

2020-2021

Junior Infants

63,427

2020-2021

Senior Infants

65,931

2020-2021

First Class

66,932

2020-2021

Second Class

67,359

2020-2021

Third Class

68,213

2020-2021

Fourth Class

70,930

2020-2021

Fifth Class

71,160

2020-2021

Sixth Class

71,541

Grand Total

545,493

Note: Figures are taken from the Primary Online Database and are for mainstream pupils enrolled in a mainstream standard as of the Primary Census Date 30th September 2020.

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