HC Deb 19 January 1996 vol 269 cc794-5W
Mr. Beggs

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the target numbers for enrolment at each grant-maintained integrated school in Northern Ireland; and which of these schools have reached their target number. [9306]

Mr. Ancram

Development proposals for new grant-maintained integrated schools are expected to demonstrate the potential for minimum enrolments of 100 pupils in primary schools after about seven years of operation and 300 pupils in secondary schools after about five years of operation. All new schools that have been in existence for these periods have in fact exceeded these minimum figures.

Mr. Beggs

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what is the present religious composition of pupils in the enrolment at each grant-maintained integrated school in Northern Ireland; [9307]

(2) on what basis pupils enrolled at grant-maintained integrated schools in Northern Ireland are defined as Protestant or Roman Catholic. [9308]

Mr. Ancram

Parents of pupils attending grant-maintained integrated schools are required to declare the religion of their children to schools. This information is included in the annual school census return.

The present religious composition of pupils in the enrolment of each grant maintained integrated school is as follows:

School Protestant pupils Roman catholic pupils Other pupils Total
Primary
Acorn 45 33 2 80
Braidside 40 31 78 149
Bridge 111 138 8 257
Corran 46 48 6 100
Cranmore 27 34 19 80
Enniskillen 64 96 26 186
Hazelwood IPS 117 149 68 334
Lough View 25 18 8 51
Millstrand 62 51 70 183
Oakgrove IPS 99 141 22 262
Omagh 42 63 19 124
Portadown 50 73 28 151
Saints and Scholars 29 41 4 74
Windmill 59 61 13 133
Secondary
Erne College 15 43 3 61
Hazelwood College 205 370 61 636
Lagan College 417 403 97 917
Oakgrove 87 174 19 280
Shimna College 13 45 2 60

Mr. Beggs

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish details of the total public expenditure to date allocated to grant-maintained integrated schools in Northern Ireland. [9209]

Mr. Ancram

Allocations from 1991–92 to date total £11.8 million for capital expenditure and £36.4 million for recurrent expenditure.