Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will list the voluntary grammar schools which have preparatory departments; and if she will make a statement on the enrolments of these preparatory departments at each school. [20696]
§ Mr. WorthingtonNineteen of Northern Ireland's 54 voluntary grammar schools have preparatory departments. The most recent year for which enrolment figures are available is 1996–97 and the table shows the enrolment figure at each school.
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Voluntary grammer schools preparatory departments Name of school Number of pupils Armagh Royal 49 Ballymena Academy 90 Ballymoney Dalriada 104 Bangor Grammar 121 Belfast Bloomfield Collegiate 93 Belfast Campbell College 189 Belfast Hunterhouse College 91 Belfast Methodist College 555 Belfast Royal Academical Institution 237 Belfast Royal Academy 291 Belfast Strathearn 171 Belfast Victoria College 161 Dungannon Royal 35 Holywood Sullivan Upper 189 Larne Grammar 48 Lisburn Friends 190 Lisburn The Wallace 196
Voluntary grammar schools preparatory departments Name of school Number of pupils Londonderry Foyle College 51 Magherafelt Rainey Endowed 52 Total 2,913
§ Mr. TrimbleTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the costs of the current DENI capital building programme for(a)the controlled,(b)the maintained,(c)the integrated and (d) the voluntary grammar school sector; and in each case if she will list the approved schemes and their values. [21032]
§ Mr. WorthingtonThe details of my Department's major capital building programme are set out in the table. In addition, four school projects are being pursued under the Private Finance Initiative—St. Genevieve's High School, Wellington College, Balmoral High School (all Belfast) and Drumglass High School, Dungannon. The estimated capital cost of these projects is just over £31 million.
School Scheme Estimated cost School £ million Controlled Schools South Lisburn Primary New School 1.3 Glaskermore Primary, Banbridge New School 1.2 Belmont Primary, Belfast New School 1.3 Muckamore House Special New School 3.6 Drumahoe Primary New School 1.1 Ballykeel Primary, Ballymena New School 3.5 Grosvenor Grammar Extension/Refurbishment 4.4 Limavady Grammar Extension/Refurbishment 6.4 Moira Primary New School 1.8 Newtownabbey Community High Extension/Refurbishment 3.3 Total 27.9 Maintained Schools St. Dallen's Primary, Warrenpoint New School 4.0 St. Bride's Primary, Belfast Conversion/Refurbishment 1.0 St. Patrick's High, Keady New School 12.4 St. Malachy's High, Castlewellan New School 12.8 Holy Trinity Primary, Cookstown Extension/Refurbishment 3.0 Mullanaskea Primary New School 1.0 Gaelscoil na bhFal Primary, Belfast New School 2.0 Total 36.2 Integrated Schools Oakgrove Integrated Primary, Londonderry New School 2.6 Hazelwood College, Belfast Extension/Refurbishment 9.9 Total 12.5 Voluntary Grammar Schools Lumen Christi College, Londonderry Extension/Refurbishment 5.1 St. Columb's College, Londonderry Extension 11.5 Total 16.6
§ Mr. TrimbleTo ask the Secretary of state for Northern Ireland if the funding of administration costs of the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools will be 377W subject to the same economies and constraints as are applicable to the headquarters costs of education and library boards. [21265]
§ Mr. WorthingtonThe administration costs of the Council will be subject to economies and constraints but the level of constraint will be determined after consideration of the Council's individual circumstances.
§ Mr. Robert McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will list the controlled primary schools in the North Down constituency, specifying in each case the spare capacity in terms of pupil numbers. [21424]
§ Mr. WorthingtonThe following controlled primary schools are within the North Down constituency:
Name of School Spare capacity at November 1997 (places) Dundonald Primary Schools are within the North Down constituency None Gilnahirk Primary School None Holywood Primary School None Crawfordsburn Primary School 12 Ballyholme Primary School None Clandeboye Primary School 82 Bangor Central Primary School None Redburn Primary School 189 Glencraig Primary School 59 Bloomfield Road Primary School 95 Conlig Primary School 61 Tullycarnet Primary School 265 Grange Park Primary School 19 Kilcooley Primary School 389 Rathmore Primary School 176 Towerview Primary School 77 Kilmaine Primary School 140 Ballymagee Primary School 64 The above list does not include Groomsport Primary School which was damaged by fire in 1966.
§ Mr. Robert McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans she has to consult parents concerning preparatory schooling funding; and if she will make a statement on the consultation undertaken and the amount of correspondence received to date. [21426]
§ Mr. WorthingtonA consultative letter was issued on 8 October to all schools with preparatory departments. It was then a matter for each school to consult with and take the views of parents. The Department of Education has to date received approximately 900 responses during the consultation process.
§ Mr. Robert McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of preparatory school pupils attend establishments that are not categorised as Catholic for fair employment statistical purposes. [21425]
§ Mr. Worthington100 per cent.
§ Mr. Robert McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what account was taken of the Policy Appraisal and Fair Treatment guidelines in the decision to review Preparatory Department funding; and if she will make a statement. [21427]
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§ Mr. WorthingtonA Policy Appraisal and Fair Treatment analysis will be carried out concurrent with the analysis of all the comments received during the consultation process. This analysis will be an integral part of the final decision-making process.