§ David Burnside:To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the latest enrolment numbers available at schools and in pre-funded education are for 2002–03 in Northern Ireland. [142774]
§ Jane Kennedy:The information requested is as follows:
Number Children in Funded Places in Voluntary and Private Pre-school Education Centres 5,804 Nursery Schools 6,269 Nursery Classes in Primary Schools 7,823 Reception Pupils in Primary Schools 1,149 Reception Pupils in Preparatory Departments 31 Primary Schools (Year 1-Year 7) 165,179 Preparatory Departments (Year 1-Year 7) 2,620 Secondary Schools (Non Grammar) 92,645 Grammar Schools (Year 8-Year 14) 63,102 Special Schools 4,879 Hospital Schools 236 Independent Schools 948 All Schools and funded pre-school centres 350,685