§ Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the total number of schoolchildren in Northern Ireland at (a) primary schools, voluntary and maintained, (b) secondary schools, including grammar, voluntary and maintained; what is the number of teachers in each category; and what is the average size of class in each category.
§ Mr. GoodhartI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total number of children entering primary school in each of the past five years in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. GoodhartThe number of children enrolled in primary 1 classes in January of each of the past five years was as follows:
000's 1975 30.2 1976 30.4 1977 28.8 1978 28.7 1979 (provisional) 27.6 These figures exclude enrolment in nursery classes or reception classes. Comparable figures for preparatory departments of grammar schools are not readily available.