§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what is the number of primary 109W schools in Northern Ireland with the same number of pupils as Lisbarnett, Comber, which have a dining room and a kitchen; and whether the lack of such facilities in such schools is regarded as constituting a substandard level of accommodation;
(2) whether the South-Eastern education and library board, when reviewing the 1969 development plan for primary schools in the Killinchy area last year, gave the customary and adequate notices to local residents; and whether this was in the same manner as it was by the former Down county education committee.
§ Mr. John PattenIn January 1981 there were eight other primary schools with the same enrolment as Lisbarnett primary school, Comber, and seven of these had kitchens and separate dining facilities.
The general policy is to provide kitchen and dining facilities in new primary schools, but the lack of a kitchen or dining room in a small existing school would not in itself be regarded as constituting a substandard level of accommodation.
Prior to Summer Holidays (June 1981) September 1981 Enrolment Teaching Staff Other non-teaching staff Estimated Enrolment Estimated Teaching Staff Estimated Other non-teaching staff Name of School Boys Girls Permanent Other Boys Girls Permanent Other Bangor: Glenlola Collegiate School — 1,052 58 1 36 — 1,048 59 — 36 Bangor: Grammar School 1,120 — 59 13 30 1,114 — 62 11 31 Holywood: Convent of the Sacred Heart of Mary — 427 27 5 11 — 430 27 5 11 Holywood: Sullivan Upper School 582 534 60 9 49 581 532 62 5 49 Newtownards: Regent House School 707 689 73 4 43 725 685 78 2 43 An estimate of the numbers seeking grammar school places can only be related to the present method of selection. While there has been a marginal drop in the pupil enrolments in some of the contributory primary schools in the area since 1977, the numbers are not sufficient to indicate any significant change in the enrolment patterns of grammar schools over the next five years. It is not possible to project, with any degree of accuracy, beyond that period.