§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many students were enrolled at(a) St. Mary's teacher training college and (b) St. Joseph's teacher training college for the academic years 1987–88 and 1988–89, broken down as far as convenient into full-time, part-time and full-time equivalents;
(2) how many students were enrolled at Queen's university, Belfast, for the academic years 1987–88 and 1988–89, broken down as far as convenient into full-time, part-time and full-time equivalents;
(3) how many students were enrolled at Stranmillis college for the academic years 1987–88 and 1988–89, broken down as far as convenient into full-time, part-time and full-time equivalents;
(4) how many students were enrolled at the university of Ulster, Jordanstown, for the academic years 1987–88 and 1988–89, broken down as far as convenient into full-time, part-time and full-time equivalents;
(5) how many students were enrolled at the university of Ulster/Magee college for the academic years 1987–88 and 1988–89, broken down as far as convenient into full-time, part-time and full-time equivalents;
(6) how many students were enrolled in the university of Ulster, Coleraine, for the academic years 1987–88 and 1988–89 broken down as far as convenient into full-time, part-time and full-time equivalents.
§ Dr. Mawhinney[holding answer 23 January 1990]: The available information is as follows: 703W
1987–88 1988–891 Full-time Part-time FTE2 Full-time Part-time FTE2 University of Ulster6 Belfast 560 112 n.a. 624 54 n.a. Jordanstown 4,485 2,714 n.a. 4,609 2,882 n.a. Coleraine 2,461 330 n.a. 2,380 331 n.a. Magee 462 514 n.a. 683 570 n.a. 7,968 3,670 9,956 8,296 3,837 10,410 1Figures for 1988–89 are provisional. 2FTE = Full-time equivalent student load. Separate figures cannot be computed for individual campuses on the same basis as the overall university FTE. 3St. Joseph's College was amalgamated with St. Mary's College in September 1985. 4"Full-time" figures show enrolments on initial teacher training courses, including Post Graduate Certificate of Education. 5"Part-time" figures include both award-bearing and non-award-bearing courses. 6Figures have been included for each of the four campuses of the University of Ulster.