§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the current pupil-teacher ratios in Northern Ireland for each of the different types of secondary school. [19832]
§ Mr. AncramThe information requested is as follows:
School type Management type 1994–95 pupil: teacher ratio Non-Grammar Secondary Controlled 13.9:1 Maintained 14.2:1 All non-Grammar 14.1:1 Grammar Secondary Controlled 15.3:1 Voluntary 16.3:1 All Grammar 16.0:1 All Secondary 14.8:1
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the pupil-teacher ratio in the last year for which figures are available in schools in Northern Ireland at(a) primary and (b) secondary level, and what comparisons he has made with the ratio in (i) Scotland and (ii) England and Wales. [19831]
§ Mr. AncramThe information requested is as follows:
- (a) NI Primary pupil-teacher ratio for 1994–95–20.8:1
- (b) NI Secondary pupil-teacher ratio for 1994–95–14.8:1
The latest available pupil-teacher ratios for all regions are for 1993–94 and are as follows: 738W
Sector Northern Ireland Scotland England Wales Primary 21.6:1 19.5:1 22.7:1 22.3:1 Secondary 15.1:1 12.8:1 16.4:1 15.9:1