§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the cost is, per pupil, of providing education in each Northern Ireland education and library board area for primary and post-primary schools in the(a) controlled sector, (b) maintained sector and (c) integrated sector. [110569]
§ Jane KennedyThe following figures set out the net expenditure per primary and post-primary school pupil for 2001–02 and have been taken from the latest available out-turn statements.
Board Sector Primary Post-primary BELB Controlled 2,576 4,008 Maintained 2,301 3,701 Integrated 2,155 3,260 NEELB Controlled 2,175 3,310 Maintained 2,341 3,506 Integrated 2,512 3,813 SEELB Controlled 2,601 3,667 Maintained 2,518 3,560 Integrated 2,861 3,434 SELB Controlled 2,357 3,364 Maintained 2,377 3,270 Integrated 2,242 3,595 WELB Controlled 2,559 3,477 Maintained 2,374 3,531 Integrated 2,297 3,549 The figures include:
Amounts made available under LMS Formulae;
Centre funds held by Boards and the Department and distributed to schools in the course of the year to meet certain costs arising from items of expenditure such as teacher substitution;
Contingency funds and initiatives funded by both the ELBs and the Department;
Integrated figures include both controlled integrated and grant maintained integrated schools; and
Post Primary figures exclude controlled and voluntary grammar schools.
670WThe figures exclude centrally held resources, such as Home to School Transport, CASS, School Meals and Central Administration, as these are not costed to individual schools.