Teachers (Hansard, 6 May 2003)

§ Mr. Beggs
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the projected number of teachers employed in primary and post-primary schools in each Northern Ireland education and library board area is for the next 10 years. [110572]

§ Jane Kennedy
The Department of Education does not produce projections of the number of teachers employed in primary and post-primary schools in each Northern Ireland education and library board area.

§ Mr. Beggs
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many Northern Ireland teachers have(a) retired and (b) left the profession within their first three years, in each of the last five years. [110571]

§ Jane Kennedy
The information is as follows:
a) The numbers of teachers who have retired in each of the last five academic years are as follows:

1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02

870 778 748 873 782

(b) The numbers of teachers leaving the teaching profession within three years of their first appointment in a permanent teaching post are as follows:

1997/98 1995/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02

8 15 6 9 13

§ Mr. Beggs
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many teachers were employed in(a) primary and (b) post-primary schools in each Northern Ireland education and library board area in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. [110573]
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§ Jane Kennedy
The information requested (expressed as full time equivalents) is as follows:

Primary schools

Belfast Western North Eastern South Eastern Southern

1992–93 1,384 1,614 1,769 1,586 1,894

1993–94 1,474 1,673 1,838 1,663 2,001

1994–95 1,517 1,688 1,852 1,695 2,046

1995–96 1,613 1,717 1,871 1,741 2,066

1996–97 1,611 1,737 1,897 1,758 2,085

1997–98 1,560 1,728 1,906 1,715 2,102

1998–99 1,532 1,628 1,863 1,725 2,062

1999–2000 1,479 1,607 1,836 1,744 2,085

2000–01 1,466 1,601 1,822 1,777 2,075

2001–02 1,427 1,618 1,873 1,814 2,047

Preparatory departments¹

Belfast Western North Eastern South Eastern Southern

1992–93 71 4 15 38 10

1993–94 61 3 16 38 9

1994–95 102 3 20 45 11

1995–96 110 3 20 46 9

1996–97 110 3 19 46 10

1997–98 101 3 19 48 10

1998–99 103 3 17 49 13

1999–2000 98 2 15 50 7

2000–01 96 2 9 56 7

2001–02 92 2 8 49 9

¹ The count of teachers is on a different basis from 1994–95 onwards.

Post-primary schools

Belfast Western North Eastern South Eastern Southern

1992–93 2,022 1,754 2,159 1,673 2,046

1993–94 2,107 1,818 2,213 1,724 2,104

1994–95 2,048 1,883 2,212 1,704 2,160

1995–96 2,086 1,931 2,236 1,743 2,214

1996–97 2,118 1,987 2,244 1,739 2,262

1997–98 2,121 2,003 2,255 1,714 2,242

1998–99 2,136 1,985 2,230 1,732 2,275

1999–2000 2,199 2,005 2,252 1,776 2,316

2000–01 2,236 2,059 2,286 1,827 2,338

2001–02 2,269 2,038 2,324 1,857 2,321

Primary schools
	Belfast	Western	North Eastern	South Eastern	Southern
1992–93	1,384	1,614	1,769	1,586	1,894
1993–94	1,474	1,673	1,838	1,663	2,001
1994–95	1,517	1,688	1,852	1,695	2,046
1995–96	1,613	1,717	1,871	1,741	2,066
1996–97	1,611	1,737	1,897	1,758	2,085
1997–98	1,560	1,728	1,906	1,715	2,102
1998–99	1,532	1,628	1,863	1,725	2,062
1999–2000	1,479	1,607	1,836	1,744	2,085
2000–01	1,466	1,601	1,822	1,777	2,075
2001–02	1,427	1,618	1,873	1,814	2,047

Preparatory departments¹
	Belfast	Western	North Eastern	South Eastern	Southern
1992–93	71	4	15	38	10
1993–94	61	3	16	38	9
1994–95	102	3	20	45	11
1995–96	110	3	20	46	9
1996–97	110	3	19	46	10
1997–98	101	3	19	48	10
1998–99	103	3	17	49	13
1999–2000	98	2	15	50	7
2000–01	96	2	9	56	7
2001–02	92	2	8	49	9
¹ The count of teachers is on a different basis from 1994–95 onwards.

Post-primary schools
	Belfast	Western	North Eastern	South Eastern	Southern
1992–93	2,022	1,754	2,159	1,673	2,046
1993–94	2,107	1,818	2,213	1,724	2,104
1994–95	2,048	1,883	2,212	1,704	2,160
1995–96	2,086	1,931	2,236	1,743	2,214
1996–97	2,118	1,987	2,244	1,739	2,262
1997–98	2,121	2,003	2,255	1,714	2,242
1998–99	2,136	1,985	2,230	1,732	2,275
1999–2000	2,199	2,005	2,252	1,776	2,316
2000–01	2,236	2,059	2,286	1,827	2,338
2001–02	2,269	2,038	2,324	1,857	2,321