Class Sizes (Hansard, 16 March 2004)

HC Deb 16 March 2004 vol 419 cc256-7W 257W

§ Mr. Lidington
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average class size in(a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in Northern Ireland was in each year since 1997. [160475]

§ Jane Kennedy
The average class size is available only for primary schools. The figures are as follows:

Average class size

1997–98 23.7

1998–99 24.0

1999–2000 23.8

2000–01 23.7

2001–02 23.4

2002–03 23.3

2003–04 23.1

	Average class size
1997–98	23.7
1998–99	24.0
1999–2000	23.8
2000–01	23.7
2001–02	23.4
2002–03	23.3
2003–04	23.1