AQW 41124/11-15

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 22/01/2015
Answered On Date: 30/01/2015
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the average size of primary school class in (i) East Londonderry; and (ii) Coleraine, in each of the last three years.

Answer:

The table overleaf details the average primary school class size for East Derry constituency and Coleraine LGD. The figures relate to 2011/12, 2012/13 and 2013/14. Figures for 2014/15 will be available at the end of February.

Average primary school class size in East Londonderry constituency and Coleraine LGD, 2011/12 – 2013/14

	2011/12	2012/13	2013/14
(i) East Derry	23.0	23.6	23.6
(ii) Coleraine	23.3	24.1	24.3

Source: NI school census

Notes:

Data excludes learning support centre classes.

Figures include pupils in years 1 – 7 only.

Any composite classes including reception pupils have been included, but the class size excludes reception pupils