AQW 6790/22-27


Ms Sian Mulholland
Alliance Party
North Antrim


Tabled Date: 16/02/2024
Answered On Date: 27/02/2024
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Education how many schools are currently falling below the minimum threshold of sustainable enrolment numbers, broken down by constituency.


Answer:
The table below details the number of schools that are currently falling below the minimum threshold of sustainable enrolment numbers (105 for rural and 140 for urban primary schools, and 500 for years 8-12 and 100 for post-16 post-primary schools) by constituency using verified census data for the 2022/23 academic year.
Constituency
No of rural primary below 105
No of urban primary below 140
No of post- primary below 500 Y8 - 12
No of post- primary below 100 post-16
Belfast East
0
0
0
1
Belfast North
0
4
0
1
Belfast South
0
5
0
2
Belfast West
0
3
0
1
East Antrim
10
3
0
1
East Londonderry
15
2
4
3
Fermanagh And South Tyrone
29
2
9
5
Foyle
4
4
1
3
Lagan Valley
2
3
0
4
Mid Ulster
21
2
3
4
Newry And Armagh
17
3
5
1
North Antrim
21
2
4
2
North Down
0
1
0
1
South Antrim
9
2
2
0
South Down
19
2
5
2
Strangford
9
2
5
1
Upper Bann
7
0
2
2
West Tyrone
28
1
4
5
Total
191
41
44
39