Figures published by the Department of Education show an annual rise of 0.6 per cent in the numbers attending mainstream primary schools
According to the Department of Education, the number of children attending primary schools at the start of the school year would have decreased by 4,337 but for the arrival of children and their families fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
There was a total of 488,076 children enrolled in Catholic schools in September, representing 88.9 per cent of all pupils – down from 89.2 per cent in 2021/22 “The changes in school numbers by ethos have occurred due to various reasons such as closure of small schools, where enrolments have declined, amalgamation of schools which are in proximity to each other and the opening of new multi-denominational schools in response to parental choice,” the Department of Education said.
At post-primary level, the latest figures show there was a 3.8 per cent increase in enrolments in September. Numbers attending Catholic secondary schools account for 48.7 per cent of the secondary school population with 47.6 per cent attending schools with a multi-denominational ethos. In the current school year, there are 343 Catholic schools and 358 multi-denominational schools among a total of 727 post primary schools.
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