29 April 2003
ENROLMENTS AT SCHOOLS AND IN FUNDED PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION IN NORTHERN IRELAND 2002/03
Key points
Funded pre-school education
There are 21,076 children in funded pre-school education: 14,092 in nursery schools or nursery classes in primary schools; 1,180 in reception classes/groups; and 5,804 in funded places in voluntary and private pre-school education centres. In 1997/98 there were 11,116 children in funded pre-school education.
The reported religion of children in pre-school education is: 48.1% Roman Catholic, 33.0% Protestant, 1.5% Other Christian, 0.3% Non Christian, and 17.1% Other/No Religion/Not recorded.
Grant-aided Schools
Some 15,695 pupils (4.7% of the total enrolment in primary and post-primary schools) attend integrated schools. In 1997/98 enrolment at integrated schools was 8,154.
Some 1,903 pupils attend Irish Medium schools. In 1997/98 the figure was 1,247.
Key points, continued
Grant-aided Schools
- In the post-primary phase, 40.5% of pupils attend grammar schools. In 1997/98 the proportion was 40.7%.
- Of post-primary schools, 27.2% are single sex. 46.5% of grammar schools are single sex, whereas 18.9% of secondary schools (non grammar) are single sex.
- Some 21.6% of pupils in primary schools are entitled to free school meals, as are 29.4% of pupils in secondary (non-grammar) schools and 7.3% of grammar school pupils.
- The reported religion of pupils is: 50.5% Roman Catholic, 41.1% Protestant, 1.4% Other Christian, 0.3% Non Christian, and 6.7% Other/No Religion/Not recorded.
Access the list of tables and figures.
Tables
Table 1a
Children in funded pre-school education by centre type and management type, 2002/03
Table 1b
Pupils by school type and management type, 2002/03
Table 2a
The number of pre-school providers with funded places, by centre type and management type, 1997/98 - 2002/03
Table 2b
The number of schools by school type and management type, 1997/98 -2002/03
Table 3a(i)
Children in funded pre-school education whose parents were in receipt of Income Support or Income based Jobseeker’s Allowance, by centre type and management type, 2002/03
Table 3a(ii)
Reception pupils entitled to free school meals by management type, 2002/03
Table 3b
Pupils entitled to free school meals by school type and management type, 2002/03: Primary and Post-Primary schools
Table 4a
Children in funded pre-school education by centre type and sex, 2002/03
Table 4b
Pupils at single sex and co-educational schools by school type and sex, 2002/03: Nursery, Primary, and Post-Primary schools
Table 5
The number of single sex and co-educational schools by school type, 2002/03: Nursery, Primary, and Post-Primary schools
Table 6a
Religion of children in funded pre-school education by centre type and management type, 2002/03
Table 6b
Religion of pupils by school type and management type, 2002/03: Nursery, Primary, and Post-Primary schools
Figures
Figure 1
Number of schools and funded voluntary and private pre-school education centres in Northern Ireland, 2002/03
Annex
Table A1
Children in funded pre-school education by centre type and management type, 2002/03: Belfast Board area
Table A2
Pupils by school type and management type, 2002/03: Grant-aided schools Belfast Board area
Table B1
Children in funded pre-school education by centre type and management type, 2002/03: Western Board area
Table B2
Pupils by school type and management type, 2002/03: Grant-aided schools Western Board area
Table C1
Children in funded pre-school education by centre type and management type, 2002/03: North-Eastern Board area
Table C2
Pupils by school type and management type, 2002/03: Grant-aided schools North-Eastern Board area
Table D1
Children in funded pre-school education by centre type and management type, 2002/03: South-Eastern Board area
Table D2
Pupils by school type and management type, 2002/03: Grant-aided schools South Eastern Board area
Table E1
Children in funded pre-school education by centre type and management type, 2002/03: Southern Board area
Table E2
Pupils by school type and management type, 2002/03: Grant-aided schools Southern Board area
Table F
Pupils entitled to free school meals, 1998/99-2002/03, Primary and Post-Primary schools
Table G1
Children in funded pre-school education by centre type and management type, 2001/02
Table G2
Pupils by school type and management type, 2001/02
Table H
Pupils by school type and management type, 1997/98
NOTES TO EDITORS:
- The statistics in this press release have been derived from the annual School Census. For pre-school, nursery, primary and some special schools the Census consists of a paper return comprising a number of tables; for post-primary and some special schools it consists of a return comprising anonymised individual pupil records, made by Electronic Data Interchange.
- The 2002/03 figures in this press release are based on information as at 11th October 2002.
- The figures for nursery classes relate to approved nursery classes in primary schools. The figures for reception refer to pupils who were below compulsory school age at 1 July 2002, who were admitted to a reception class or group in primary school following their 4th birthday. Schools may admit reception pupils throughout the year, but only those who have been admitted by 31 October are counted in the school census.
Further enquiries
Request for further information should be addressed to:-
Mr Martin Thompson
Statistics and Research Branch
Department of Education
Rathgael House
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BANGOR
Co. Down
BT19 7PRTelephone (028) 9127 9613/
Fax (028) 9127 9594
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