Over 5,000 Kildare Children Being Taught In Classes Of 30+ Students.

Friday, 18 June 2021 07:00

That's according to new figures from the Dept. of Education.

More than 5,190 children in Co. Kildare are being taught in primary school classes of in excess of 30 pupils.

That's according to the Dept. of Education, which says "The figures are based on mainstream classes in mainstream schools and are collated from the relevant Class Size tables"

There are 173 classes in schools across Kildare with 30 or more pupils.

That figure is far in excess of all surrounding counties, bar Meath and Dublin.

Academic Year 2019-20	No of Classes
Local Authority	Class Size 30+
Carlow County Council	42
Cavan County Council	39
Clare County Council	86
Cork City Council	53
Cork County Council	321
Donegal County Council	112
Dublin City Council	191
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown	135
Fingal County Council	158
Galway City Council	28
Galway County Council	139
Kerry County Council	103
Kildare County Council	173
Kilkenny County Council	66
Laois County Council	53
Leitrim County Council	28
Limerick City and County Council	163
Longford County Council	27
Louth County Council	95
Mayo County Council	77
Meath County Council	195
Monaghan County Council	54
Offaly County Council	49
Roscommon County Council	40
Sligo County Council	43
South Dublin County Council	201
Tipperary County Council	108
Waterford City and County Council	72
Westmeath County Council	77
Wexford County Council	114
Wicklow County Council	95
Grand Total	3137

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