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

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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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