Number of pupils in classes of 30 or more on increase [IrishTimes]
- Published: 02 September 2010
IRISH PRIMARY schools are still among the most overcrowded in Europe, with Department of Education figures showing that over 106,000 pupils are in classes of 30 or more, up from 93,000 last year.
This means that one in five primary schoolchildren are in classes of 30 pupils or over. The figures also show that some 8,000 children are still being educated in classrooms of 35 pupils or more.
Overall, the figures reveal the Republic has the second-highest average class size in the EU.
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