Leitrim sees 14% jump in numbers of overcrowded classes [oceanfm.ie]
- Published: 02 September 2010
23% of primary school children in Leitrim are in classes of 30 or more- that’s a 14% jump in the last year and also above the national average.
According to the Irish Independent 1 in 5 pupils, almost 107,000 are now in overcrowded class rooms.
The number of students in Leitrim who are in overcrowded class rooms is above the national average.
According to the latest figures 23% of primary school children in Leitrim are in classes of over 30 pupils.
That’s a 14% increase in the last year and 2% higher than the national average.
The dramatic jump is mainly due to teacher cutbacks in 2008.
Sligo and Donegal both witnessed much smaller increases at about 2%.
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