85% of primary pupils in Ireland are in classes greater than the EU average [into.ie]
- Published: 26 September 2011
Statement by Sheila Nunan General Secretary, Irish National Teachers’ Organisation on overcrowded classes in primary schools
Eighty five percent of primary pupils in Ireland are in classes greater than the EU average
New figures published today show that eighty five percent of pupils in Irish primary schools are in classes of twenty or more. One in five pupils are in classes of more than thirty pupils. The figures are the latest available official figures on Irish class sizes.
The general secretary of the INTO Sheila Nunan described today’s figures as shocking and said the government was not tackling the problem of overcrowded classes which was getting worse particularly in urban areas and commuter counties.
The INTO called the figures “a wake-up call for parents” in advance of the next budget. The union said Ireland’s classes are the second most overcrowded in Europe and twenty percent higher than the EU average.
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