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Tuesday, 23 April 2024

Department of Education and Skills

School Enrolments

Photo of Jim O'CallaghanJim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will detail, on a county-by-county basis, as of 15 April 2024, or the latest date available, the number of Ukrainian pupils enrolled in Irish schools at primary level and at post-primary level, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17607/24]

Photo of Norma FoleyNorma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Information on the number of students from Ukraine enrolled in Irish schools is made available in a monthly press release from my Department, which includes the figures at both primary and post-primary level.

As of 12 April 2024, 18,268 Ukrainian pupils are enrolled in Irish schools. Out of that figure, 11,348 of these pupils had enrolled in primary schools, while 6,920 pupils had enrolled in post-primary schools.

The following table sets out enrolments in each county.

Ukrainian pupils enrolled in Irish schools at primary level and at post-primary level, by county as of 12 April 2024

Primary Post Primary
County Total to date County Total to date
Cork 1171 Dublin 756
Dublin 1124 Cork 678
Kerry 1083 Kerry 674
Donegal 971 Donegal 612
Wexford 617 Galway 384
Clare 612 Clare 339
Galway 593 Mayo 333
Mayo 571 Wexford 318
Tipperary 398 Limerick 290
Wicklow 382 Tipperary 258
Limerick 364 Waterford 205
Meath 330 Wicklow 202
Sligo 324 Louth 201
Waterford 307 Sligo 193
Cavan 283 Leitrim 178
Westmeath 281 Meath 163
Offaly 272 Cavan 142
Louth 245 Westmeath 142
Leitrim 242 Laois 140
Laois 229 Kilkenny 135
Roscommon 227 Kildare 128
Kildare 185 Offaly 106
Kilkenny 167 Roscommon 100
Carlow 166 Carlow 97
Longford 112 Longford 81
Monaghan 92 Monaghan 65
Total 11,348 Total 6,920

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