1927-1928 - Department of Education and Skills

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APPENDIX
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EDUCATlON.-STAT:1STlCS.
PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
No. of Schools in operation on the 30th June, 19 28 = 5,555·
., f these Schools have been built irom State Grants and local
I. The .majority 0 . f £2 State Grant to £1 raised locally, a state
contributions m tfhte porot~r~~o~efnggiven in necessitous districts. State Grants
Grant m excess 0 w-
were made as follows :- . £ d
Amount actually paid during the financial year 1927-28 s. .
and the charge falling on the Vote for the Office of Public 6 6
Works ... .,. 94,33 1
Total Grants made for the building and reconstruction of
Schools during the financial year 1927-28. These Iiabilities
when they fall due will become a charge on the Vote for 14 2
,3 6
9 0 0
the Office of Public Works ... ...
2. State Grants, Ordinary Schools
Local
Grants
HEATiNG AND CLEANING OF SCHOOLS.
13,926 8 10
28,000 0 0
ating and cJeanmg of Model Schools are provided for on a different
The he
b th Office of Public Works and partly
basis from State sources-partly y e
by the Department of Educahon.
PUPILS.
Total Number of Pupils on Rolls on 30th June, 19 28 .... 5 16 ,666-
A 3· N of Pupils on Rolls for the year ended on 30th June. 19 28 5 12 ,333-
verage dO:1 attendance of all Pupils for the year ended on 3 0th
Average aI y ... ... ... 423.974
Percl:t~~e 1;:~verag~' daily' 'atten'ci~nce 't~average No. on Rolls • 82·7
Th Religious Denominations of the Pupils were returned as follows :-
e No. of Pupils Percentage-
Catholics
Church of Ireland
Presbyterian
Methodist .
Other Denominations
No. OF TEACHERS EMPLOYED.
T
he numbers of Primary Teachers employed on
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approximately as follows :-
491.986 95. 2
18,758
4,122
3. 6
o.s.
889 0.2
9II 0.2:
the 30th June.
1928, were-
MEN WOMEN TOTAL
2.897 2,268 5,165
989 3.139
1,856
4.128
1,856.
Principal Teachers*
Assistant Teachers
Junior Assistant Mistresses... ." .. , ....
Members of Religious Orders of Monks or Nuns wh~
J. members of the minimum recogmsed sta
are . d b the Regulations in Monastery or
re~~ Y . .
Convent Schools paid by Capitation .. , .. , 235 1,580 1,815
La Assistant Teachers who ar.e Members of the
~inimum recognised staff required by the Regulations
in Monasterw or Convent Schools paid by
Capitation
180 433 613
TOTALS 4,301 9.276 13.577
There
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were also in the serVice on
3 0th June, T928, nine Workmistresses and
six Industrial Teachers.
h June 1028 about 13 va.ca.ncies for Principal Teft.cherl .
• There were on t.he 30t .' .
101
The foregoing figures have reference to the normal staffs of the schools
required to warrant the payment of grants. In addition to these teachers.
members of the Community and Supernumerary Lay Assistants are in many
cases employed in Convent and Monastery National Schools to supplement
the staffs required by the Regulations, but grants are not allowed by the
Department in respect of such teachers.
The number of teachers in the service on 30th June. 1928, receiving the
normal scale of salary was 6,765, and the supernormal scale of salary was 2.528.
NEW TEACHERS.
5. During the year ended 31St December. 1927. there were about 369 persons
appointed for the first time as principal or assistant teachers. Of these teachers
about 243 were women.
TEACHERS WHO DIED,
RETIRED ON PENSION, OR RESIGNED THE SERVICE.
6. During the year ended 31St December, 1927. about 442 principal or assistant
teachers died. retired on pension, or resigned the service.
SCALES OF SALARIESOF TEACHERS.
7. (I) Schools with an average attendance of 30 OY more Pupils .'
The normal scale for men principal teachers (trained) is £r70, rising by sixteen
annual increments of £12 and one of £8 to £370. If highly efficient they
then enter a supernormal scale and proceed by five annual increments to
maxima. varying with the average attendance of pupils. from £415 to £460.
The normal scale for women principal teachers (trained) is £r55. rising by
fourteen annual increments of £ro and one of £5 to £300. If highly efficient
they then proceed by five annual increments to maxima varying from £330
to £360. Trained assistant teachers, men and women, have respectively the
same normal scales as principal teachers. but their maxima in the supernormal
scale are £415 and £330 respectively.
(2) Schools with an average of 20-29 Pupils:
The normal scale is £r55. rising by fourteen annual increments of £10 and
one of £5 to a maximum salary of £300. If highly efficient they are then eligible
for five annual increments in the supernormal scale, making the maximum
salary £320.
(3) Schools with an average of 10-19 Pupils .'
Scale £r55 by fro to £255.
(4) SPecial Increments .'
Teachers while passing through the normal scale are eligible to receive. in
addition to the ordinary increments of the scale. special increments of £12 for
men and £10 for women for highly efficient service. These increments are granted
after three very favourable annual reports, which need not be consecutive,
but which must be received within a period of five years.
(5) Untrained Teachers .'
The scale for untrained women teachers is £130 by annual increments of
£5 to £r55.
(6) SPecial Qualifications:
Teachers with special qualifications, and 'satisfying the regulations as to
efficiency. etc., are granted annual bonuses as follows :-
(a) Teachers who have comI>leted a three years' course of training or
have obtained a Teaching Diploma by attendance at University
Iectures-c-j ro for men and £8 for women.
(b) Graduates of a University and teachers holding the Higher Certificate
of the Department-£20 for men and £16 for women.
(c) Teachers holding the Higher Diploma-v-j jo for men and £24 for women.
(d) Infant School Teachers with the Higher Froebel Certificate-£8.