1953-1954 - Department of Education and Skills

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AN ROINN OIDEACHAIS 

TUARAscAIL 

1953·54 

REPORT 

OF THE 

Department 

of 

Education 

1953·54 

(Presented to the Government by the Minister for Education and laid before each 

House of the Oireacbtasi. 

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V. ScolteAnnA t::lotAlci:e: 36 

I. Sce rme.ennz, reil Educational Endowments 

(Ireland) Act, 1885 36 

11. Sce im .6.Cl:.eACA1S 38 

VII. Ant>-mUsAem nA l'l4~tneAnn 38 

VIII. CotAlst:e tlAlslunt:A eAtAl0n 40 

IX. bnAlnse nA l>ro1tseACAn 40 

12. 

PART 

II-APPENDICES 

Appendix I. General Education Statistics 

47 

Appendix 11. Primary Education Statistics: 

1. Number of Primary Schools 

48 

2. Building Grants etc. 

48 

3. Heating and Cleaning of Schools .. 

49 

4. Teachers' Residences 

49 

5. Number of Operative Schools 1953 and 1954 

49 

6(a). Classification of Schools according to Average Daily 

Attendance .. 

50 

6(b): Classification of Schools according to Teaching Staff 51 

7(a). Model-Schools •• .. 

52 

7(b). Scorteanna SpelS1.

viii 

PAGE 

Appendix IV. Vocational Education Statistics: 

Table I(a) Day Courses (Whole-time Continuation Education) 96 

I(b) do do (Whole-time Technical Education) 97 

I(c) do do (Technical Education for Apprentices) 98 

I(d) do do (Miscellaneous) .. 99 

I(e) Evening Courses (Miscellaneous) 100 

II Individual Students 101 

III Compulsory Continuation Courses 102 

IV Training of Teachers 103 

V Employment of Teachers 104 

VI(a) Day Vocational School Examinations, 1954- 

Results .. 106 

VI(b) Technical School Examinations, 1954-Results 107 

VII Financial Statement 108 

Appendix V. 

Table A 

" 

Reformatory and Industrial Schools' Statistics: 

Reformatory Schools-General Statistics 112 

B Industrial Schools-General Statistics 112 

C Committals to Reformatory Schools. . 113 

D Admissions to Industrial Schools 114 

E Ages and State of Education of Children admitted 

to Reformatory Schools 

115 

F Ages and State of Education of Children admitted 

to Industrial Schools 

115 

G Discharges from Reformatory Schools 

116 

H Discharges from Industrial Schools 

116 

I Discharges to Employment from Reformatory 

Schools 

117 

J Discharges 

Schools 

to Employment from Industrial 

117 

K Deaths among Pupils in Reformatory and Industrial 

Schools 117 

L List of Reformatory and Industrial Schools .. 118 

M Numbers committed to Reformatory and Industrial 

Schools from each District Court 

119 

N Numbers admitted from the several County 

Boroughs and Counties where Committals were 

made 

120 

o Numbers of children under detention on 31/7/,54 

chargeable to each Local Authority .. 

121 

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PART II-APPENDICES

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47 

APPENDIX 1. 

GENERAL EDUCATION STATISTICS. 

Total Expenditure 

Average Percentage from Pub- 

No. of No. of Daily of Average lic Funds Average 

Schools Pupils Attend- Daily including Cost No.ot Salaries** Length 

Service or on ance Attend- Cost of per Teach- of 

Colleges Rolls of ance of Adminis- Pupil ers School 

Pupils Pupils on tration, Week 

Rolls Inspection 

and Examination 

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (11) (i) 

1. PRIMARY: 

l. Schools .. .. 4,874 *472,536 404,648 85·6 £8,167,423rOn 

13,144 Trained Men Principals and 20 hrs. 

Roll s Assistants: to 25 

£17.5.8 Married: £340-£650 hrs. 

(b) In Single: £285-£525 

Average 

attend- Trained Women-Principals 

an c e. and Assistants: 

L£20.3.8 £285-£525 

[SWI". Principals: Men, £950; 

Women, £850. 

2. (a) Training Colleges: .. 4 690 - - £77,005 £111 12 0 - Vice-Principals: Men, 

£850; Women, £750. 

~ Professors: Married Men: 

£615-£27 10 X 14- 

£1,000. 

Single Men and Women: 

£540-£1710 X 6-£20 

L X 8-£805. 

(b) Preparatory Colleges: 6 507 - - £70,027 £138 2 5 - f Scales: 

Principals: Men and 

Women, £585,£20x5- 

£685. 

Vice-Principals: Married 

Men, £650-£20-£730 

-£25-£905. 

Single Men and Women, 

£465-£19-£560-£20 

-£640. 

Professors: Married Men, 

£525-£20-£705-£25 

-£880. 

Single Men and Women: 

£360- £14- £388- £18 

- £478- £19- £573- 

L £21-£615. 

H. SECONDARY: 

Schools: . , .. 447 54,019 - - £1,460,847 £27 0 10 4,097 JRegistered and Recognise 

(Grants Teachers: 27 hrs. 

paid on Minimum Basic or School 

49,029) Salary: Man, £200 p.a. 

or £150 p.a. (indoor); 

Woman £180 p.a. or 

£140 p.a. (indoor). 

Incremental Salary: 

Married Man £222 5 0- 

£619 11 0 p.a.; Woman 

and Unmarried Man, 

L £164150-£45250 p.a. 

(These salary rates do not 

include the special increment 

payable in respect of 

Honours Degrees or for 

teaching through the 

medium of Irish).

Ill. POST PRIMARY OTHER 

THAN SECONDARY: 

1. Permanent Schools } 

2. Centres other than Permanent 

Schools 

3. Schools of Art 

ools o+Music 

5. Training Colleges for Teachers 

of Domestic Science 

6. Day Trades Preparatory 

Schools] .. .. 

7. Residential Schools of 

Domestic Science and 

miscellaneous schools+ .. 

225 'I 

S 88,900 

621 

2 1,195 

3 134 

176 

13 945 

State 

Funds 

£996,930 

Rates 

£486,940 

Average 

Cost per 

attendance 

hour 

1/8d. 

Average 

Cost per 

teaching 

hour 

£1 1 1 

Wholetime 

1,332 

Part- 

l-,;..time.,.-- 

,-f,'-12 

Whole-time Teachers: 

Married Man: £390 to £407 

(after two years) + 5 X 

£17 +8 x£22+3 x£24+ 

1 X £30 to £770; Single 

Men and Women: £335 

to £349 (after two years) 

+9~14+4x£l8+3x 

721 to £610. 

NOT 

1. A small number of 

teachers are on special 

salary scales. 

2. Additional allowances are 

payable to Headmasters 

and to teachers in respect 

of certain qualifications. 

Approximately 

20 to 

30 hrs. 

for 40 

weeks. 

3. Children's allowances and 

rent allowance are paid to 

married men teachers and 

widow teachers. 

Temporary whole-time 

teachers whose appointments 

are renewable from 

year to year, are remunerated 

at fixed rates of 

annual salary. 

5. Part-time teachers are 

I employed at a rate per 

l teaching hour. 

IV. 

1. Reformatory Schools 

2. Industrial Schools 

3 

50 

177 

5,074t 

172 

4,694 

97 ·2 

92·5 

£16,67l £94 3 8 

£451,511§ £84 5 1 

26 

389 

Minimum 

of hours 

per week 

-18. 

* Average number of pupils on Rolls for the year ended 30th June, 1954. 

t These schools are not under the control of a Vocational Education Committee. 

In the total expenditure are included the cost of administration for each branch and the relevant proportion of Departmental Headquarters 

Charges. 

t Excluding 285 children whose names are not on the rolls of pupils attending the Literary Classes. 

§ These grants are in respect of maintenance only. The cost of the education of these children is included under Section (1) (1) Primary Schools above. 

**The salaries quoted in column (h) for Sec~ions I and III above are subject to the following increases awa~ded with effect as from 1st November, 

1952 :-On first £230-£25; for every £22111excess of £230-£1. The rates of Incremental Salary quoted 111column (h) for Section II (Secondary 

Teachers) are inclusive of increases.

APPENDIX H. 

PRIMARY EDUCATION STATISTICS.

48 

APPENDIX n. 

PRIMARY EDUCATION STATISTICS. 

1. NUMBER OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS. 

On the 30th June, 1954, there were 4,874 schools iu operation as follows:- 

Ordinary National Schools . . .. 4,302 

Convent National Schools . . . . . . 398 

Monastery National Schools . . . . . . 148 

Model National Schools . . . . . . 17 

Special Irish National Schools . . . . . . 8 

Fosterage National Schools" . . . . . . 1 

4,874t 

This number show s a decrease of 6 as compared with the number of schools 

in operation during the previous year. 64 new schools were brought into 

operation and 58 schools were discontinued, 4 of them owing to their 

amalgamation with other schools. 

Of the schools in operation on 30th June, 1954, 2,853 were vested in 

Trustees, and 381 in the Minister for Education; 1,640 were non-vested schools. 

* Scoil na Leanbh, An Rinn, a residential school for children between 6 

and 14 years of age. 

t Including fifteen schools for Invalid, Blind, Deaf and Dumb or Crippled 

Children, viz., the Orthopaedic Hospital N.S. (Dublin), St. Joseph's Blind 

Asylum Boys, N.S. (Dublin) St. Mary's Blind Asylum Convent Girls' N.S. 

(Dublin), St. Joseph's Orthopaedic Hospital Convent N.S., Coole (Westmeath), 

St. Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital Convent N.S., Finglas (Dublin), St. Joseph's 

Deaf Mutes N.S., Cabra (Dublin), Scoil Naisiunta Ioseph Naomhtha, Linden, 

Convalescent Home, Blackrock (Dublin), Naomh Antoine (Dublin). Scoil 

Naomh Gabriel (Dublin), St. Finbarr's Hospital N.S., Cork, The Cerebral Palsy 

Clinic School (Dublin). St. Vincents (Cabra), Scoil Oilibhear Pluingcead Beannaithe 

and St. Mary's Special School for Deaf. 

2. BUILDING GRANTS. 

The cost of the erection of new schools and the improvement of existing 

schools is defrayed partly from State grants and partly from local sources. 

The grants sanctioned by the Department of Education during the year ended 

31st March, 1954. were as follows:- 

No. of pupils 

No. of for whom Amount of 

Schools Accommodation State Grant 

is provided 

£ s. d. 

Erection of New Schools · . 65 9,648 *985.725 0 0 

49 

3. HEATING AND CLEANING OF SCHOOLS. 

State Grants amounting to £67,302 12s. 9d. were made towards the 

cost of heating and cleaning National Schools. 

4. TEACHERS' RESIDENCES. 

Teachers' Residences are connected with about 1,145 schools; of these 682 

were provided by grants or loans from State funds. 

5. NUMBER OF OPERATIVE SCHOOLS, ON 30th JUNE, 1953 AND 

30th JUNE, 1954. 

AREA 

Operative 

Schools 

1953 1954 

COUNTY BOROUGHS: 

Dublin · . · . ·. · . .. 233 231 

Cork · . · . ·. · . 42 42 

Limerick · . ·. · . · . 28 28 

Waterford · . · . · . · . 12 12 

COUNTiES: 

Carlow ·. · . 65 65 

Cavan · . .. 201 201 

Clare . · . · . · . 180 180 

Cork · . ·. · . . ·. 469 470 

Donegal .. ·. ·. · . · . 373 371 

Dublin · . ·. .. ·. 129 128 

Galway .. · . ·. · . 345 344 

Kerry · . ·. . .. 263 263 

Kildare .. · . · . 97 96 

Kilkenny ·. ·. 142 142 

Laois · . · . 97 97 

Leitrim .. ·. · . 129 129 

Limerick ·. ·. 187 187 

Longford · . · . 72 72 

Louth ·. ·. ·. . 81 83 

Mayo · . · . ·. · . 337 337 

Meath .. ·. ·. ·. 124 124 

Monaghan · . 152 151 

Offaly · . . · . 103 103 

I 

Roscommon ·. . 1(;4 164 

Sligo · . . · . · . · 147 147 

Tipperary ·. .. . 250 . 250 

Waterford . .. . 96 96 

Westmeath . 104 104 

Wexford · . 145 145 

Wicklow · . · . · . .. 113 112 

TOTALS 4,880 4,874 

Enlargement of Existing Schools 12 1,308 121,085 0 0 

Other Improvements · . 403 - 130,352 0 0 

TOTAL . . · . 480 10,956 £1,237,162 0 0 

Actual payments made by the Commissioners of Public Works on account 

of grants sanctioned for the building and improvement of schools amounted 

in the year ended 31st March, 1954, to £1,071,920. 

68 new schools were completed during the period 1st July, 1953, to 30th 

June, 1954, 81 school buildings were in course of erection on the 30th June, 

1954. 

* This amount includes supplemental grants towards the building of vested 

schoolhouses in 88 cases which were sanctioned in previous years.

so 

51 

6(a).CLASSIFICATION 

ACCORDING TO AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE 

FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 

SCHOOLS IN OPERATION ON THAT DATE. 

1954, OF THE NATIONAL 

Number of Schools 

Average Daily (other than Convent and Total Number 

Attendance Convent and Monastery Schools of Schools. 

Year Ended Monastery Schools Paid by Capitation 

30th June, 1954 Paid by Capitation) 

6(b). CLASSIFICATION, ACCORDING TO TEACHING STAFF, OF THE 

NATIONAL SCHOOLS IN OPERATION ON THE 30th JUNE, 1954. 


(other than Convent and Total Number 

Staff Convent and Monastery Schools of Schools 

Monastery Schools Paid by Capitation 

Paid by Capitation 

" 

Under 10 · . 66 - 66 

10- 19 · . 489 - 489 

20- 29 ·. 497 - 497 

30- 49 .. 1,275 4 1,279 

50- 84 ·. 1,433 29 1,462 

85-119 ·. 394 56 450 

120-179 ·. 147 64 211 

180-239 · . 55 57 112 

240-299 ·. 39 36 75 

300-349 · . 15 23 38 

350-399 · . 12 34 46 

400-449 ·. 4 26 30 

450 and above 20 99 119 

TOTALS · . 4,446 428 4,874 

1 Teacher · . 827 1 828 

2 Teachers · . 2,593 47 2,640 

3 .. · . 703 62 765 

.. .. 

4 155 50 205 

5 .. ·. 54 44 98 

6 .. ·. 29 29 58 

7 .. .. 19 25 44 

8 .. ·. 20 28 48 

.. · . 

9 7 24 31 .' 

10 .. ·. 9 32 41 

11 .. .. 7 12 19 

12 .. ·. 11 16 27 

13 .. · . 5 8 13 

14 .. ·. 4 10 14 

15 .. 7 7 

16 .. · . - 5 5 

17 .. ·. 1 3 4 

18 .. ·. 2 1 3 

19 .. · . - 3 3 

20 .. ·. 3 3 

21 .. - 6 6 

22 .. - , 

· . 

- - 

23 .. · . - 2 2 

24 .. - 2 2 

25 .. .. - 1 1 

26 .. ·. - 2 2 

27 .. .. - 1 1 

28 .. ·. - 1 1 

29 .. .. - 1 1 

30 .. · . - 1 1 

31 .. .. - - - 

32 .. .. - - - 

33 .. ·. - 

34 .. - - 

35 .. · . ., - - - 

36 .. 

" 

37 .. · . - 

38 .. ·. - - 

39 .. .. , 

- 

- 1 1 

-- 

- - - 

TOTALS · . 4,446 428 

I 

4,874 

,

7.-(a) 

52 

MODEL SCHOOLS. 

53 

Average 

Average 

Pupils on Rolls on 30th June, 1954 Number Daily 

Model Schools --- --- --- ------ --- On Rolls Attendance 

for Year 

for Year 

Cath. C. of I. Pres. Moth. Others Total ended ended 

30/6/54 30/6/54 

------ ------ 

Central Dublin Boys .. 530 I - - - 531 568 517 

Central Dublin Girls .. 266 - - - - 266 291 246 

Central Dublin Inlants 492 - - - - 492 459 394 

San Se6saimb (B) .. 166 - - - - 166 187 157 

San Se6saimb (C) .. 154 - - - - 154 177 142 

San Se6samb N atonain 

(West Dublin) .. 246 - - - - 246 226 187 

Athy .. .. - 51 7 - - 58 58 47 

Blrr .. .. - 29 I 3 - 33 29 25 

Dunmanway .. - 36 - 17 - 53 53 48 

Limerick BQYS, .. 236 - - - - 236 237 212 

Limerick Girls, .. 85 - - - - 85 86 77 

Limerick Infants, .. 215 - - - - 215 182 157 

Waterford .. .. - 28 7 3 I 39 29 25 

Sligo .. .. - 95 16 4 1 116 118 101 

Bailieborough .. - 30 23 3 - 56 58 46 

Monaghan .. .. 3 45 57 2 2 109 112 98 

--------- --- 

TOTALS .. 2,393 315 III 32 4 2,855 2,870 2,479 

--- --- ------ 

83'8 11'0 3·9 1·1 9·2 100'0 86·4 

. -,,- , 

Percentage of Total Number on Rolls Average Attendanee as 

Percentage 01 

Average Number 

on Rolls 

The staff of the Model Schools on the 30th june, 1954, consisted of 15 

Principal Teachers, 11 Vice-Principals, 46 Assistant Teachers. 

7-(b) sco tte.cnn.o, spe rs tct.c,o 5.o.et.o.c.o.. 

"Odt;C'" "R me.o.n u nhIR me.o.n Unhm 

Scolte""n,, spelsl"tcd Rott", "It 30(, "It Rottdluon C11111ltnhc mn 

5det"c" me,te",h 1)t Id 111U.o.R Lee 'non I'ltld 10 

1954· CIl,OC 30-6-54. u.o.ll cllloe 

30-6-1954. 

SCOlt mu IRe (b",l.e .atd 

Ctldt) .. . . · . 244 257 237 

COlt cotmc itte (bdlte .atd 

CtMt) .. .. · . 179 184 167 

COlt Sdetdc uttmuc.o.ln 

(bdlte .atd CtMt) .. 204 186 161 

COlt tOIlC.o.1O(.at Ctldt) .. 87 86 76 

'tln-SCOle bd1tIl" (CORCdIS) .. 113 114 104 

un-aco it50bndc"n (COIlCd'S) 198 171 146 

RU-SCO,t sobn"cM (CORCdIS) 92 94 83 

COlt l.'U1tS" (S",Unh) · . 220 219 188 

7(c). SPECIAL SCHOOLS FOR THE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY 

RETARDED AND THE FOSTERAGE SCHOOL.* 

Pupils on Average Average Daily 

Rolls on number on Attendance 

Name of School 30th june, Rolls for Year for Year 

1954 ended 30/6/,54 ended 30/6/,54 

Orthopaedic Hospital · . 90 92 92 

St. joseph's Blind Asylum 

Boys .. · . · . 17 19 18 

St. Mary's Blind Asylum Girls 36 36 34 

St. Mary's Orthopaedic 

Convent · . · . 149 150 148 

St. joseph's Deaf Mutes · . 169 160 158 

St. Finian's (Peamount) · . 55 48 48 

Seosamh Naofa (Linden) · . 59 56 54 

St. Vincent's (Cabra) · . 191 190 185 

Olibhear Pluingcead 

Beannaithe · . · . 33 36 34 

Naomh Gabriel · . · . 60 56 54 

Naomn Antoine · . · . 25 22 22 

St. Mary's Special School for 

Deaf .. · . · . 183 177 168 

Cerebral Palsy Clinic · . 38 38 30 

St. Finbarr's Hospital · . 18 18 17 

St. J oseph 's Ortho paedic 

Hospital · . · . 72 75 71 

*Scoil na Leanbh (An Rinn) 117 116 113 

TOTALS ·. · . 1,312 1,289 1,246 

The Average Daily Attendance as Percentage of the Average Number of 

Pupils on Rolls was 96.6. 

tornt.an · . 1,337 I,J I I 1,162 

"00 b'e ce,,"O-co"O.o.nme.o.n-unh'R C1OI1R,rhc mn Lee ne n"OdtCd{"Oenrhe.o.n-u,rh 'R 

AR Rott"i n.o. 88.6. 1)i 7 bp niorn-o ro l , 3 te"s-pR,o.h-01"Oi "SUS 24 cunc61Ri "R 

i'6,Rn.1) n e, 8co,te,,"n.o. S.o.c\..o.c.o.s.o.n .o.R306 me.i;c.o.rh, 1954.

54 I 55 

9. SUMMARY OF CONVENT AND MONASTERY NATIONAL SCHOOLS 

ACCORDING TO RELIGIOUS ORDERS ON 30TH JUNE, 1954. 

CONVENT NATIONAL SCHOOLS. 

Schools 

Religious Order Schools paid by Total 

paid by Personal 

Capitation Salaries 

8. CONVENT AND MONASTERY NATIONAL SCHOOLS. 

Paid Solely by Capitation 

Class of School Average Number 

Number of of Pupils Average Daily 

Schools on R911S Attendance 

Convent .. .. 340 122,454 107,429 

Monastery · . 88 32,941 29,261 

TOTALS ·. 428 155,395 136,690 

Class of School 

Paid by Personal Salaries, etc. 

Average Number 

Number of of Pupils Average Daily 

Schools on Rolls Attendance 

Convent .. .. 58 11,824 10,254 

Brigidine · . .. .. .. 5 2 

Cross and Passion 

7 

" .. .. 1 1 

Daughters of the Heart of Mary ,. 1 

Dominican 

- 1 

· . ·. ·. .. 6 -, 6 

Faithful Companions of Jesus .. .. 2 2 

Good Shepherd ·. .. ·. 5 5 

La Sainte Union de Sacres Coeurs .. 2 

Loreto 

- 2 

·. ·. .. .. 10 1 

Marist 

11 

.. .. .. .. 2 

Poor Clares 

- 2 

'0 •• .0 0, 

3 1 4 

Poor Servants of the Mother of God and 

the Poor ·. .. ·. 1 - 

Presentation .. 

1 

·. .. .. 62 10 72 

Sacred Heart .. 

" ·. 4 Salesian 

4 

.. .. .. ·. 1 - 1 

Sisters of Charity ·. .. .. 43 4 47 

Sisters of the Holy Faith .. · . 18 1 19 

Sisters of Jesus and Mary 

· . .. 1 1 2 

Sisters of Mary Immaculate .. ·. 2 

Sisters of Mercy 

- 2 

·. .. · . 153 28 181 

Sisters of St. John of God 

·. .. 8 8 

Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny 

·. ·. 2 - 2 

Sisters of St. Louis ·. · . ·. 4 10 

Ursuline 

14 

" ·. " ·. 4 - 4 

TOTAL CONVENT NATIONAL SCHOOLS 

·. 340 58 398 

Monastery ., 60 11,348 9,827 

TOTALS ·. 118 23,172 20,081 

MONASTERY NATIONAL SCHOOLS. 

TOTALS .. 546 178,567 156,771 

The average daily attendance of pupils as a percentage of the average 

number of pupils on RoUs was 87.8. 

Schools 

Religious Order Schools paid by Total 

paid by Personal 

Capitation Salaries 

Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La 

SaUe) 

·. ·. .. - 24 24 

Christian Brothers 

· . .. ·. 86 1 87 

Franciscan . . .. .. ·. - 11 11 

Marist 

· . .. ·. - 5 5 

Order of Charity 

·. .. ·. - 1 1 

Patrician .. 

·. ·. .. - 8 8 

Presentation .. 

· . · . .. 2 10 12 

TOTAL MONASTERY NATIONAL SCHOOLS " 

88 60 1;48

56 

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~II I I 

17. NUMBER OF SCHOOLS, TOTAL NUMBER OF PUPILS ox ROLLS AXD RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS OF PUPILS ON ROLLS 

IN EACH COUNTY AND COUNTY BOROUGH ON 30TH JUNE . 1954 

Total Number of Pupils on Rolls 

Number 

on 30th June 1954. Religious Denominations of Pupils on Rolls on 30th June, 1954. 

County 


Schools Church of Presby- 

Boys Girls Total Catholic Ireland terian Methodist Others TOTAL 

Carlow · . .. .. 65 3,096 2,898 5,994 5,709 282 2 - 1 5,994 

Cavan .. .. .. 201 5,442 5,397 10,839 9,744 848 175 53 19 10,839 

Clare · . ·. ·. 180 6,801 6,804 13,605 13,588 16 - - 1 13,605 

Cork City .. .. ·. 42 7,104 7,481 14,585 14,368 172 12 15 18 14,585 

Cork County · . · . 470 18,796 19,921 38,717 37,758 794 21 89 55 38,717 

Donegal · . · . .. 371 11,557 11,271 22,828 20,336 1,197 1,183 86 26 22,828 

Dublin City .. · . 231 43,067 41,604 84,671 81,757 2,218 201 181 314 84,671 

Dublin County · . · . 128 7,861 8,103 15,964 15,046 812 40 30 36 15,964 

Galway .. ·. · . 344 15,059 14,615 29,674 29,540 122 10 - 2 29,674 

Kerry .. · . ·. 263 11,198 10,646 21,844 21,680 154 1 2 7 21,844 

Kildare · . ·. · . 96 6,267 6,237 12,504 12,181 310 7 - 6 12,504 

Kilkenny .. · . 142 6,119 5,934 12,053 11,860 190 - - 3 12,053 

Laois .. · . ·. 97 3,878 3,813 7,691 7,253 369 44 19 6 7,691 

Leitrim · . .. · . 129 3,254 3,186 6,440 6,236 181 5 18 - 6,440 

Limerick City · . · . 28 4,478 5,130 9,608 9,515 72 10 6 5 9,608 

Limerick County .. ·. 187 8,441 8,170 16,611 16,519 65 - 19 8 16,611 

Longford .. .. ·. 72 2,921 3,025 5,946 5,793 134 9 2 8 5,946 

Louth · . .. ·. 83 6,496 5,777 12,273 12,043 175 37 15 3 12,273 

Mayo · . .. .. 337 12,650 12,304 24,954 24,785 125 19 20 5 24,954 

Meath .. .. · . 124 5,719 5,672 11,391 11,212 161 11 - 7 11,391 

Monaghan .. 151 4,975 4,280 9,255 8,157 420 644 14 20 9,255 

Offaly .. .. 103 4,734 4,893 9,627 9,326 278 6 14 3 9,627 

Roscommon .. .. 164 5,440 5,757 11,197 11,152 38 4 - 3 11,197 

Sligo .. .. .. 147 4,983 5,038 10,021 9,619 358 27 16 1 10,021 

Tipperary .. .. 250 12,161 10,855 23,016 22,674 301 19 16 6 23,016 

Waterford City · . .. 12 2,607 2,967 5,574 5,535 28 7 3 1 5,574 

Waterford County .. .. 96 3,860 3,896 7,756 7,675 71 5 2 3 7,756 

Westmeath .. · . 104 4,764 4,788 9,552 9,382 164 2 ~ 4 9,552 

Wexford .. .. ·. 145 7,989 8,028 16,017 15,595 407 2 4 9 16,017 

Wicklow · . .. .. 112 5,006 4,944 9,950 9,069 809 20 26 26 9,950 

01 

60 

61 

18 (a) AVERAGE NUMBER OF PUPILS ON ROLLS AND IN ATTENDANCE 

IN EACH COUNTY AND COUNTY BOROUGH, FOR THE YEAR 

ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1954. 

County 

Average Number of Pupils Average Daily Attendance Average 

on Rolls of all Pupils Daily 

Attendance 

as Percentage 

of Average 

Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total number on 

rolls. 

:arlow 

" " 

2,911 2,830 5,741 2,523 2,399 4,922 85.9 

:avan " " 

5,331 5,139 10,470 4,411 4,311 8,722 83.3 

:lare 

" " 6,391 6,385 12,776 5,400 5,463 10,863 85.0 

" " :ork City 6,915 7,445 14,360 6,211 6,409 12,620 87.6 

:ork County .. " 18,828 18,029 36,857 16,304 15,684 31,988 86.8 

Donegal 11,122 

" " 

10,780 21,902 9,138 9,006 18,144 82.8 

Dublin City 42,900 42,006 84,906 38,192 36,989 75,181 

" " 

88.5 

County 7,646 7,709 15,355 6,595 6,653 13,248 86.2 

14,388 13,799 28,187 11,917 11,617 23,534 83.5 

Kerry 10,566 10,222 20,788 8,963 8,761 17,724 85.3 

" " 

Kildare 5,333 6,358 11,691 4,392 5,387 9,779 83.6 

" " 

Kilkenny .. 5,990 5,574 11,564 5,055 4,750 9,805 84.8 

" 

Laois .. 3,714 3,635 7,349 3,097 3,106 6,203 84.3 

" 

l.eitrim .. 3,129 2,999 6,128 2,534 2,504 5,038 82.2 

" 

Limerick City 4,370 5,122 9,492 3,837 4,478 8,315 87.6 

" 

8,035 7,744 15,779 6,873 6,769 13,642 86.5 

2,761 2,858 5,619 2,292 2,438 4,730 84.2 

6,294 5,569 11,863 6,043 4,217 10,260 84.8 

Dublin 

Limerick 

Longford 

County 

" 

" 

" 

" 

:;alway 

Louth 

" 

" 

" 

" 

9,754 4,142 4,095 8,237 

\!:ayo 

" " 11,751 11,390 23,141 9,768 9,625 19,393 83.8 

\!:eath 

" " 5,491 5,389 10,880 4,520 4,488 9,008 82.8 

\!:onaghan 

4,461 4,536 8,997 3,516 3,968 7,484 83.1 

" " 

)ffaly 

" " 

4,508 4,724 9,232 3,776 4,031 7,807 84.5 

Roscommon " " 

5,170 5,473 10,643 4,253 4,649 8,902 83.7 

)1igo 

" " 

4,801 4,799 9,600 4,000 4,069 8,069 84.1 

fipperary 11,081 11,004 22,085 9,545 9,630 19,175 86.8 

" " 

Waterford City 

" 

2,511 2,967 5,478 2,238 2,602 4,840 88.4 

Waterford County 

3,726 3,744 7,470 3,148 3,211 6,359 85.1 

" 

Westmeath .. 4,554 4,517 9,071 3,850 3,860 7,710 85.0 

" 

Wexford 

7,578 7,780 15,358 6,409 6,537 12,946 84.3 

84.4 

" " 

Wicklow 

" " 

4,912 4,842 

-_. 

TOTALS 

" 

237,168 235,368 472,536 202,942 201,706 404,648 85.6 

18 (b) AVERAGE NUMBER OF PUPILS OVER 6 AND UNDER 14 YEARS 

OF AGE ON ROLLS AND IN ATTENDANCE IN EACH COUNTY 

AND COUNTY BOROUGH FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 


County 

Pupils over 6 and under 14 years 

Average 

Average Number of Pupils Average Daily Attendance Daily 

on Rolls of Pupils Attendance 

as percentage 

of average 

Boys Girls Tot~1 Days Girls Total number on 

Rolls. 

Carlow " " 

2,643 2,511 5,154 2,242 2,210 4,452 86.4 

Cavan 

" " 4,733 4,597 9,330 3,951 3,865 7,816 83.8 

Clare " " 6,769 5,371 12,1tO 5,813 4,640 10,453 86.1 

Cork City 

" " 

5,622 5,829 11,451 5,145 5,313 10,458 91.3 

Cork County .. 

" 

16,423 15,326 31,749 14,535 13,399 27,934 87.4 

Donegal 9,887 

" " 

9,334 19,221 8,156 7,965 16,121 83.8 

Dul>lin City 

36,797 35,397 72,194 33,147 31,190 " " 

64,337 88.8 

Dublin County .. 6,318 6,665 12,983 5,529 5,820 11,349 87.4 

Galway 12,584 11,896 24,480 10,511 

" " 

10,154 20,665 84.4 

Kerry .. 9,226 8,680 17,906 " 

7,896 7,520 15,416 86.1 

Kildare 

.. 5,420 5,161 10,581 4,537 " 4,394 8,931 84.4 

Kilkenny .. 5,143 4,711 9,854 4,306 " 

4,109 8,415 87.4 

Laois 

Leitrim 

3,394 3,103 6,497 2,722 2,804 5,526 85.0 

" 

" " 

.. 2,795 2,580 5,375 2,259 2,146 4,405 80.1 

Limerick City .. 3,582 3,875 7,457 3,176 3,425 6,601 88.5 

Limerick County .. 7,047 6,780 13,827 6,115 5,901 12,016 86.9 

Longford .. 2,368 2,373 

" 

4,741 2,000 2,059 4,059 85.6 

Louth 5,434 4,717 

" 

10,151 4,767 " 

4,125 8,892 87.5 

Mayo 10,398 

" " 

9,914 20,312 8,638 8,448 17,086 84.1 

Meath 

" " 

4,884 4,748 9,632 4,062 4,061 8,123 84.3 

Monaghan 

" " 

3,991 3,912 7,903 3,332 3,341 6,673 84.5 

Offaly 

3,978 4,030 8,008 3,363 3,459 6,822 85.2 

" " 

Roscommon 

" " 

4,492 4,475 8,967 3,728 3,833 7,561 84.3 

Sligo 

" " 

4,156 3,836 7,992 3,441 3,269 6,710 84.0 

Tipperary 

" " 

9,611 9,089 18,700 8,306 8,035 16,341 87.4 

Waterford City 

2,037 2,243 4,280 1,836 1,927 3,763 87.9 

Waterford County 

" 

" 

3,170 3,175 6,345 2,699 2,760 5,459 86.0 

3,979 3,870 7,849 

Wexford 

6,807 6,644 13,451 

Westmeath 

" " 

3,383 

5,697 

3,445 

5,657 

6,828 

11,354 

87.0 

84.4 

" " 

Wicklow 

" " 

4,394 4,270 8,664 3,764 3,731 7,495 86.5 

TOTALS 

" 208,082 199,112 407,194 179,056 173,005 352,061 86.5

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COUNTY Infants 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th TOTAL 

Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard 

Carlow .. .. .. 1,759 838 795 780 660 599 420 112 31 5,994 

Cavan .. .. .. 2,856 1,543 1,490 1,305 1,308 1,166 818 295 58 10,839 

Clare .. .. .. 3,979 1,839 1,760 1,635 1,534 1,490 963 310 95 13,605 

Cork City .. .. 4,339 1,647 1,837 1,734 1,654 1,440 922 532 480 14,585 

Cork County .. .. 11,696 5,039 4,779 4,577 4,313 4,242 2,895 794 382 38,717 

Donegal .. . . .. 6,022 3,077 3,010 2,931 2,699 2,391 1,676 785 237 22,828 

Dublin City .. · . 24,189 10,068 10,941 10,286 10,234 10,096 6,781 1,570 506 84,671 

Dublin Count.v .. .. 5,564 2,391 1,853 1,627 1,743 1,428 1.014 321 23 15,964 

Galway . . .. .. 8,324 3,838 3,619 3,564 3,461 3,238 2,458 943 229 29,674 

Kerry .. · . 6,430 2,838 2,674 2,593 2,615 2,283 1,644 667 100 21,844 

Kildare .. ·. 3,633 1,783 1,659 1,574 1,451 1,204 864 221 115 12,504 

Kilkenny 

" 

.. 3,674 1,530 1,601 1,483 1,464 1,195 757 268 81 12,053 

Laois .. .. ·. 2,184 1,114 957 872 959 742 532 246 85 7,691 

Leitrim .. .. .. 1,796 824 836 744 749 662 556 187 86 6,440 

Limerick City .. .. 3,190 996 981 1,099 1,139 963 684 277 279 9,608 

Limerick County .. · . 4,901 2,325 2,100 2,117 1,935 1,729 1,177 273 54 16,611 

Longford .. · . · . 1,805 818 785 719 670 573 405 144 27 5,946 

Louth 

" ·. · . 3,832 1,639 1,573 1,475 1,380 1,225 881 249 19 12,273 

Mayo .. .. .. 7,098 3,308 3,227 3,025 2,877 2,697 2,058 581 83 24,954 

Meath .. ·. ·. 3,231 1,640 1,506 1,405 1,409 1,219 753 193 35 11,391 

Monaghan .. .. 2,634 1,202 1,167 1,139 1,108 1,010 639 231 125 9,255 

Offaly .. .. · . 2,907 1,316 1,293 1,190 1,113 902 618 220 68 9,627 

Roscommon ·. .. 3,164 1,423 1,382 1,272 1,359 1,176 862 393 166 11,197 

Sligo .. .. .. 2,991 1,190 1,293 1,141 1,099 1,080 768 282 177 10,021 

Tipperary · . .. 6,821 3,022 2,962 2,907 2,773 2,286 1,629 361 255 23,016 

Waterford City .. .. 1,680 687 596 662 573 551 426 275 124 5,574 

Waterford County .. .. 2,386 1,086 936 934 900 745 576 142 51 7,756 

Westmeath .. .. 2,940 1,364 1,241 1,184 1,073 966 576 170 38 9,552 

Wexford .. .. .. 4,548 2,235 2,064 1,994 1,853 1,561 1,150 366 246 16,017 

Wicklow .. .. ·. 2,869 1,368 1,298 1,304 1,222 1,050 642 163 34 9,950 

TOTALS 

" 

.. 143,442 63,988 62,215 59,272 57,327 51,909 36,144 11,571 4,289 490,157 

Total Numbers of pupils promoted to a Higher Standard on 1st July, 1953 or during the School Year ended 30th June, 1954 

to 1st to 2nd to 3rd to 4th to 5th to 6th to 7th to 8th Total 

Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard 

61,285 59,843 55,876 54,075 50,470 43,260 26,677 9,012 360,498

64 65 

21. NUMBER OF TEACHERS (TRAINED AND UNTRAINED) IN THE 

SERVICE ON 30th JUNE, 1954. 

Principal Teachers 

Assistant Teachers 

Junior Assistan t Mistresses 

Lay Assistant Teachers who are 

members of the minimum recognised 

staff required by the 

Regulations in Monastery or 

Convent National Schools paid 

by capitation 

Members of Religious Orders of 

monks and nuns who are members 

of the minimum recognised 

staff required by the Regulations 

in Monastery or Convent 

National Schools paid by capitation 

.. 

TOTALS 

MEN 

WOMEN 

I I I Total 

Un- 

Trained I trained 

Un- 

Trained I trained 

2,610 I 12 1,589 I 219 

916 47 2,693 481 

72 1,321 

4,430 

4,137 

1,393 

222 5 599 55 881 

200 

229 1,184 690 2,303 

3,948 293 6,137 \2,766 \ 13,144 

In addition there are supernumerary teachers (chiefly nuns) most of whom 

are serving in schools paid by capitation: 

22. NUMBER OF PERSONS APPOINTED FOR THE FIRST TIME AS 

PRINCIPAL, ASSISTANT OR LAY ASSISTANT TEACHERS DURING 

THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1954. 

Men 

150 

Women 

238 

Total 

388 

In addition 129 Junior Assistant Mistresses, of whom 6 were trained, were 

appointed. 

These figures do not include teachers who had been out of the service on 

30th June, 1953 and who were re-appointed as principal, assistant or lay 

assistant teachers during the year, neither do they include temporary additional 

assistant teachers appointed under the Special Scheme to schools in which the 

existing staff was insufficiently qualified in Irish. 

23. TEACHERS WHO LEFT THE SERVICE DURING THE YEAR 

ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1954. 

PRINCIPALS ASSISTANTS Junior Gross 

Assistant Total 

-------- 

Men Women Total Men Women Total Mistresses 

Superannuated 20 26 46 6 39 45 29 120 

Died .. 15 4 19 12 9 21 5 45 

Miscellaneous.. 31 64 95 38 136 174 74 343 

---- 

Totals .. 66 94 160 56 184 240 108 508 

MEN 

WOMEN 

Un- 

Un- 

Trained trained Trained trained 

Total 

13 13 183 454 663

Uta). TABLE SHOWING IN RESPECT OF EACH RECOGNISED SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION THE NUMBER OF 

TEACHERS ELIGIBLE FOR A BONUS UNDER THAT HEAD. 

Department's Bachelor's Higher Ard Higher Master's Bachelor's Master's Higher 

Teaching Higher Degree Froebel Teastas Diploma in Degree Degree Degree Diploma in 

Diploma Certificate (Pass) I Certificate Gaeilge Education (Pass) (Honours) (Honours) Education 

(Pass) 

(Honours) 

--- -- --- -_._-- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- 

Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women 

--- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- 

291 148 247 102 413 317 1 1 302 227 256 181 56 18 19 13 18 7 97 43 

24(b). NUMBER OF UNIVERSITY 

(a) ). 

GRADUATES (INCLUDED IN TABLE 

Men Women Total 

Principals .. .. .. .. 413 110 523 

Assistants .. .. .. .. 260 242 502 

TOTALS .. .. .. 673 352 1,025 

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26. SCALES OF SALARIES AND OTHER GRANTS FOR NATIONAL 

TEACHERS. 

The following are particulars of the improved scales+ of salaries and other 

grants which came into operation, pursuant to agreed recommendations of 

the Conciliation Council, as from 1st April, 1951:- 

SECTION I.-SALARY 

SCALES FOR TEACHERS IN CLASSIFICATIONSCHOOLS. 

(1) Married men trained teachers: 

£340--£17 xs, £16 X 10, £13 X 5-£650. 

(2) Women and single men trained teachers: 

£285-£11 X 16, £16 x 4-£525. 

(3) Junior Assistant Teachers, i.e. trained teachers recognised in the 

capacity of junior assistant mistress under rule 82:- 

£285-£11 X6-£351. 

(4) Married men untrained teachers first appointed prior to 1st January, 

1921 :- 

£340-£17 X 15-£595. 

(5) Women and single men untrained teachers first appointed prior to 

1st January, 1921:- 

£285-£11 XlI, £16 X 4-£470. 

(6) Married men untrained teachers first appointed on, or after 1st January, 

1921:- 

£285-£17XI0, £15x2-£485. 

(7) Women and single men * untrained teachers first appointed on, or after, 

1st January, 1921:- 

£230--£11 Xl0, £10 X 3-£370. 

NOTE.-Teachers who are recognised temporarily pending admission 

to a course of training may not proceed beyond £274. 

(8) Junior assistant mistresses (untrained) recognised under Rule 82:- 

£230--£11 Xl0, £10 X 3-£370. 

* A man teacher, who is qualified in accordance with the regulations. receives 

a gratuity of £75 on transfer to the scale for married men. 

CHILDREN'S ALLOWANCES(NON-PENSIONABLE) IN ADDITION TO SCALE SALARY 

IN CERTAIN CASES: 

Married Men-£25 per child for third, fourth and fifth child where there are 

three or more children eligible (i.e. under 16 years of aze. or between 16 and 

21 years. if invalided or at school); no allowance payable for first two eligible 

children, 

Widows of married men teachers and widow teachers to receive the allowances 

in respect of a maximum of five eligible children, including the first and second. 

tThese scales became subject to increases as follows with effect as from 

1st November, 1952:- 

(a) Salary: An increase of £25 per annum in respect of the first £230 of 

scale salary on the 1951 scale and at the rate of £1 per annum for 

every £22 on the portion of scale salary in excess of £230; these 

increases not to be embodied in new salary scales but paid as 

additions to the 1951 scales; 

(b) Bonus for special qualifications: 

Annual allowance to principals, vice-principals and privileged assistants; 

A llouiance in aid of Rent: 

Cookery and Laundry Fees: 

An increase at the rate of 5% per annum on current rates; 

(c) 

Children's allowances: 

(i) 

(ii) 

Married men: 

. An increase at the rate of £2 per annum in respect of each 

third, fourth and fifth eligible child; 

Widows: 

. An increase at the rate of £2 per annum in respect of each 

eligrble cluld up to a maximum of five eligible children. 

SECTION n.-ANNUAL 

Category 

of School 

69 

ALLOWANCES PAYABLE TO PRINCIPAL TEACHERS AND 

VICE-PRINCIPAL TEACHERS. 

(1) All Principal Teachers. 

Married 

£ s. d. 

Man 

Woman 

or Single Man 

Under 10 · · . .. £ s. d. 

10- 19 6 9 0 . ·. 

6 9 

· . 9 13 

0 

20- 29 6 

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9 13 

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· 116 

6 

240-299 

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· . ·. 96 IS 154 16 

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300-349 .. 

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0 

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0 

350-399 3 

.. 

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·. 

2 

·. 193 10 

6 

400-449 0 

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·. 

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0 

450 and over 0 177 

· . 7 6 

· . 232 4 0 193 10 0 

(2) All Vice-Principal Teachers. 

Married Man . . .. £48 7s. 6d. 

Woman or single man .. £40 6s. 3d. 

SECTION IlL-ALLOWANCE IN AID OF RENT. 

A special annual allowance (non-pensionable) of rent is payable to married 

men teachers (and, on certain conditions, to teachers who are widows) in whose 

cases a teacher's residence is not available. The allowances, which are as follows, 

are determined by the area in which the particular school is situated:_ 

County Borough of Dublin, Borough of Dun Laogliaire and Urban £ 

District of Bray " . . . . . . . . 40 

County Borough of Cork . . 30 

County Boroughs of Limerick and Waterford and Borough of Galway 25 

Boroughs of Drogheda, Sligo, Wexford, Kilkenny and Clonmel and 

the Urban Districts 

Any other area 

of Dundalk, 

. . 

Tralee, Carlow and Athlone . ; 15 

10 

NOTE.-Payment of the allowance at the rate appropdate to the area concerned 

to be made in the case of eligible teachers Whose schools are situated 

within two statute miles of the boundaries of- 

County of Dublin, Borough of Dun Laoghaire, and the Urban District of Bray. 

County Borough of Cork. 

County Borough of Limerick and Waterford and Borough of Galway. 

SECTION IV.-BoNUSES IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN EDUCATIONALQUALIFICATIONS. 

Trained principal and assistant teachers in Classification national schools, and 

trained lay assistant teachers on the minimum staffs of Capitation national 

schools, with special educational qualifications, are eligible, on certain conditions, 

to receive annual bonuses. The rates of these bonuses in operation, as from 

1st January, 1950, were increased by 7!% as from 1st April, 1951, and new 

bonuses for the Ard Teastas Gaeilge and the M.A. degree were introduced. The 

rates of bonus in operation as from 1st November, 1951, are as follows:_ 

(a) Teaching Diploma obtained after attendance at University £ s. d. 

lectures . . " 10 15 0 

(b) Department's Higher Certificate awarded under Rule 93 .. 21 10 0 

(c) Bachelor's Degree (Pass) of a recognised University 21 10 0 

NOTE 

time. 

(i)-Not more than one of the above bonuses may be held at one 

(d) Higher Froebel Certificate (Infant school teachers only) 

(e) Ard Teastas Gaeilge . . . . 

(f) Higher Diploma in Education (Pass) .. . . 

(g) Master's Degree of a recognised University (Pass) 

(h) Honours in Bachelor's Degree and/or Master's Degree and/ 

8 12 0 

16 2 6 

10 15 0 

10 15 0 

or Higher Diploma in Education--one bonus of .. 10 15 0 

NOTE (ii)-Any one or more of the bonuses under (d) to (h) inclusive 

may be held in addition to a bonus under (a) or (b) or (c), but the 

total amount payable in bonuses to any teacher shall not exceed £43 

III anyone year.

70 

27(a). PRIMARY CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION, 1954.* 

71 

Held on the 11th June, 1954. 

No. of 

Pupils in No. of No. of 

sixth Pupils Pupils Percentage 

County Standard presented who passed of Pupils 

on for Examination who passed 

June 30th Examination 

Carlow · . ·. 420 399 300 75.2 

Cavan ·. .. 818 762 526 69 

Clare · . · . 963 850 667 78.5 

Cork ·. · . 3,817 3,761 3,104 82.5 

Donegal ·. .. 1,676 1,424 1,021 71.7 

Dublin ·. ., 7,795 8,183 6,255 76.4 

Galway · . ·. 2,458 2,190 1,688 77.1 

Kerry · . · . 1,644 1,507 1,127 74.8 

Kildare ·. · . 864 758 599 79 

Kilkenny · . · . 757 762 527 69.2 

Laois ·. · . 532 500 376 75.2 

Leitrim ·. · . 556 422 343 81.3 

Limerick ·. · . 1,861 1,705 1,394 81.8 

Longford ·. ·. 405 363 254 70 

Louth ·. · . 881 774 617 79.7 

Mayo .. · . 2,058 1,988 1,467 73.8 

Meath ·. · . 753 591 457 77.3 

Monaghan .. · . 639 588 479 81.5 

Offaly ·. · . 618 568 361 63.6 

Roscommon · . 862 811 707 87.2 

Sligo ·. · . 768 ;"17 416 80.5 

Tipperary · . 

1.629 1,607 1,324 82.4 

Waterford .. · . 1,002 910 762 83.7 

Westmeath · . 576 540 397 73.5 

Wexford .. .. 1,150 874 657 75.2 

Wicklow ·. .. 642 579 358 61.8 

TOTAL 

"I 

36,144 33,933 26,183 77.2 

*This examination is compulsory for all pupils on the rolls of the Sixth or 

higher standards who have not previously sat for the examination and who are 

not absent owing to reasonable cause. 

(b) OTHER EXAMINATIONS. 

Easter Preliminary* * 

No. of 

Candidates. 

1,806 

Examination for Students in Final Year of Training College Course 388 

(including re-trials) 

Examination for Certificates in Irish'] 

526 

Examination for Entrance to Preparatory Colleges and for 

Scholarships to pupils from the Fior-Ghaeltacht .. 

988 

Examination for Scholarships in Secondary and Vocational Schools 

(County and Borough Schemes) and for scholarships under 

Erasmus Smith Schools Act Scheme . . . . 2,523 

** Candidates (other than Preparatory College Students) for admission to 

the Training Colleges and candidates for appointment as Temporary Untrained 

Assistant Teachers are summoned to a Preliminary Examination at Easter and, 

if successful, are admitted to the Leaving Certificate Examination in the following 

June. Of the 1,806 candidates, 1,659 were candidates for entrance to training 

and 147 were candidate untrained assistant teachers. 

+Of these 1 was examined for the Teastas and passed. 

469 were examined for the Dha Theangach and 223 passed. 

56 were examined for the Ard Teastas and 8 passed. 

28. uon scot.&ml "00 Rem conccece .o.5US ce.o.m::;.o.R 5.o.et{;.o.C{;.o. 5 UR 

rocz,o .0.11 "Oeo11{;.o.s £5 "t.o.R .0. 5ce.o.1111 s.e, Scolt-l:>U.o.m, 1953-54. 

Con'C

72 

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29. CARLISLE AND BLAKE PREMIUMS. 

THE CARLISLE AND BLAKE PREMIUM FUND. 

1. The Minister for Education is empowered to allocate, in premiums, to 

the teachers of ordinary National Schools the interest accruing from certain 

funds at his disposal, these premiums to be called "The Carlisle and Blake 

Premiums." Teachers of Model Schools, Convent Schools, or other special 

schools are not eligible for these premiums. 

2. The interest from the accumulated funds available for premiums is 

distributed every year in premiums to the two most deserving principal 

teachers in each of the eight Inspectorial Divisions, subject to the following 

conditions :- 

(a) that the average attendance and the regularity of the attendance 

of the pupils are satisfactory. 

(b) that, if a boys' or mixed school, taught by a master in a rural 

district, the education of the boys in the senior standards is given 

a rural bias; and, if a girls' school (rural or town). needlework is 

carefully attended to; 

(c) that the state of the school has been reported during the previous 

two years as satisfactory in respect of efficiency, moral tone, order, 

cleanliness, discipline, school records, supply of requisites and 

observance of the rules and regulations for national schools. 

3. No teacher is eligible for a premium more frequently than once in five 

years. 

CARLISLE AND BLAKE PREMIUMS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1954. 

Division \ 

(Amount of eachPyemium-£6 

6s. Od.) 

Roll I 

Name of Principal 

County Number School Teacher 

1 Donegal · . 2131 Sc. Mhuire, Seosamh Mac Giolla Bhride 

Gleann Daoiligh 

1 do. .. 14826 Min a' T6iteain 

Cathal 

6 Baoighill. 

2 Monaghan · . 16923 Iorball Patrick McKenna. 

Sionnaigh 

2 Dublin .. 16267 Portrane Boys' Sean Mac Tighearnain. 

3 Roscommon .. 15425 Fairymount .. Thomas Duffy. 

3 Galway · . 14031 Carnain · . Tadhg 6 Riagain. 

4 do. · . 10863 Na Coille Glaise John McGann. 

4 Roscommon .. 8991 CM Seachtaine Maire Ni Shionnaigh. 

5 Dublin · . 16893 Lorcan .. Sean s. 6 Braonain. 

, 

5 Laois 15537 Ballyfin · . Maitiu A. 6 Riain. , 

6 Galway · . 17506 Bhreandain Diarmuid 6 Nuallain. 

Naofa 

6 Kerry · . 16290 St. Ita's · . Edward Keane. 

7 Tipperary · . 7048 Mahober · . Martin J. O'Mahony. 

7 Cork · . 13211 Beal Atha an Miss Hanora Cronin. 

8 Kilkenny 

Ghaorthaidh 

(C.) 

· . 14187 Sheanain Buach Patrick Lynch. 

8 Carlow · . 2124 Old Leighlin .. Criost6ir 6 Broin. 

30. TEACHERS' PENSIONS. 

On 31st December, 1953, the pensions granted were as follows:- 

MEN WOMEN TOTAL 

No. £ No. £ No. £ 

---- 

Total payable on 31st 

December, 1952* ·. 992 239,794 2,221 348,036 3,213 587,830 

Pensions granted during year 

ended 31st December, 

1953: 

On Disablement ·. 9 3,048 41 7,981 50 11,029 

On Ordinary Retirement 66 22,193 138 29,995 204 52,188 

On Retirement owing to 

inefficiency .. · . 2 405 - - 2 405 

Revision under 1953 Superannuation 

Scheme · . - 2,694 - 7,226 - 9,920 

TOTAL · . 1,069 268,134 2,400 393,238 3,469 661,372 

Pensions ceased during the 

year ended 31st December, 

1953, through death ·. 67 16,571 99 15,133 166 31,704 

Pensions ceased on reappointment, 

etc. .. 3 40 2 611 2 651 

TOTAL ·. ~I 

16,611 101 I 15,744 168 32,355 

Pensions payable on 31st 

December, 1953 ·. 1,0021251,523 2,2991377,494 3,301 629,017 

*Figure in italics does not affect the number of pensioners.

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32. TRAINING COLLEGES. * 

Students in Training Session 1953/54 

Final Year 

First Year Examination Examination 

No. at 

Name of College Manager Date from which Commenregistered 

cement Number Number Number Number 

of Examined recalled Examined Passed 

Session 

for 2nd 

year 

"St. Patrick's" (Drum- His Grace, the Most Rev. 1st September, 1883 193 104 103 88 85 

condra, Dublin). John C. McQuaid, D.D., 

Archbishop of Dublin. 

"Our Lady of Mercy," Do. 1st September, 1883 342 186 186 155 150 

(Carysfort Park, includes 2 

private nunstudents. 

Blackrock). 

"Church of Ireland," His Grace, the Most Rev. 1st September, 1884 50 26 26 24 20 

(Kildare Place, Arthur W. Barton, D.D., 

Dublin). Archbishop of Dublin. 

"Mary Immaculate" Most Reverend Patrick 1st September, 1901 105 57 57 48 47 

(Limerick). O'Neill, D.D., Bishop of 

Limerick. 

TOTALS .. .. 690 373 372 315 302 

*In addition to the Training Colleges indicated above, the training given to (a) members of the Order of Irish Christian Brothers in St. Mary's 

Training College, Marino, Dublin, and (b) members of other Orders of Brothers at De La Salle Training College, Waterford, is recognised by the 

Department. The number of students who successfully completed the course of Training in the Session 1953/54 in St. Mary's Training College, 

Marino, and in De La Salle Training College, Waterford was 37 and 17 respectively.

76 

33. SPECIAL GRANTS FOR THE TEACHING OF COOKERY, LAUNDRY 

WORK OR DOMESTIC ECONOMY. 

SCHOOL YEAR 1952-53 SCHOOLYEAR 1953-54 

Subject Number Amount paid Number Amount paid 

of therefor of therefor 

National 1953-54 National 1954-55 

Schools Financial Year Schools Financial Year 

£ s. d. c s. d. 

Cookery .. .. 255"") 

236} 

22 J 

10,424 

20 

18 3 

Cookery and Laundry 52 53 

Domestic Economy .. 2 3 

Laundry .. .. 

TOTAL .. 331 312 

10,367 0 0 

As a general rule, grants in respect of instruction given m a p 

school year ended on 30th June, are paid in the financial year ended 31st 

March next following. 

The amount paid in the financial year 1953-54 included £285 15s. 6d. for 

instruction in Cookery, Laundry or Domestic Economy given to national school 

pupils in 15 Vocational Schools during the school year 1952/53. 

77 

35. STATEMENT OF *EXPENDITURE FROM PUBLIC FUNDS ON 

PRIMARY EDUCATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 


Service 

Expenditure * 

TRAINING COLLEGES: £ s. d. 

Training Colleges under Private Management 

Repayable Advances of Training College Fees to students 

Preparatory 

Colleges 

Grants to Colleges providing Courses in Irish for Primary 

Teachers 

Examinations 

N.";:OI!AL SCHOOLS; 

74,258 16 6 

8,483 0 8 

75,615 19 

Nil 

6,385 8 4 

34. TRANSPORT SERVICES (INCLUDING BOAT 

ON THE 31ST MARCH. 1954. 

SERVICES) 

Transport Transport Service 

Service under Special Scheme 

County under for Conveyance of Boat 

General Protestant Cbildren Services. 

Rule 30 (2) to School 

Carlow · · . - 2 - 

Cavan .. · . ·. - 3 Clare ·. .. ·. 1 - - 

Cork ·. .. ·. 4 13 - 

Donegal .. · . 4 2 I 

Dublin .. ·. - - - 

Galway ·. 9 I 2 

Kerry · . · . 2 4 - 

Kildare .. .. I 4 - 

Kilkenny .. ·. - 2 - 

Laois .. .. ·. 5 4 - 

Leitrim 

" 1 3 - 

Limerick .. · . - 1 1 

Longford · ·. 3 2 Louth .. · . ·. - 1 - 

Mayo .. .. 9 1 I 

Meath .. .. . I 2 - 

Monaghan · I Offaly .. . - Roscommon · . . - 1 Sligo · . .. 2 2 Tipperary .. · . - 1 Waterford .. .. 1 1 Westmeath ·. ·. - 3 Wexford ·. .. 1 5 Wicklow ·. ·. - 6 - 

TOTALS · . 45 64 5 

IN 

Principals, ASSistants, etc., in Ordinary and Model Schools 

and Teachers of Schools paid by Capitation 

Model Schools (Miscellaneous Expenses) 

Van and Boat Services 

Incidental 

Expenses 

Free Grants of School Requisites 

Grant towards the cost of Heating, etc., of Schools and 

Cleansing of Ou t-offices 

Bonus to Parents or Guardians of certain pupils in the 

Gaeltacht and Breac-Gaeltacht 

HOliday Scholarships in Gaeltacht 

Grant towards the cost of Free School Books for necessitous 

children 

Holiday and School Scholarships in Gaeltacht .. 

Superannuation, etc., of Teachers 

Ex-Gratia Payments to certain Retired Teachers 

GROSS TOTAL .. 

Deduct 

NET TOTAL 

Receipts 

6,815,154 10 10 

4,291 11 10 

16,803 0 

193 14 9 

718 19 11 

67,302 12 9 

47,845 1 0 

1,169 0 0 

5,143 15 10 

144 10 0 

930,861 10 11 

147,336 9 8 

£8,201,708 2 2 

110,177 11 9 

£8,091,530 10 5 

* To these figures must be added a due proportion of the cost of 

Administration, Inspection, etc.

APPENDIX 

Ill. 

SECONDARY EDUCATION STATISTICS

APPENDIX 

Ill. 

SECONDARY EDUCATION STATISTICS. 

I.-SCHOOLS 

AND PUPILS. 

TABLE showing for the School Year 1953-54, the number of recognised Schools, as classified, and the number of Pupils in attendance 

at Secondary classes at the beginning of the School Year. 

NUMBER OF PUPILS 

Type of School 

Number 


Schools 

Number 

taking 

Boarders 

Boarders \ 

Boys 

Day 

Pupils 

Total 

Boarders 

Girls 

Day 

Pupils Total Boarders 

Total 

Day 

Pupils 

Grand 

Total 


Boys ., 

Girls .. 

Mixed .. 

TOTALS 

191 

207 

49 

447 

72 8,262 18,837 27,099 

113 

14 263 1,205 1,468 

199 

8,525 

20,042 

28,567 

7,560 

294 

7,854 

16,388 

1,211 

17,599 

23,948 

1,505 

25,453 

8,262 

7,560 

557 

16,379 

18,836 

16,388 

2,416 

37,640 

27,099 

23,948 

2,973 

54,020 ~ 

II.-IRISH AND BILINGUAL SCHOOLS. 

TABLE showing for the School Year 1953-54, the number of Schools admitted to Class A, B (1) and B (2), and the number of 

Pupils of the prescribed age in attendance at such schools at the beginning of the School Year. 


A B (1) B (2) A 


\------------,-------------,----------- 

Boys 

Girls 

I B (1) B (2) A B (1) B (2) 

A 

Total 

B (1) B (2) 


Boys' Schools 

Girls' Schools 

Mixed Schools 

TOTALS .. 

27 

57 

8 

92 

31 

25 

7 

63 

37 

24 

3 

64 

3,866 4,407 7,093 

258 194 67 

4,124 4,601 7,160 

7,299 

222 

7,521 

2,228 

195 

2,423 

2,788 

73 

2,861 

3,866 

7,299 

480 

11,645 

4,407 

2,228 

389 

7,093 

2,788 

140 

7,024 10,021 

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IIL-SUB] ECTS. 

TABLE showing for the School Year 1953-54, the number of pupils mentioned in T a bl e () 1 above studying the various subjects of the 

Department's Programme. 

Leaving Certificate: 

Boys .. 

Girls 

7,117 

5,985 

7,140 

6,018 

- 1,100 6,502 

2,787 

858 

3,546 

54 

28 24 

4 5,425 

16 5,078 

5,966 

5,335 

17 

306 

Intermediate Certificate: 

Boys .. 

Girls 

TOTALS 

18,085 3,162 - 20,385 1,030 2,956 20,510 5,813 7 3 103 

_ 16,865 2,553 _ In 048 386 21,375 59 

_____________ '"', - __ 9,_76_7 __ 1_4,_62_4_124 1 20 - - 19,434 548 

13,102 34,950 5,715 13,158 39,433 1,4164,056 39,566 24,841 ------------------ 213 28 143 10,503 11,301 40,809 930 •...• 00 

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IV.-TABLE showing, for the School Year 1953-54, the Classification of Schools 

according to Numbers of Pupils in Attendance at the beginning of the 

School Year. 

83 

VI.-TABLE showing the areas in which the residences of the Pupils mentioned 

in Table (1) above are situated. 

NUMBER OF SCHOOLS 

Number of Pupils 

in Attendance Boys' Girls' Mixed 

Schools Schools Schools Total 

Under 100 . . · . 87 100 46 233 

100 and under 150 .. · . 43 56 2 101 

150 and under 200 .. ·. 20 29 - 49 

200 and under 300 .. ·. 25 18 1 44 

Over 300 .. .. .. 16 4 - 20 

TOTALS · . 191 207 49 447 

V.-TABLE showing, for the School Year 1953-54, the distribution, according 

to classes, of the pupils mentioned in Table (1) above. 

INTERMEDIATE CERTIFICATE. 

Class Boys Girls Total 

1st Year · . .. 6,971 5,240 12,211 

2nd .. · . .. 5,991 5,495 11,486 

3rd .. .. · . 4,690 4,704 9,394 

County,' 

Carlow 

Cavan 

Clare 

Cork 

Donegal 

Dublin .. 

Galway 

Kerry .. 

Kildare 

Kilkenny 

Leitrim 

Laoighis 

Limerick 

Longford 

Louth .. 

Mayo 

Meath .. 

Monaghan 

Offaly .. 

Roscommon 

Sligo 

Tipperary 

'Waterford 

Westmeath 

Wexford 

Wicklow 

Northern Ireland 

Great Britain 

Other Countries 

TOTAL 

AREA 

Number of Pupils 

whose homes are 

situated therein 

700 

775 

1,844 

6,368 

977 

13,528 

3,221 

2,611 

912 

1,260 

454 

673 

3,103 

535 

1,208 

2,737 

1,131 

761 

751 

1,142 

944 

2,967 

1,516 

1,025 

1,267 

956 

451 

125 

78 

54,020 

4th .. · . ·. 3,766 3,997 7,763 

VII.-TABLE showing, by ages, the number of new pupils admitted to 

Secondary Classes in the School Year 1953-54 (compiled from the 

Entrance Examination returns furnished by the schools). 

TOTALS · . 21,418 19,436 40,854 

Age on 1st August, 1953 Boys Girls Total 

LEAVING CERTIFICATE. 

1st Year .. ·. 3,770 3,407 7,177 

2nd .. .. · . 3,378 2,611 5,989 

Under 12 years 554 522 1,076 

12 and under 13 years 2,614 2,216 4,830 

13 and under 14 •• 3,179 2,888 6,067 

14 and under 15 .. 1,184 1,423 2,607 

15 years and over 

390 354 744 

TOTALS 7,921 7,403 15,324 

TOTALS .. 7,148 6,018 13,166 

GRAND TOTAL ·. 28,566 25,454 54,020

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(4) ANALYTICALTABLES OF THE RESULTS OF THE EXAMINATIONS:- 

A.-INTERMEDIATE 

CERTIFICATE. 

1954 

Boys 

GIRLS 

Total Number Total Number 

Total Number passed Total Number passed 

Examined passed with Honours Examined passed with Honours 

Litriocht na Gaeilge ·. .. .. · . 3,733 3,327 2,098 4,310 4,094 2,787 

GaeiIge · . .. ·. .. ·. 1,946 1,502 - 1,944 1,626 - 

English Literature ·. ·. ·. ·. 5,516 5,017 2,498 5,921 5,468 2,853 

English Language ·. ·. ·. 155 152 - 331 319 - 

Greek .. .. .. ·. · . 948 663 373 - - - 

Latin · . · . ·. · ·. 5,244 3,311 1,638 2,630 1,785 726 

French · . ·. ·. · . · 1,034 717 317 3,651 2,622 1,247 

German .. · . ·. · . 4 4 3 24 21 8 

Italian .. · . . ·. 1 1 1 1 1 1 

Spanish · . ·. ·. · . · . 11 2 1 1 1 1 

History and Geography .. ·. .. 5,675 4,247 1,795 6,251 4,568 1,744 

Mathematics ·. · . ·. .. 5,686 4,391 2,309 2,101 1,808 833 

Elementary Mathematics (Girls only) ·. ·. - - - 4,145 3,336 - 

Science · . ·. .. ·. · 3,485 2,378 1,076 1,193 959 507 

Agricultural Science ·. ·. · . . 124 90 41 - - - 

Domestic Science ·. .. .. - - - 4,371 4,139 2,100 

Commerce .. · . .. · . · . 772 683 416 1,192 1,086 706 

Music ·. ·. ·. ·. ·. 13 12 10 163 150 135 

Art · . .. ·. ·. .. 82 79 39 1,423 1,337 343 

Drawing .. ·. ·. ·. ·. 2,669 2,345 533 2,122 1,868 436 

anual Instruction · . .. ·. .. 100 88 43 - - - 

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B.-LEAVING CERTIFICATE-BOYS, 1954. 

G 

E 

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L 

F 

G 

I 

S 

H 

G 

M 

A 

M 

Honours Paper Pass Paper 

Total 

Number 

Total Number Number Passed with Number Number 

Examined Examined Passed Honours Examined Passed 

3,193 1,996 1,954 1,193 1,197 

965 

2,148 2,117 1,029 1,039 891 

249 190 

518 269 256 113 

1,046 1,004 510 1,838 1,433 

2,884 

140 124 27 157 114 

297 

2 1 5 1 

7 2 2 2 - - - 

1 1 1 1 1 

2 

1,427 1,186 373 939 590 

1,906 749 777 642 

1,529 

3,183 820 778 292 2,363 

aeilge .. ·. .. .. ·. 

nglish .. .. .. .. .. 3,187 

reek ., ·. ·. · . ·. 

atin .. .. ·. ·. .. 

rench · . ·. ·. ·. ·. 

erman .. .. ·. ·. .. 

talian · . .. .. .. ·. 

panish .. .. ·. ·. .. 

istory .. .. ·. .. ·. 

2,366 

eography .. ·. ·. ·. 2,765 1,988 

athematics ·. ·. .. · . 

85 25 163 134 

pplied Mathematics .. ·. 251 88 

· . 

4 4 4 1 - - 

usic .. ·. ·. .. ·. 

293 258 90 249 209 

Physics .. .. 542 

·. ·. .. 

322 298 119 284 188 

Chemistry 606 

· . ·. ., ·. .. 

154 140 17 75 55 

General Science .. 229 

·. .. ·. 

42 32 16 10 4 

Botany .. ., .. ·. .. 

52 

34 26 3 7 6 

Physiology and Hygiene ·. .. .. 

41 

27 26 16 51 41 

Physics and Chemistry ·. .. .. 

78 

80 63 24 39 18 

Agricultural Science .. ·. .. .. 119 

188 185 103 157 136 

Commerce .. 

345 

·. .. ·. .. 

45 45 19 10 7 

Art .. .. .. .. .. 

55 

Drawing . , .. .. ., .. 1,234 

636 604 206 598 521 

C.-LEAVING CERTIFICATE-GIRLS, 1954. 

Honours Paper Pass Paper 

Total 

Number 

Total Number Number Passed with Number Number 

Examined Examined Passed Honours Examined Passed 

Gaeilge .. .. ·. ·. ·. 2,790 2,073 2,028 1,184 717 609 

English .. .. .. · . 2,790 2,199 2,177 1,164 591 560 

Greek .. .. ·. ·. - - - - - - 

Latin .. .. ·. ·. 1,228 377 331 95 851 613 

French · . · . ·. · . 1,460 742 716 388 718 522 

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German .. .. ·. ·. · . 10 3 3 2 7 7 

Italian .. .. 

" · . ·. 8 8 5 - - 

Spanish ·. .. ·. ·. .. - - - - - - 

History .. .. .. ·. ·. 2,311 1,522 1,286 523 789 491 

Geography 

" ·. ·. .. 2,546 2,072 1,965 801 474 341 

Mathematics ·. ·. · . · . 

2,458 33 33 13 2,425 1,513 

Applied Mathematics ·. ·. .. - - - - - - 

Music 

" ·. ·. .. ·. 82 77 69 59 5 5 

Physics · . · . .. ·. ·. 8 2 2 - 6 6 

Chemistry .. ·. .. .. 34 15 15 4 19 15 

General Science .. ·. . ·. 178 160 126 18 18 14 

Botany .. .. · . · .. 177 165 147 57 12 11 

Physiology and Hygiene ·. · . 1,237 1,164 1,086 417 73 51 

Physics and Chemistry ·. · . ·. 38 21 17 8 17 12 

Agricultural Science ·. ·. ·. .. - - - - - - 

Domestic Science ·. .. ·. .. 1,532 1,478 1,395 520 54 47 

Commerce .. .. 

" ·. · . 152 89 89 32 63 62 

Art .. .. ·. .. .. 607 525 518 204 82 78 

Drawing .. .. .. ·. · . 724 506 457 110 ~!S 195

88 

IX.-RECOGNITION OF CLASSES (FOLLOWING THE SECONDARY 

PROGRAMME) IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS. 

The number of Primary Schools which applied during the School Year 

1953-54 to have Classes receiving instruction in the Secondary Programme 

recognised, under the terms of Rules 78-86, Section XII, of the Rules and 

Programme for Secondary Schools, was 85. 

Number of pupils returned by the 85 Schools in which Courses of Secondary 

Standard were approved:- 

Boys 

Girls 

316 

5,428 

TOTAL ., .. . . 5,744 

Number of Primary Schools which entered pupils for the Certificate 

Examinations, 1954: 80. 

Number of Primary Schools which were permitted to present pupils for the 

Certificate Examinations, 1954: 80. 

Table showing the number of Primary Schools which presented pupils for 

the Certificate Examinations. 1954. and the Results of the Examinations:- 


Number Presented Passed 


Schools Inter- Leaving Inter- Leaving 

mediate Certi- mediate Certi- 

Certi- ficate Certi- ficate 

ficate 

ficate 

Girls' Schools .. 75 1,011 270 932 246 

Boys' Schools .. 5 59 27 52 26 

89 

XII.-SCHOLAI{SHIPS AWARDED ON THE RESULTS OF THE 

CEHTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS. 

(1) The number of Scholarships awarded on the results of the Intermediate 

Certificate Examination, 1954, was as follows:- 

130YS~ 1st Class 

2nd .. 

Girls 1st Class 

2nd .. 

(£40) 

(£20) 

(£30) 

(£15) 

Number of 

Scholarships 

Awarded 

111 

The Scholarships are tenable for two years subject to certain conditions. 

(2) Scholarships, awarded on the results of the Intermediate Certificate 

Examination, 1953, were renewed for the School Year, 1954-55, as follows:- 

Boys .. .. .. 67 

Girls . . . . .. 36 

(3) The valne of the Burke Memorial Prizes* awarded was:- 

First 

Second 

Prize 

Prize 

Boys 

£9 12 10 

£5 15 9 

In 1954 

36 

36 

20 

19 

103 

Girls 

£5 15 9 

X.-TEACHERS. 

(1) The total number of Teachers employed in Secondary Schools was as 

follows' 

SCHOOLYEAR 1953-54 

Registered Unregistered Total 

Men . . . . . . · . 1,292 595 1,887 

Women .. . . · . 1,250 960 2,210 

TOTAL ·. 2,542 1,555 4,097 

(2) The number of Teachers who received incremental salary was as follows:- 


Men 

Women 

TOTAL 

1,238 

1,153 

2,391 

XL-REGISTRATION OF TEACHERS. 

The number of Teachers registered during the School Year 1953-54 was 

149. 

The. number of teachers whose names appear on the Register at present is 

approximately 3,740. 

(4) The value of the Earl of Cork Scholarships* awarded was:- 

Boys 

Girls 

In 1954: One Scholarship £20 6 0 lOne Scholarship .. £20 6 0 

(5) University Scholarships awarded to Students from the Fior-Ghaeltacht. 

Number awarded in 1953 Total Number held during 1953-54 

Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total 

4 1 5 16 8 24 

XIII.-SCHOLARSHIPS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS AWARDED TO 

STUDENTS FROM THE FfOR-GHAELTACHT UNDER THE 

DEPARTMENT'S SPECIAL SCHEME. 

Number awarded in 1953 

Total Number held during 1953-54 

Boys Girls Boys Girls Total 

Total 

8 10 18 45 

43 88 

* These were paid out of the Trust Funds held by the Minister for Education

XIV. SCHOLARSHIPS IN SECONDARY, VOCATIONAL AND OTHER APPROVED SCHOOLS AWARDED BY COUNTY AND COUNTY 

BOROUGH 

COUNCILS. 

Examination, 1954 Scholarships held in 1953/54 

COUXCIL No. of No. of At Secondary At At other Total number 

Competitors Scholarships Schools Vocational approved of Value of 

awarded including Pre- Schools schools scholarships scholarships 

paratory 

Colleges 

--- 

£ 

Carlow County · . · . 23 4 19 - 1 20 25 and 45 

Cavan County ·. · . 65 8 34 - - 34 60 

Clare County ·. ·. 96 22 67 - 7 74 40 

Ccrk County · . · 99 15 48 - 8 56 20 to 60 

Cork County Boro. · . . 89 24 53 1 36 90 25 to 35 

Donegal County .. · . 70 10 48 - - 48 60 

Dublin County .. · . 110 30 124 - 3 127 30 

Dublin County Boro. · . 461 III 421 14 6 441 10 and 30 (£12 1Os. and 

40 for 4th & 5th year) 

Galway County · . 79 10 50 - - 50 10, 25, 60 and £72 1Os. 

Kerry County · . 149 32 137 - 2 139 5 to 20 

ICildare County .. · . 101 18 69 3 12 84 40 to 65 

I(ilkenny County . ·. 73 17 81 - 2 83 40 

Laoighis County · · . 51 16 61 - 9 70 15 to 52 

Leitrim County · . · . 28 4 21 - - 21 30 and 50 

Limerick County · . · . 32 10 43 1 1 45 30 and 40 

Limerick County Boro. · . 53 10 36 1 - 37 21 

La ngford County · . · 53 10 43 - - 43 48 

La uth County . · 30 12 47 I 4 52 6 to £37 105. 

Mayo County · · . 96 20 87 - - 87 25 and 55 

Meath County . · . 84 12 44 - - 44 40 and 50 

Monaghan County · . · . 85 13 58 - 2 60 30 to 60 

o ffaly County · . · . 56 20 78 - 1 79 10 to 50 

Roscommon County · . .. 82 10 47 - - 47 50 

Sligo County · . ·. 46 13 52 - 12 64 20 to 60 

Tipperary (S.R.) County · . 70 12 59 - - 59 30 and 50 

Tipperary (N.R.) County · . 51 14 54 - 2 56 12 10 0 to 50 

Waterford County · . · . 48 10 34 1 9 44 25 to 35 

Waterford County Boro. · . 36 10 37 - - 37 25 

Westmeath County · . 87 14 72 - - 72 40 to 85 

Wexford County .. . 60 8 26 - 9 35 15 and 55 

Wicklow County · . · . 47 15 53 - - 53 25 to 80 

TOTALS · . · . 2,510 534 2,103 22 126 2,251 

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Administered by the Department of Education under a Scheme known as the Erasmus Smith Schools Act Scheme, 1941, made by the High Court 

of Justice on the 2nd July, 1942 (1940. No. 569P). 

Securities. 

£ s. d. 

Balance on 1st April, 1953:- 

3i per cent. Financial Agreement Loan, 

1953/58 12,922 12 6 

3i per cent. National Security Loan, 

1956/61 14,603 11 8 

War Loan 3} per cent. Stock 4,038 14 8 

3 per cent. Exchequer Bonds, 1965/70 2,000 0 0 

3i per cent. Exchequer Bonds, 1965/70 51,905 13 6 

5 per cent. National Loan, 1962/72 .. 1,000 0 0 

Cash realised by sale of Securities, viz. :- 

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Loan, 1953/58 

War Loan 3i per cent. Stock .. 

3 per cent. Exchequer Bonds, 1965/70 

3i per cent. Exchequer Bonds, 1965/70 

5 per cent. National Loan, 1962/72 .. 

ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1954. 

CAPITAL ACCOUNT. 

Cash. 

£ s. d. 

Securities sold, viz.:- 

12,574 18 11 

3,374 11 4 

830 0 0 

1,996 13 10 

1,022 7 0 

3i per cent. Financial Agreement Loan, 

1953/58 

War Loan 3i per cent. Stock .. 


3t per cent. Exchequer Bonds, 1965/70 

5 per cent. National Loan, 1962/72 .. 

Cash transferred to Income Account 

Balance on 31st March, 1954:- 

3i per cent. National Security Loan, 

1956/61 


3i per cent. Exchequer Bonds, 1965/70 

Securities. Cash. 

£ s. d. £ s. d. 

12,922 12 6 

4,038 14 8 

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2,318 12 1 

1,000 0 0 

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1,000 0 0 

49,587 1 5 

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1956/61 . . . . . . . . 

Dividends on War Loan 3i per cent. Stock 

Dividends on 3 per cent. Exchequer Bonds, 1965/70 

Dividends on 3i per cent. Exchequer Bonds, 1965/70 .. 

Fees for statements of marks at Erasmus Smith Scholarship 

Examination, 1953 

Rent for year 28th August, 1953 to 27th August, 1954 

out of Abbey School, Tipperary 

£ s. d. 

779 7 9 

19,798 11 1 

73 11 0 

474 12 4 

141 7 2 

60 0 0 

1,735 11 0 

2 4 0 

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Contribution towards the cost of the new Abbey School, 

Tipperary 

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Abbey School, Tipperary 

Scholarships awarded to pupils 

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Cost of examination of candidates and marking of papers 

-Scholarship Examinations, 1952 and 1953 

Additional contribution towards the cost of the new 

Abbey School, Tipperary 

£ s. d. 

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580 0 0 

1,298 0 0 

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IV. 

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 

STATISTICS.

96 

97 

APPENDIX IV.-VOCATIONAL EDUCATION STATISTICS. 

TABLE l(a) DAY COURSES (WHOLE-TIME CONTINUATION EDUCATION). 

County 

(Courses, usually 2S to 30 hours per week, lasting the full session). 

Attend- Total A veragelA verage UNDER 16 YEARS 16 YEARS AND OVER 

COMMITTEE ance Enrol- Enrol- Attend- ------ --- --- --- --- 

Hours ments ments ances Male Female Total Male Female Total 

------------ --- --- --- --- 

Boroughs: 

Cork . , .. 498,564 724 546 509 288 216 504 !l0 110 220 

Dublin .. ., 2,824,368 3,468 2,972 2,687 1,881 1,144 3,025 244 199 443 

Limerick .. .. 417,663 833 582 496 190 476 666 96 71 167 

Waterford .. 154,835 312 187 167 167 78 245 43 24 67 

Scheduled Urhan Areas: 

Bray .. .. 119,284 182 147 135 94 75 169 8 5 13 

Drogheda .. .. 144,670 223 175 152 128 46 174 31 18 49 

Dun Laoghaire .. 240,816 328 267 230 164 130 294 10 24 34 

Galway .. .. 147,806 225 177 152 93 70 163 30 32 6, 

Sligo . , .. 148,806 191 158 136 115 42 157 19 15 34 

Tralee .. .. 141,419 223 182 145 132 33 165 35 23 5~ 

Wexford .. .. 77,418 125 90 79 83 27 !IO 6 9 1, 

Counties: 

Carlow .. .. 176,508 265 203 172 126 89 215 20 30 5( 

Cavan .. .. 275,894 430 349 291 149 229 378 11 41 5: 

Clare .. .. 299,146 524 403 314 194 205 399 56 69 12, 

Cork .. .. 1,090,931 1,598 1,314 1,106 693 572 1,265 166 167 33: 

Donegal .. .. 451,746 683 557 467 265 283 548 54 81 13: 

Dublin .. ., 216,034 295 258 227 118 130 248 28 19 4' 

Galway .. .. 562,174 827 693 566 320 317 637 88 102 191 

Kerry .. .. 347,181 558 453 380 204 184 388 82 88 171 

Kildare .. .. 312,372 468 390 325 214 163 377 40 51 9 

Kilkenny .. 321,968 507 383 326 271 133 404 61 42 10 

Laois .. .. 118,852 216 154 126 !O3 75 178 28 10 3 

Leitrim .. .. 338,440 474 391 319 182 180 362 53 59 11 

Limerick .. .. 339,661 536 420 343 241 168 409 70 57 12 

Longford .. .. 234,707 352 287 237 148 137 285 23 44 6 

Louth .. .. 274,690 410 341 291 192 158 350 38 22 6 

Mayo .. .. 355,387 518 439 377 182 233 415 20 83 10 

Meath .. .. 355,653 512 405 339 225 209 434 21 57 7 

Monaghan .. 248,672 397 303 246 194 152 346 14 37 5 

Offaly .. .. 242,557 371 298 256 152 123 275 35 61 9 

Roscommon .. 266,752 431 351 286 164 152 316 44 71 11 

Sligo .. .. 274,068 400 350 289 150 144 294 62 44 10 

Tipperary N.R. .. 240,365 364 285 243 166 114 280 51 I 33 8 

Tipperary S.R. .. 449,923 754 538 443 312 228 540 83 131 21 

Waterford .. 111,021 187 137 111 65 73 138 15 34 4 

Westmeath .. 309,285 446 380 321 195 168 363 30 53 s 

Wexford .. 291,226 500 369 305 209 192 401 44 55 

, 

c 

Wicklow 216,448 372 273 237 145 190 335 15 22 

.. 

TOTAL 113,637,310 120'229116'20~113'83~1--::r;:116'252 r~:r:9313'977 

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TABLE I (c). 

DAY COURSES (TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOR APPRENTICES) 

(Courses for trade apprentices under day release schemes of various types). 

Attend-, Total Average IAverage \ Under 16 years I 16 Years and Over 

Committee ance Enrol- 

Hours ments !:~~ 

Male male Total Male male I Total 

- 1 1 1 , 1 , , , , , _ 

Aat~~::- -I-;:-I-I-I~I-- 

99 

TABLE I (d). 

DAY COURSES (MISCELLANEOUS). 

(All other day courses, usually part-time). 

Attend-, Total ,AveragellAveragel Under 16 years 16 Years and Over 

Committee 

anee Enrol- Enrol- Attend-I-I_'I '1_'__ 

Hours ments ments ances Fe- Fe- 

Male male Total Male male Total 

-----1--1--1--1-------- . _ 

COUNTY 

COUNTY 

BOROUGHS: 

Cork 

Dublin 

Limerick 

Waterford 

13,534 

.. ,248,036 

3,954 

7,467 

158 

1,632 

78 

90 

143 

1,436 

64 

77 

127 

1,277 

54 

71 

9 

150 

9 

29 

9 

179 

13 

149 

1,275 

78 

69 

178 

8 

149 

1,453 

78 

77 

BOROUGHS: 

Cork 

Dublin 

Limerick 

Waterford 

16,216 

81,607 

14,812 

7,467 

457 

3,926 

278 

90 

343 

3,517 

238 

51 

246 

3,039 

200 

41 

952 

10 

9 

31 

1,465 

35 

4 

31 

2,417 

45 

13 

2 

517 

47 

69 

424 

992 

186 

8 

426 

1,509 

233 

77 

SCHEDULED 

SCHEDULED 

URBAN AREAS: 

Bray 

Drogheda 

Dunlaoghaire .. 

Galway 

Sligo 

Tralee 

Wexford 

9,787 

7,206 

1,421 

2,151 

3,060 

206 

70 

37 

50 

28 

187 

67 

33 

44 

20 

174 12 

61 4 

31 2 

38 6 

16 I 

12 

4 

2 

6 

1 

194 

66 

9 

44 

27 

26 

194 

66 

35 

44 

27 

URBAN AREAS: 

Bray 

Drogbeda 

Dunlaogbaire .. 

Galway 

Sligo 

Tralee 

Wexford 

8,577 

1,748 

17,932 

1,600 

532 

528 

2,615 

282 

49 

428 

60 

18 

27 

81 

234 

32 

336 

44 

16 

25 

63 

182 

29 

264 

33 

11 

22 

45 

76 

11 

6 

137 

26 

71 

60 

13 

213 

37 

77 

60 

17 

3 

66 

12 

351 

18 

10 

80 

69 

12 

351 

18 

10 

81 

COUNTIES: 

Carlow 

Cavan 

Clare 

Cork 

Donegal 

Dublin 

Galway 

Kerry 

Kildare 

Kilkenny 

Laois 

Leitrim 

Limerick 

Longford 

Louth 

Mayo 

Meath 

Monaghan 

Offaly 

Roscommon 

Sligo 

Tipperary N.R. 

Tipperary S.R. 

Waterford 

Westmeath 

Wexford 

Wicklow 

509 

3,466 

789 

4,596 

2,582 

5,579 

6,220 

1,186 

4,355 

1,578 

15,600 

515 

856 

472 

4,234 

794 

1,084 

5,292 

16 

71 

14 

18 

45 

16 

65 

14 

36 

10 

98 

17 

30 

22 

28 

35 

16 

63 

11 

18 

42 

16 

57 

12 

33 

10 

92 

17 

20 

3 

20 

20 

27 

14 

54 

10 

17 

32 

16 

50 

10 

32 

10 

83 

11 

13 

3 

18 

14 

19 

3 

2 

20 20 20 

20 

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356,3231 2,9071 2,5681 2,275\ 2161 33 249 2,4461 2121 2,658 

3 

2 

3 

16 

71 

12 

18 

42 

16 

58 

14 

34 

10 

98 

16 

30 

3 

21 

24 

32 

16 

71 

12 

18 

42 

16 

58 

14 

34 

10 

98 

16 

30 

3 

21 

24 

32 

20 

, 

COUNTIES: 

Carlow 

Cavan 

Clare 

Cork 

Donegal 

Dublin 

Galway 

Kerry 

Kildare 

Kilkenny 

Laois 

Leitrim 

Limerick 

Longford 

Louth 

Mayo 

Meath .. 

Monaghan 

Offaly 

Roscommon 

Sligo 

Tipperary N.R. 

Tipperary S.R. 

Waterford 

Westmeath 

Wexford 

Wicklow 

2,030 

37,216 

24,917 

27,264 

11,041 

7,996 

600 

5,908 

11,622 

12,731 

3,488 

23,111 

8,994 

1,899 

18,573 

2,487 

7,019 

6,084 

33,463 

618 

24,114 

1,488 

56 

768 

80 

339 

170 

44 

9 

134 

151 

240 

74 

639 

233 

24 

220 

26 

64 

201 

515 

17 

287 

93 

44 

689 

55 

286 

163 

42 

7 

127 

126 

197 

69 

546 

187 

23 

186 

22 

60 

177 

438 

14 

258 

64 

32 

584 

42 

241 

146 

39 

6 

93 

106 

181 

59 

442 

135 

20 

171 

19 

46 

140 

380 

12 

234 

54 

130 

40 

13 

47 

7 

43 

51 

31 

56 

8 

62 

1 

83 

130 

16 

86 

169 

11 

225 

69 

13 

41 

93 

56 

28 

515 

79 

21 

21 

77 

264 

56 

299 

51 

238 

116 

20 

41 

136 

107 

59 

571 

87 

21 

83 

1 

160 

394 

16 

142 

3 

6 

27 

32 

9 

7 

9 

12 

46 

125 

26 

63 

10 

1 

48 

31 

53 56 

463 

2 

69 

45 

17 

93 

3 

469 

29 

101 

54 

24 

9 

93 

15 

87 133 

15 

68 

145 

3 

12 

41 

111 

97 

62 

15 

68 

146 

3 

137 

26 

63 

41 

121 

1 

426,2971 10,0801 8,679\ 7'29411'872\3'58015'4521~1 3,533; 4,628 

I 

145 

93 

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TABLE I (e). 

EVENING COURSES (MISCELLANEOUS). 

Attend- Total Average Average Under 16 years I 16 Years and Over 

Commia~e ance Enrol- Enrol· Attend- 

Hours ments ments ances ---;:-1-- -,-;:-- 

Male male ~~~~ 

COUNTY 

BOROUIiIS: 

Cork .. 208,815 5,867 4,477 3,261 419 126 545 3,082 2,240 5,322 

Dublin .. 998,172 33,433 26,035 19,006 3,588 1,722 5,310 17,249 10,874 28,123 

Limerick .. 67,976 2,392 1,781 1,188 117 130 247 1,065 1,080 2,145 

WaterlOll! .. 37,364 1,265 929 642 50 85 135 495 635 1,130 

SCHEDULEIl 

URBAN 

AaAS: 

Bray .. 19,969 449 326 235 43 49 92 135 222 357 

Drogbeda .. 37,247 980 757 586 99 191 290 388 302 690 

Dunlaogiaire .. 72,124 2,140 1,680 1,181 235 71 306 780 1,054 1,834 

Galway .. 21,489 670 491 357 51 60 III 218 341 559 

Sligo .. 12,355 465 356 248 23 11 34 204 227 431 

Tralee .. 14,821 462 344 260 22 28 50 155 257 412 

Wexford .. 18,015 511 409 290 39 8 47 236 228 464 

COUNTIES: 

Carlow .. 36,488 934 708 544 19 6 25 491 418 909 

Cavan 44,543 960 783 623 85 126 211 353 396 749 

Clare .. 82,492 2,121 1,756 1,306 162 208 370 886 865 1,751 

Cork .. 256,345 6,917 5,879 4,509 538 561 1,099 2,741 3,077 5,818 

Donegal .. 73,746 1,667 1,425 1,118 144 264 408 532 727 1,259 

Dublin .. 100,558 1,989 1,693 1,343 220 376 596 479 914 1,393 

Galway .. 144,105 2,484 1,971 1,429 189 275 464 889 1,131 2,020 

Kerry .. 93,360 1,755 1,512 1,169 90 150 240 710 80S 1,515 

I{ildare _. 30,143 829 711 548 28 13 41 412 376 788 

Kilkenny .. 78,648 1,719 1,520 1,209 55 54 109 901 709 1,610 

Laois .. 38,856 952 762 567 74 47 121 510 321 831 

Leitrim 

-' 23,845 744 696 534 IS 9 24 506 214 720 

Limerick _. 75,301 1,578 1,422 1,167 91 57 148 781 649 1,430 

Longford . - 48,702 1,074 866 680 62 68 130 393 551 944 

Louth .. 44,835 1,405 1,189 871 146 75 221 577 607 1,184 

Mayo .. 81,218 1,852 1,599 1,241 130 196 326 522 1,004 1,526 

Meath .. 66,996 1,921 1,553 1,133 48 80 128 724 1,069 1,793 

Monaghan .. 22,283 603 504 385 45 7 52 346 205 551 

Offaly 44,543 1,179 998 784 85 23 108 518 553 1,071 

Roscomue, .. 68,256 994 814 679 74 94 168 270 556 826 

Sligo 31,814 609 505 367 14 16 30 283 296 579 

TipperarJlI.R. 71,530 1,867 1,585 1,231 15 69 84 723 1,060 1,783 

Tipperarr>.n. 95,995 2,619 2,032 1,552 240 141 381 1,030 1,208 2,238 

Waterforil ., 60,327 1,581 1,263 1,027 95 222 317 547 717 1,264 

Westmeaa .. 35,565 1,236 987 721 70 65 135 414 687 1,101 

Wexford 80,443 1,742 1,500 1,190 96 105 201 699 842 1,541 

Wicklow 46,572 1,224 934 747 72 139 211 400 613 1,013 

--1- 

-- -- 

13385856 93,189174,752 55,928 7,588 5,927 

, 

13,515141,644[38,030 79,674 

101 

TABLE II-INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS. 

(A student enrolled in more than one course is returned in this table according 

to the principal type of course taken: each enrolment has been recorded under 

the appropriate heading in the preceding tables). 

COUNTY 

Committee 

BOROUGHS: 

Day Courses 

I Evening 

Courses 

Whole-time Whole-time Technical 

Continua- Technical Education Mis- Mistion 

Education for cellaneous cellaneous 

Education 

Apprentices 

Cork 704 41 87 325 2,901 4,058 

Dublin .. 3,361 436 1,301 1,536 16,881 23,515 

Limerick .- 833 11 78 215 1,599 2,736 

Waterford .. 265 25 74 54 726 1,144 

SCHEDULED 

URBAN 

AREAS: 

Bray .. .. 174 - - 46 325 545 

Drogheda .. 223 - 93 37 490 843 

Dunlaoghaire .' 328 - 70 258 1,331 1,987 

Galway .. 220 - 37 60 431 748 

Sligo .. .. 191 - 28 18 291 528 

Tr alee .. .. 217 - 28 4 279 528 

Wexford .- 125 - - 67 346 538 

COUNTIES: 

Carlow .. 265 - - 56 677 998 

Cavan .. .. 430 - - - 793 1,223 

Clare .. _. 

Total 

522 21 16 - 1,764 2,323 

Cork .. .. 1,591 - 36 691 5,351 7,669 

Donegal .. 682 - 14 80 1,250 2,026 

Dublin 295 - 18 296 1,752 2,361 

Galway .- 819 - 45 39 2,287 3,190 

Kerry .. .. 558 - 16 25 1,700 2,299 

Kildare .- 468 - 42 9 640 1,159 

Kilkenny .. 507 - 14 134 1,594 2,249 

Laois .. 212 - 25 151 836 1,224 

Leitrim .. 474 - - - 744 1,218 

Limerick .. 536 - - 240 1,387 2,163 

Longford .. 352 - 10 - 886 1,248 

Louth .. .. 408 - 96 IS 975 1,494 

Mayo .. -. 508 - 17 402 1,611 2,538 

Meath .. _. 51I - - 222 1,514 2,247 

Monaghan .. 378 - 28 24 473 903 

Offaly .. .- 363 - - 78 1,003 1,444 

Roscommon .. 431 - 3 26 982 1,442 

Sligo .. .. 400 - - 64 609 1,073 

Tipperary N.n. 364 - 22 201 1,402 1,989 

Tipperary S. H- .. 732 - 28 392 1,884 3,036 

Waterford _. 182 - - 17 1,129 1,328 

Westmeath .. 446 - 20 - 836 1,302 

Wexford .. 497 - - 201 1,500 2,198 

Wicklow 

360 - 21 93 978 1,452 

TOTAL 

.- 19,932 

I 

534 

I 

2,267 6,076 62,157 90,966

TABLE 

102 

Ill. 

103 

COMPULSORY CONTINUATION COURSES 

(Courses conducted under Part V of the Vocational Education Act, 1930). 

Number 

in 

County Quarter ENROLMENTS Average Employ- 

Borough ending Attend- ment at 

ances end of 

Boys Girls Total Quarter 

- 

Cork . . .. 30/9/53 408 398 806 639 458 

31/12/53 466 455 921 765 560 

31/3/54 444 474 918 761 610 

I 

- 

30/6/54 424 469 893 729 547 

Limerick .. 30/9/53 243 181 424 358 263 

31/12/53 246 164 410 259 265 

31/3/54 228 174 402 333 254 

30/6/54 217 161 378 297 231 

- 

\Va terford .. 30/9/53 144 111 255 215 152 

31/12/53 169 128 297 251 160 

31/3/54 166 133 299 253 167 

30/6/54 157 129 286 237 182 

OCCUPATIONS OF THOSE IN EMPLOYMENT ON 31/3/54 

Boys 

GIRLS 

I 

Occupation Number Occupation Number 

Type 

Domestic 

Woodwork 

Metalwork 

of Course 

Science 

(a) 

(a) 

Rural Science (a) 

TABLE IV.-TRAINING OF TEACHERS 

Centre 

Colaiste Muire le Tlos, Baile 

Atha Cliath · . 

Colaiste Caitrfona, Blackrock, 

Co. Dublin 

Colaiste San Aingeal, Lough 

Gill, Co. Sligo ·. 

Technical Institute, Bolton St., 

Dublin 

(a) These courses are of two year's duration. 

/ 

/ 

No. OF STUDENTS 

---._--._-- 

I - I - I 

28 

41 

I 

27 

I 

14 

12 

Technical School, Ringsend, 

Dublin .. · . .. / 15 

Crawford Municipal Technical 

Institute, Cork ·. .. I 20 

/ 

1st I 2nd I 3rd 

------11------ 

Year Year Year 

I _ 

I 

12 

I 

~O 20 

Messenger · . · . 394 Factory hand · . · . 217 

Trade apprentice · . 66 Domestic servant · . 116 

Factory hand · . · . 50 Shop assistant · . · . 45 

P.O. Messenger .. · . 26 Dressmaking and other 

trades · . · . 20 

Clerk .. · . · . 16 

Miscellaneous ·. ·. 19 

Shop assistant · . .. 10 

Miscellaneous · . · . 52 

TOTAL 

· . · . 614 TOTAL · . · . 417 

I

TABLE V.-WHOLE-TIME AND PART-TIME TEACHERS EMPLOYED ON THE 31sT AUGUST, 1954. 

- 

woodwork Science Irish and Metal Work 

and Art and Continuation and Domestic Commerce Rural Other 

Building Mathematics Subjects Engineering Economy Science Teachers TOTAlS 

Committee --- --- ------ .---'--- --- --- --- --- ---,--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 

Whole· Part- Whole· Part- Whole· Part- Whole· Part- Whole· Part- Whole- Part- Whole- Par t- Whole- Part- wuoie- Part- Whole· Part- 

Time Time Time Time Time Time Time Time Time 

_. 

Time Time Time Time Time Time Time Time Time Time Time 

--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 

COUKT'i 

BOROUGHS: 

Cork .. 7 9 3 11 3 5 8 4 1I 19 12 11 11 13 I - 6 34 62 106 

Dublin .. 33 61 14 12 26 29 30 25 39 114 40 60 40 93 - - 38 187 260 581 

Limerick .. 5 3 2 2 I 4 6 I I - 6 5 5 6 - - 3 18 29 39 

Waterford 3 I 2 3 I 0 2 2 2 I 4 4 3 - - - - 9 17 20 

SCHEDULED 

URBAN 

AREAS: 

Bray .. I I - - I I I 2 I I I 2 3 2 - - I 5 9 14 

Drogheda .. I I - I 2 - I - 2 I 2 3 2 2 - - - 20 10 28 

Dun Lecgnatre . 3 3 I 1 I 2 3 

• 

3 1 6 2 3 4 - I - 11:1 20 36 

Galway .. 2 - I - I - 3 - I - 2 - 3 - - - I I 14 I 

Sligo .. 2 - I - I I 2 I 2 I I 2 2 - - - - 2 11 7 

Tralee .. I - - - I - I - 2 - I I 3 - - - I 3 10 4 

Wexford .. I - - I - - I - 2 - 2 - I I - - I 6 8 8 

COUNTIES: 

Carlow .. 4 I - - - - 2 3 2 - 4 - 3 2 2 - I I 18 7 

Cavan .. 7 - - - - - 5 - I - 7 I 3 - I - - I 24 2 

Clare .. 6 I - - I - 9 4 2 I 8 2 3 - 3 - I 8 33 16 

Cork .. 21 I 2 I I I 27 10 17 I 26 3 11 10 7 - 5 29 117 56 

Donegal .. 1l - - - - - 5 I 2 - 12 2 6 I 5 - - - 41 4 

TABLE V. continued. 

-- 

Woodwork Science Irish and Metal Work 

and Art and Con tin ua tion and Domestic Commerce Rural Other 

Building Mathematics Subjects Engineering- Economy Science Teachers TOTALS 

Committee --- --- ---'--- ------ ------ ------ ------ --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 

Whole- Part- Whole- Part- Who1e- Part- Whole- Part- Whole- Part- Whole- Part- Whole- Part- Whole- Part- Whole- Part- Whole- Part- 

Time Time Time Time Time Time Time Time Time Time Time Time Time Time Time Time Time Time Time Time. 

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5 3 3 27 10 

Galway .. 13 - 2 I I 16 3 2 I 14 2 7 I 8 - I 4 64 12 

Kerry .. 8 - - - - - 9 4 2 - 10 - 3 I 4 - - 2 36 7 

.. 

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Kildare 7 - - - 3 I 3 - 5 5 3 4 - 2 27 6 

Kilkenny .. 10 2 - - I - 2 2 2 - 8 - 4 3 5 - - 20 32 27 

Laois .. 6 - I 2 4 I - 5 I 3 - 2 - 6 20 II 

Leitrim .. 7 - - - 5 - I - 5 I 3 I 4 I 25 3 

Limerick .. 8 - - - - 7 3 3 - 8 I I I 5 - I 32 6 

Longford .. 5 - - - I 3 I - 6 - 3 - 2 - - 8 20 9 

Louth .. 5 I I I 4 - 3 2 3 I 3 I 2 - IS 22 20 

Mayo .. 9 - I - - - 9 I 3 - 10 - 5 I 3 - - 40 2 

Meath .. 8 - - - - - 5 - 2 - 8 2 8 I 3 - I 3 35 6 

Monaghan .. 5 I I - - - 3 - 2 - 3 - 3 I 3 - I - 21 2 

.. 

Offaly 6 - - I 4 - 2 I 5 I 5 2 I - - 5 24 9 

'Roscommon .. 6 - - - - - 3 2 I - 7 - 5 - 5 - I 4 28 6 

Sligo .. 7 - - - - - 4 2 - - 5 - 2 I 2 I I 6 21 10 

Tipperary N.R. 5 - - - - - 6 3 4 - 7 - 5 - I 3 28 6 

Tipperary S.R. 9 I - I - 8 I 3 - 12 - 8 4 4 - - I 46 6 

Waterford .. 4 - I - I 3 5 I - 6 - I I 2 - - 2 17 iu 

Westmeath .. 5 - 2 - 2 - 6 - 2 6 I 5 I 2 I 30 3 

Wexford .. 9 1 - 3 8 6 3 - 8 2 4 I 3 - I 35 14 

Wicklow .. 4 - - I - - 4 I I - 5 - 3 2 2 - - 3 19 

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TABLE VI (b).-TECHNICAL SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS, 1954 

Results in various branches.(') 

TRADE TESTS TECHNOLOGICAL AND OTHER EXAMINATIONS TOTALS 

BRANCH Junior Stage Senior Stage 

Elementary Intermediate 

Advanced 

Stage Stage Stage No. of No. of 

I 

Candi- Passes 

No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of dates 

Candi- Passes Candi- Passes Candi- Passes Candi- Passes Candi- Passes 

dates dates dates dates dates 

Building .. .. · 563 313 236 106 125 62 81 36 91 31 1,096 548 

lIIechanical Engineering · . 561 352 214 117 330 162 150 67 43 27 1,298 725 

Motor Car Engineering .. 328 226 208 146 435 306 237 134 30 18 1,238 830 

Electrical Engineering .. · . 107 58 125 70 202 96 38 13 3 1 475 238 

Commerce · . . .. - - - - 4,824 3,151 1,337 700 363 207 6,524 4,058 

Irish · . · . · . - - - - 1,497 1,215 288 241 86 68 1,871 1,524 

Other Languages .. · . - - - - 2,014 1,591 279 221 84 80 2,377 1,892 

Manual Training (Woodwork) · . - - - - 185 137 - - - - 185 137 

" " 

(Metalwork) · . - - - - 82 66 - - - - 82 66 

Hairdressers' Work ·. · . 36 34 5 5 - - - - - - 41 39 

Radio Service Work .. .. 55 31 33 14 - - - - - - 88 45 

Applied Chemistry .. · . - - - - 94 59 91 61 15 10 200 130 

Art .. · . · . · . - - - - 503 360 378 286 100 90 981 736 

Mathematics · . · . - - - - 271 152 80 28 40 12 391 192 

Flour Milling .. · . · . - - - - - - 41 26 - - 41 26 

Letterpress Printing · . · . 89 73 107 74 - - - - - - 196 147 

Irish for Printers · . · . 40 22 9 7 - - - - - - 49 29 

Domestic Economy Practical 

Examinations · . · . - - - - 2,988 2,533 197 167 - - 3,185 2,700 

Domestic Economy Written 

Examinations · . ·. - - - - 106 69 - - - - 106 69 

Special Examinations for Post 

Office Employees · . ·. - - - - 341 226 49 32 5 4 395 262 

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..- 

o 

'-I 

TOTALS .. .. 1,779 1,109 937 

(') Each branch comprises examinations in a number of subjects. 

I 

539 13,997 10,185 3,246 2,012 

I 

860 

I 

548 20,819 114,393 

I

TABLE VII.-RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE (OTHER THAN CAPITAL) 

FOR FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1954. 

RECEIPTS 

EXPENDITURE 

Administrative Area Grants contribution/ Sales of 

of Committee from from local Tuition Main tenance 

Books, class Other Total Admini- Instruction I 

the Rating Fees of 

materials, 

Scholarships Other Total 

Department stration 

Authority schools and 

etc. 

and Expenditure 

classes Prizes 

c e c c c c c c c c c c 

CITIES: 

Cork .. .. 66,263 13,114 6,427 113 2,374 88,291 8,871 55,323 21,144 315 8,109 93,762 

Dublin .. .. 224,133(a) 110,680 35,496 5,940 6,674 382,923 37,523 222,628 116,966 5,736 12,109 394,962 

Limerick .. .. 25,571 6,139 1,297 - 842 33,849 3,342 23,251 7,884 249 1,063 35,789 

Waterford .. .. 14,866 3,503 829 167 89 19,454 2,089 13,340 4,180 326 528 20,463 

URBAN 

DISTRICTS: 

Bray .. .. .. 7,444 1,905 387 59 173 9,968 1,346 7,495 1,401 84 8 10,334 

Drogheda .. .. 8,210 1,670 664 40 168 10,752 1,554 7,486 1,621 71 128 10,860 

Dun Laoghaire .. 14,174 7,505 1,360 121 216 23,376 2,266 16,574 5,378 206 - 24,424 

Galway .. .. 9,613 2,166 797 15 60 12,651 1,373 8,860 2,071 20 - 12,324 

Sligo .. .. 8,770 1,662 222 15 114 10,783 1,487 6,317 3,555 239 8 11,606 

Tralee .. .. 10,099 1,485 461 43 289 12,377 1,588 8,033 2,660 90 36 12,407 

Wexford .. .. 6,301 1,181 260 46 64 7,852 980 5,663 1,282 145 131 8,201 

COUNTIES: 

Carlow .. .. 7,483 5,116 453 155 1,926 15,133 1,555 8,684 3,009 140 4,068 71,456 

Cavan .. .. 12,284 9,595 392 51 54 22,376 1,799 14,732 3,129 220 234 20,114 

Clare .. .. .. 17,508 13,144 538 - 514 31,704 3,067 22,377 5,952 417 5,669 37,482 

Cork .. .. 62,714 48,218 3,099 640 972 115,643 7,624 

I 

77,104 25,707 997 5,707 117,1?9 

(a) includes a sum of £9,224 for the maintenance of Youth Training centres for City of Dublin Vocational Education Area and a sum of £3,017 being special and capitation grants in 

respect of the Training Course for Teachers at St. Mary's College of Domestic Science. 

TABLE VII. continued. 

I 

RECEIPTS EXPENDITURE 

I 

Administrative Area Grants Contribution Sales of Maintenance SCholarships 

of Committee from from local Tuition Books, class Other Total Admini- Instruction of and Other Total 

the Rating Fees materials, 

stration 

schools and Prizes Expenditure 

Department Authority etc. 

classes 

c c c c e c 

e e c 

c c t 

Donegal .. .. 25,713 13,230 763 36 362 40,104 3,782 24,034 7,337 3,033 1,589 39,775 

Dublin .. .. 12,558 13,219 672 485 353 27,287 2,115 17,157 9,653 424 74 29,423 

Galway .. .. 37,424 17,143 1,5~7 314 909 57,337 4,647 37,350 12,266 1,938 1,484 57,685 

Kerry .. .. 16,898 12,714 818 216 693 31,339 3,567 22,051 5,516 806 235 32,175 

Kildare .. .. 12,974 13,564 993 169 66 27,766 2,357 16,218 6,017 124 2,411 27,127 

Kilkenny .. .. 14,091 9,364 787 105 60 24,407 2,715 17,702 4,337 733 3,033 28,520 

Laoighis .. .. 9,514 7,952 410 

88 855 18,819 1,408 12,057 3,527 323 717 18,032 

Leitrim .. .. 14,120 6,095 436 168 407 21,226 1,962 15,967 3,642 1,074 189 22,834 

Limerick .. .. 18,411 15,900 573 16 805 35,705 3,006 22,017 7,630 886 4,277 37,816 

Longford .. .. 9,994 7,323 476 293 156 18,242 2,035 11,852 3,101 134 1,208 18,330 

Louth .. .. 14,079 8,382 857 154 209 23,681 1,798 15,487 5,085 478 303 23,151 

Mayo .. .. 20,488 14,990 862 

39 229 36,608 2,963 25,156 6,395 1,312 200 36,026 

Meath .. .. 15,353 14,868 754 107 334 31,416 2,636 21,283 6,926 598 445 31,888 

Monaghan .. .. 12,681 8,460 514 

77 53 21,785 1,751 13,181 3,224 

80 791 19,027 

Offaly .. .. 12,329 8,930 392 53 1,116 22,820 2,511 14,762 4,766 

15 346 22,400 

Roscommon .. .. 12,852 10,523 567 99 27 24,068 2,252 18,399 4,252 311 79 25,293 

Sligo .. .. 11,539 8,359 384 131 284 20,697 2,313 13,265 3,803 849 55 20,285 

Tipperary N.R. .. 13,131 11,456 682 7 395 25,671 2,513 16,673 5,344 347 1,781 26,658 

Tipperary S.R. .. 24,838 15,882 1,121 161 2,049 44,051 3,402 30,085 7,530 1,062 6,809 48,888 

Waterford .. .. 10,520 8,309 270 222 1,047 20,368 1,749 10,870 4,054 493 41 17,207 

Westmeath .. .. 15,768 11,738 651 246 87 28,490 2,540 19,309 6,195 499 533 29,076 

Wexford .. .. 17,223 12,928 861 321 707 32,040 3,515 21,731 6,623 550 547 32,966 

Wicklow .. .. 11,819 8,528 242 193 7,508 28,290 2,180 13,571 3,502 686 7,966 27,905 

TOTALS .. .. 

I I I 

859,750 486,940 68,314 11,105 

33,240 I 1,459,349 

I 

136,181 928,044 336,664 26,010 72,911 1,499,810

APPENDIX V. 

REFORMATORY 

SCHOOLS' 

AND INDUSTRIAL 

STATISTICS.

112 

113 

APPENDIX V. 

REFORMATORY AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS' STATISTICS 

TABLE A.-REFORMATORY 

SCHOOLS. 

SCHOOLYEAR: 1ST AUGUST,1953 TO 31sT JULY, 1954. 

I 

Committals, Discharges, 

Number Number transfers, releases on 

Number under under re-admissions, Supervision 

of detention detention &c., from 1st Certificate, &c., 

Schools on 1st on 31st August, 1953 from 1st 

August, July, 1954 to 31st July, August, 1953 

1953. 1954. to 31st July, 


Boys ·. 1 150 149 82 83 

Girls .. 2 25 24 10 11 

TOTAL · . 3 175 173 92 94 

TABLE B.-INDUSTRIAL 

SCHOOLS. 

SCHOOLYEAR: 1ST AUGUST,1953 TO 31sT JULY, 1954. 

Committals, Discharges, 

Number Number re-committals releases on 

Number under under and re- Supervision 

of detention detention admissions Certificate, 

Schools on 1st on 31st from 1st etc., from 

August, July, August, 1953 1st August, 

1953 1954 to 31st July, 1953 to 31st 

1954 July, 1954 

TABLE C.-REFORMATORY 

SCHOOLS. 

The total number of Youthful Offenders admitted upon conviction to 

Reformatory Schools during the year from 1st August, 1953 to 31st July, 

1954 was 89, viz. 81 boys and 8 girls. 

The offences in respect of which the Youthful 

were:- 

Offenders were committed 

Offences Boys Girls Total 

Larceny and Petty Theft .. .. 24 8 32 

Malicious Damage . . .. ·. 1 - 1 

Housebreaking, Shopbreaking, etc. .. 49 - 49 

Refusing to conform to Rules of Industrial 

School . . .. .. .. 1 - 1 

Unlawful Possession .. .. .. 1 - 1 

Indecent Assault . . .. ·. 5 - 5 

TOTAL . . ·. 81 8 89 

NOTE.-Re-admissions following revocation of the Supervision Certificate, 

re-admissions following absconding and transfers from Industrial Schools are 

not included in this table. 

,.) 

Boys .. 14 2,536 2,370 310 476 

Girls · . 36 2,912 2,758 258 412 

TOTAL ·. 50 5,448 5,128 568 888

114 

TABLE D-INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. 

The total number of admissions to Industrial Schools by committal during 

the year from 1st August, 1953 to 31st July, 1954, was 551, viz., 300 boys and 

251 girls. 

The children admitted in that year are classified in the following tabular 

statement according to the grounds on which they were committed:- 

Begging 

Grounds of Committal I Boys Girls Total 

Not having any home or settled place of abode, or 

visible means of subsistence, or found having a 

parent or guardian who does not exercise proper 

guardianship . . . . . . . . 

Destitute not being an orphan, and parents or 

surviving parent, or, in the case of an illegitimate 

child, his mother, are or is unable to support 

him-parents consenting to committal, or in 

certain circumstances parents' or surviving 

parent's or mother's consent dispensed with, or 

consent of one parent only necessary (Section 10 

(1) (d) (h) and (e) (i) or (ii) or (iii), Children Act, 

1941 . . . . 

Child found destitute and being an orphan, or 

found destitute, not being an orphan, and having 

both parents orhis surviving parent or in the case 

of an illegitimate child his mother, undergoing 

penal servitude or imprisonment 

Child under the care of a parent or guardian who, 

by reason of reputed criminal or drunken habits 

is unfit to have the care of the child. . . . 

Charged with an offence punishable in the case of 

an adult with penal servitude &c. (being under 

12 years of age) .. . . .. .. 


an adult with penal servitude &c. (being over 12 

and under 14 years of age) . . . . 


an adult with penal servitude &c. (being over 

the age of 14 and under the age of 15 years) .. 

Uncontrollable 

Refractory Pauper .. 

Vagrancy .. 

A Child who has not complied with a School 

Attendance Order sent under School Attendance 

Act, 1926 .. .. .. .. 

6 

138 

55 

3 

18 

22 

13 

12 

1 

1 

31 

4 

164 

68 

10 

302 

123 

4 

2 2 

7 

19 

23 

13 

19 

1 

1 

3 34 

TOTAL .. 300 251 551 

Re-a~missions following revocation of Supervision Certificates or following 

abscondmg are not included in this table. 

115 

TABLE E.-REFORMATORY SCHOOLS. 

The ages and state of instruction of Youthful Offenders admitted upon 

conviction into Reformatory Schools during the Year from 1st August, 1953 

to 31st July, 1954, are given in the following tabular statement:- 

- 

STATE OF INSTRUCTIONON ADMISSION 

Moderate 

Total Illiterate Read and proficiency Read and 

Ages when 

admitted write in reading write 

imperfectly and writing well 

---- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 

Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls 

---- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 

12 years and 

under 13 ., 1 - 1 - - - - - - 


under 14 .. 8 - - - 4 - 3 - 1 - 


under 15 .. 14 2 2 2 5 - 6 - 1 - 


under 16 .. 31 3 5 1 13 2 9 - 4 - 


under 17 .. 27 3 2 1 11 - 9 1 5 1 

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 

TOTAL .. 81 8 10 4 33 2 27 1 11 1 

TABLE F.-INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. 

State of Education of children over the age of 10 years admitted to 

Industrial Schools during the Year from the 1st August, 1953 to 31st July, 

1954, are given in the following tabular statement:- 

STATE OF INSTRUCTIONON ADMISSION 

Moder- 

Read ate proand 

ficiency Read Superior 

Ages when Total Illiterate write in and instruc- 

Admitted irnper- reading write tion 

fectly and well 

writing 

------ -- -- ------ ---- -- -- 

B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. 

-- -- -- -- -- -- ------ -- -- 

10 years and under 

12 .. 54 26 10 1 20 7 12 11 3 1 

· . 15 - 

12 years and under 

66 22 2 2 25 4 19 14 19 2 1 

14 .. ., - 

Over 14 years ·. 17 5 3 - 4 - 2 2 7 3 1 - 

-------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 

TOTAL ·. 137 53 15 3 49 11 33 31 37 8 3 -

IIII"r 

116 

TABLE G.-REFORMATORY SCHOOLS. 

The total number of youthful offenders who were discharged from 

Reformatory Schools (including those released on supervision certificate and 

youthful offenders who absconded and were not brought back to school by the 

end of the school year) in the Year 1st August, 1953, to 31st July, 1954, was 94 

viz., 83 boys and 11 girls. 

They were disposed of as follows:- 

To employment 

MODE OF DISCHARGE 

or service 

Returned to parents or friends .. 

Boys 

42 

37 

GIRLS 

6 

1 

TOTAL 

48 

38 

117 

TABLE I. 

Discharges to Employment from Reformatory Schools during the Year 

from 1st August, 1953 to 31st July, 1954. 

The boys discharged from the Reformatory were distributed as follows, 

as regards occupations:- 

Boot and Shoemaking, 1; Carpentry, 3; Carters, 3; Defence Forces, 5; 

Factory Workers, 2; Farm Labourers, 4; General Labourers, 5; House Boys, 

5; Messengers, 4; Plasterer, 1; Seamen, 3; and Shop Assistants, 6. 

Six girls were sent to employment on discharge from the Reformatories. 

They were distributed as follows, as regards occupations:- 

Emigrated 

1 

1 

2 

Domestic Servants, 5; and Cinema Attendant, 1. 

Discharged-retained in School .. 

1 

1 

Discharged on appeal .. 

Released on Supervision Certificate to 

hospital .... 

Absconded and did not return 

TOTAL 83 

TABLE H.-INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. 

The total number of pupils who were discharged from Industrial Schools 

(including children released on supervision certificate and children who 

absconded and did not return) in the year from 1st August, 1953 to 31st July, 

1954, was 888 viz., 476 boys and 412 girls. 

They were disposed of as follows:- 

To employment 

To friends 

MODE OF DISCHARGE 

2 

Boys 

267 

163 

1 

11 

GIRLS 

227 

114 

2 

2 

I 

94 

TOTAL 

494 

277 

TABLE J. 

Discharges to Employment from Industrial Schools during the year from 

1st August, 1953 to 31st July, 1954. 

The boys discharged from Industrial Schools were distributed as follows, 

as regards occupations :-Army School of Music, 1; Bakers, 11; Boot and Shoemaking 

and Repairing, 17; Builders' Labourers, 2; Carpentry and Joinery, 10; 

Clerks, 4; Factory Workers, 13; Farm Labourers, 90; Fisherman, 1; Gardener, 1; 

General Labourers, 3; Hairdresser, 1; Hotel Employees, Pages, House and 

Pantry Boys, 52; Mechanics, 2; Messengers, Porters and Van Boys, 12; Painters, 

2; Plasterer, 1; Shop Assistants, 6; Tailors, 31; Transport Employees, 1; 

Watchmaker, 1; Weavers, 4; and Wood Turner, 1. 

The girls discharged from Industrial Schools were distributed as follows, 

as regards occupations:- 

Bakers and Confectioners, 3; Children's Maids, 10; Clerk, 1; Cooks, 2; 

Dairy Maid, 1; Dressmakers, 7; Factory Workers, 12; General Servants, 139; 

House and Parlour Maids, 8; Kitchen Maids, 4; Laundresses, 17; Linen Room 

Attendant, 1; Mother's Help, 9; Receptionist, 1; Seamstress, 1; Shop Assistants, 

4; Typist, 1; Waitresses, 3; and Wardsmaids, 3. 

Retained 

in School 

5 

25 

30 

Discharged or released on 

Certificate to hospital 

Discharged on medical grounds 

Supervision 

6 

5 

2 

11 

3 

TABLE K. 

Number and causes of Deaths amongst pupils in Industrial Schools during 

the year 1st August, 1953 to 31st July, 1954. 

Emigrated 

18 

29 

47 

Died 

1 

3 

4 Causes of Death I Boys Girls Total 

Absconded and did not return .. 

Attending school 

Transferred to Reformatory 

Committed to Reformatory 

Sent to Home for protection 

10 

3 

2 12 

1 

2 

2 

3 

2 

2 

Diseases of the Respiratory System ·. 1 - 1 

Diseases of the Circulatory System · . - 1 1 

Whooping Cough .. - 1 1 

Accidental Death .. ·. - 1 1 

Discharged 

on Appeal 

2 

2 

TOTAL · . 1 3 4 

TOTAL 476 412 

••• 

No death occurred in the Reformatory Schools during the year. 

••••••••

118 

119 

TABLE L. 

List of Reformatory and Industrial Schools showing the accommodation 

limit and the number of children under detention in each school on 31st July, 


School 

Accommodation 

Limit 

I Number under 

detention on 

31st July, 1954 

REFORMATORY 

Daingean (Offaly) 

Limerick (Girls) 

Kilmacud (Girls) 

School 

SCHOOLS: 

Accommodation 

Limit 

I Number under 

detention on 

31st July, 1954 

250 I 149 

50 13 

80 11 

INDUSTRIAL 

SCHOOLs-continued: 

Girls-continued: 

Summerhill, Athlone, Co. Westmeath 

Benada Abbey, Ballymote, Co. Sligo 

Sligo . . . . 

Templemore, Co. Tipperary 

Cashel, Co. Tipperary 

Dundrum, Co. Tipperary 

Waterford .. .. 

Moate, Co. Westmeath 

New Ross, Co. Wexford 

Wexford 

200 

106 

200 

70 

125 

80 

200 

74 

100 

146 

82 

62 

103 

56 

72 

72 

125 

74 

46 

55 

INDUSTRIAL 

SCHOOLS: 

Senior Boys: 

Upton, Co. Cork 

Greenmount, Cork 

Artane, Dublin 

Letterfrack, Co. Galway 

Salthill, Galway .. 

St. Joseph's, Tralee, Co. Kerry 

Glin, Co. Limerick .. 

Clonmel, Co. Tipperary 

Junior Boys: 

Passage West, Co. Cork 

Killarney, Co. Kerry .. 

Kilkenny (Male) 

Drogheda, Co. Louth 

Cappoquin, Co. Waterford 

Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow 

Girls: 

Cavan 

Ennis 

Clonakilty 

Cobh 

Kinsale 

Mallow 

St. Finbar's, Cork 

Booterstown, Co. Dublin 

Goldenbridge, Dublin 

Lakelands, Dublin 

Whitehall, Dublin 

Loughrea, Co. Galway 

Ballinasloe, Co. Galway 

Clifden, Co. Galway .. 

Lenaboy, Galway . . . . . . 

KiJlarney, Co. Kerry .. 

Pembroke Almshouse, Tralee, Co. Kerry 

Kilkenny (Female) 

Birr, Offaly 

St. George's, Limerick 

St. Vincent's, Limerick .. 

Newtownforbes, Co. Longford .. 

Dundalk, Co. Louth. . . . 

Westport, Co. Mayo .. . . 

Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon 

Monaghan .. 

300 114 

235 152 

830 739 

190 147 

208 153 

150 113 

220 190 

200 188 

80 70 

50 44 

186 189 

150 104 

75 65 

100 102 

100 86 

110 66 

180 92 

60 55 

180 41 

80 57 

200 68 

96 89 

160 144 

110 82 

100 63 

100 64 

100 53 

120 120 

88 75 

98 90 

85 SO 

130 123 

lOO 67 

170 107 

180 146 

240 85 

100 38 

117 37 

100 53 

140 60 

TABLE M. 

Statement showing numbers committed from each District Court district 

during the Year 1st August. 1953 to 31st July. 1954 

District No. Reformatories Industrial Schools 

I 1 - 

. 

2 3 2 

3 - 10 

4 1 3 

5 3 2 

6 2 11 

7 - 

4 

8 - 7 

9 - 2 . 

10 - 16 

11 - 19 

12 8 12 

13 1 21 

14 - 1 

15 - 10 

16 - 6 

17 4 5 

18 3 8 

19 3 37 

20 2 17 

21 - 24 

22 6 14 

23 - 14 - 

24 1 26 

25 - 

14 

26 1 21 

27 1 30 

28 - 6 

29 7 33 

30 - 4 

Metropolitan Children's 42 172 

Court 

TOTAL 89 551

120 

121 

TABLE N. 

The total numbers admitted in the School Year 1st August, 1953 to 31st 

July, 1954, into Reformatory and Industrial Schools from the several County 

Boroughs and Counties where committals were made were as follows:- 

- 

Cities or Counties 

Reformatories Industrial Schools 

Boys Girls Boys Girls 

'. Carlow · . .. 1 - 6 2 

', Cavan .. ·. ·. - - 2 - 

'. Clare ·. 3 - 2 6 

'. Cork · . · . . 4 - 22 28 

.rk Corporation .. · . 4 - 12 11 

', Donegal · . ·. 2 2 1 - 

C 

D iblin Corporation 

C 

.. · . 35 2 98 46 

C 

C 

G 

C 

C 

L 

G 

L 

C 

C 

C 

C 

C 

o 

G 

G 

G 

C 

C 

W, 

C 

C 

C 

', Dublin · . · . 12 3 20 18 

· Galway .. · . 1 - 10 12 

· Kerry · ·. - - 16 8 

· Kildare ·. 2 - - I 

· Kilkenny · . - - 9 9 

· Leitrim .. - - 3 2 

ix · . · . · . - - 3 - 

· Limerick .. 1 - 18 26 

merick Corporation .. 2 I 15 6 

· Longford · . ·. - - I 2 

· Louth .. ·. 1 7 3 

· Mayo .. ·. - - 2 9 

· Meath .. . - 1 1 

· Monaghan · . 3 - 1 

faly · . ·. - 6 3 

· Roscommon · . · . 1 - 1 4 

· Sligo · . · . .. - - 4 5 

· Tipperary, N.R. · . - - 3 8 

· Tipperary, S.R. .. 6 - 6 3 

· Waterford · . · . 1 - 4 2 

aterford Corporation · . - 1 4 

· Westmeath .. ·. - - 9 17 

· Wexford .. ·. 1 - 13 13 

· Wicklow · . ·. 1 - 5 1 

TOTAL ·. 81 8 300 251 

TABLE O. 

The number of children under detention in Reformatory and Industrial 

Schools on 31st July, 1954, chargeable to each Local Authority was as follows:- 

C 

C 

D 

Local Authority 

Reformatory Schools Industrial Schools 

Boys Girls Boys Girls 

· Carlow ·. .. 1 - 13 13 

· Cavan .. .. - - 34 40 

· Clare ·. ·. 5 1 57 88 

· Cork ·. 12 2 178 245 

rk Corporation . 9 - 61 57 

· Donegal 3 3 13 12 

· Dublin · . · . 23 4 141 107 

iblin Corporation .. .. 57 9 738 629 

· Galway " 

4 - 110 174 

· Kerry - - 92 132 

· Kildare · . 3 2 34 44 

· Kilkenny · .. 3 - 64 72 

· Leitrim · - - 3 10 

ix · . - - 19 21 

· Limerick · . 1 1 142 175 

merick Corporation 4 - 78 60 

· Longford .. · . - 14 11 

· Louth .. 2 - 44 51 

· Mayo ·. .. - - 36 62 

· Meath .. . · . - - 26 10 

· Monaghan .. 4 9 43 

faly ·. .. - - 29 49 

· Roscommon · . 1 - 20 46 

· Sligo ·. .. · . - 7 41 

· Tipperary, N.R. .. - - 82 117 

· Tipperary, S.R. .. 11 93 140 

· Waterford .. .. 1 - 43 65 

W aterford Corporation .. 1 - 40 31 

· Westmeath · . .. - - 66 95 

· Wexford · . .. 2 - 58 104 

· Wicklow .. .. 2 2 26 14 

TOTAL .. 149 24 2,370 2,758 

X3980.11477.9/56.600.W.&S.M.(L)Ltd. G63.

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