Statistical Report 1935-1936 - Department of Education and Skills

64Teachers or for qualification as a Primary Teacher, and 81 Werespecially admitted for the purpose of competing for University SCholarshipsawarded by County and Borough Councils.The number of candidates electing to answsr through the mediumof Irish at the Certificate Examinations is still increasing. In 1936,42.0 per cent. of the total scripts were in Irish, whereas the percentagefor 1935 was 36.9.At the Certificate Examinations of 1936 candidates Were allowedto select either the Irish or English version of the question papers inAlgebra but they were not supplied with both versions in that subject.No bonus for answering through Irish was awarded in Algebra unlessthe candidate selected the Irish version of the paper. This conditionwill be extended to Arithmetic in 1937 and to History and Geographyin 1938.The following table shows the extent to which candidates used Irishas a medium for their answering in the various subjects at the CertificateExaminations. 1936'.Total papers Total papers PercentageSubject examined answered answeringthrough Irish through IrishGreek· . ·. 1,027 322 31.4Latin ·. · . 5,054 1,345 26.6French ·. ·. 3,917 1,270 32.4German·. · . 151 100 66.2History · . · . 8,625 3,527 40.9Geography · . · . 8,691 3,620 41.7Mathe- {Mithmetk · . 8,875 4,280 48.2matilCSAlgebra ·. 8,865 3,931 44.3Geometry · . 8,872 4,264Science, Course A 48.1· . 1,872 424 22.6"B"· . 234 173 73.9"D" · . 706 400Domestic Economy and56.7Science · . ·. 1,775 971Botany 54.7· . ·. 296 204General Science 68.9· . 429 325Chemistry 75.8· . · . 424 124Physics 29.2·. ·. 88 6Physiology and Hygiene6.8253 173Music ..68.4· . · . 59 26Commerce 44.1· . ·. 653 80 11.2Applied Mathematics· . 23 1Manual Instruction 4.3· . 110 75 68.260,999 25,641 42.04Included in the above return are the papers of candidates specially65admitted to the Leaving Certificate Examination under the provisionsof Appendices lII, IV and V to the Secondary School Prcgramme,1935-36.IV.THE STAFF IN THE SCHOOLS.The total number of teachers employed in the schools in the schoolyear 1935-36 was 2,879, being an increase of 18 on the figure for theprevious year. The number of registered teachers employed was1,557, an increase of 44, as compared with the school year 1934-35.Particulars of the numbers of registered and unrigistered teachers ineach school are given in Table XVIII, Appendix V.The proportion of registered to unregistered teachers employed ascompared with the previous year, was as follows :-Registered : 1934-35 1935-36Men ·. · . 54.8 55.8Women · . 51.1 52.4--Total ·. · . 52.9 54.1Unregistered:Men ·. · . 45.2 44.2Women ·. 48.9 47.6Total 47.1 45.9The number of teachers in receipt of Incremental Salary was 1,342,being an increase of 44 on the figure for the previous year, and repre-.sents 86.2 per cent. of the total number of registered teachers employed,as compared with 85.8 per cent. in 1934-35, and 85.7 per cent. in1933-34. The number of teachers who received an additional incrementor increments in respect of Honours degrees or equivalentswas 430.The number of teachers who received a special increment for teachingthrough the medium of Irish under the terms of the regulationsoriginally introduced in 1931-32, and revised in 1932-33, was 267ll55 men and 112 women), as compared with 206 (119 men and 87women) in the previous year.In addition to those Who received Incremental Salary, 44 teacherswould have received payment but for the fact that they were employedin schools in which the staff of recognised teachers was greater thanthe" authorised quota," i.e., the proportion of teachers to pupils wasin excess of that sanctioned in the rules. The corresponding figure