Statistical Report 1935-1936 - Department of Education and Skills

l62163INDUSTRIALSCHOOL CHILDREN ATTENDING NATIONALSCHOOLS.·30. In addition to the Baltimore Fishery Industrial National School, therewere 23 National Schools attended by children from Industrial Schools (certifiedunder the Industrial Schools Act). The number of these pupils on the rolls on30th June, 1936, was 1,359 (162 boys and 1,197 girls) ; and the average dailyattendance of these pupils was 1,348 (159 boys and 1,189 girls). These industrialschool children are instructed in the same manner as the ordinary day pupilsof the national schools; but payment for their instruction is made only by theIndustrial Schools Branch.PUPILTEACHERS.31. The number of Pupil Teachers serving on 30th June, 1936, was:-Boys Girls TotalFirst Year .. .. .. 20 33 53Second Year .. .. .. 31 39 70TOTALS .. 51 72 123The number of Pupil Teachers declared eligible for training in 1936 was :-Boys Girls Total31 38 69ANNUAL EXAMINATIONS.32. Candidates (other than Preparatory College students and Pupil Teachers)for admission to the Training Colleges, candidates for appointment as temporaryuntrained assistant teachers and junior assistant mistresses are summoned to aPreliminary Examination at Easter and if successful are admitted to the LeavingCertificate examination in the following June.The numbers examined at Easter, 1936, were as follows :-Candidates for Training . . • . . . . . 489Candidate Untrained Assistant Teachers and Junior AssistantMistresses . . . . . . . . . . 192Total 681Students in Training are examined at midsummer.The following examinations were also held during the year ended 30th June11936 :- Number ofCandidates.Examination for certificates in Irish (March, 1936) .. .. 2,031Examination for entrance to Preparatory Colleges (April,1936)1,443.Examination for Scholarships to Secondary and VocationalSchools (April, 1936)1,684-Examination for Primary School Certificates (June, 1936) 10,947PREPARATORY COLLEGES.33. At the examination for places in these Colleges, held in 1936, 494 boys.and 949 girls attended. The numbers admitted to the Colleges as a result ofthe examination were 6S boys and 94 girls.The following table shows the number of students in residence in the Collegesfor the School year 1936-37:-College andaccomodationStudents in Iprovided Situation ManagerResidenceI I ,--,--Boysl Girls< 1) Colaiste Caoimhin, I Glasnaoidhean His Grace the Most 117for Catholic Boys .Rev. E. J. Byrne,(120)1 Baile Atha Cliath D,D., Archbishopof Dublin.,(2) Colaiste Moibhi, forProtestant Boysand Girls. (81),(3) Colaiste Ide, forCatholic Girls. (100)(4) Colaiste Brighdefor Catholic Girls.(100)(5) Colaiste Muire, forCatholic Girls. (100)The following is the number of persons examined at midsummer, 1936:-Students at the end of their course of Training ., . . 325t ,(6) Colaists naMumhan, for• In addition to the national schools where children from certain Industrial-Catholic Boys. (72)Schools attend daily, the Inspectors of the Primary Branch now undertake theinspection and examination of the literary subjects in all of the Reformatoryand Industrial Schools in Saorstat Eireann. These latter Schools are not, however,otherwise connected with the Primary Branch, provision being made in theinstitutions for the instruction of the children on the premises.t Includes 16 students from the Christian Brothers Training College, Marino.,(7) Colaiste :Einne,for Catholic Boys.(61)Pairc an FhionnUisce. Seipeallos6ilde,Baile Atha CliathBaile an Ghoilin,Daingean UiChuise, Co.Chiarraighe.Falcarrach.Tir ChonaillTuir Mhic Eadaigh,Co. Mhuigheo.Magh-EallaCo. Chorcaighe(Temporarypremises).Glasnaoidhean,Bail'e A tha Cliath(Temporarypremises).His Grace the MostRev. J. A. F. Gregg,D.D., Archbishopof Dublin.9The Most Re.v. M. I - I 99O'Brien, D.D.,Bishop of Kerry.The Most Rev. W. I - I 99MacNeely, D.D.,Bishop of Raphoe.His Grace the Most I - I 99Rev. T. p, Gilmartin,D,D., Archbishopof Tuam.The Most Rev. J. I 68Roche, D.D.,Bishop of Cloyne.5440Bishop of Galway. I 248 I 337'-----y----'Total 585