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Northern Ireland Office

Answer

Mr. Robert McCartney: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pupils there are at each primary and secondary school in North Down; and what is the permanent physical capacity of their buildings for enrolments, indicating any under use or over use. [19925] Mr. Ancram: The information requested is set out in the table. The Department's calculation of a school's physical capacity is based solely on teaching spaces in both permanent and temporary accommodation. The figures given are estimates of the capacity of the school's permanent accommodation for teaching purposes. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. School name Number of pupils at October Capacity of permanent 1996 accommodation Primary schools Ballyholme Primary School Bangor 721 406 Ballymagee Primary School Bangor 283 408 Bangor Central Primary School Bangor 455 337 Bloomfield Road Primary School Bangor 350 408 Clandeboye Primary School Bangor 504 544 Conlig Primary School Conlig 59 72 Crawfordsburn Primary School Crawfordsburn 134 141 Dundonald Primary School Dundonald 587 389 Gilnahirk Primary School Belfast 466 358 Glencraig Primary School Holywood 197 252 Grange Park Primary School Bangor 333 203 Groomsport Primary School Groomsport 49 145 Holywood Primary School Holywood 536 348 Kilcooley Primary School Bangor 200 567 Kilmaine Primary School Bangor 862 494 Rathmore Primary School Bangor 511 608 Redburn Primary School Holywood 178 356 St. Comgall's Primary School Bangor 249 233 St. Malcachy's Primary School Bangor 342 437 St. Patrick's Primary School Holywood 224 316 Towerview Primary School Bangor 361 405 Tullycarnett Primary School Knock 299 552 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Secondary andGrammar schools _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Bangor High School Bangor 998 681 Bangor Grammar School Bangor 920 952 Glenlola Collegiate Bangor 1,014 623 Gransha Boys High School Bangor 588 764 Holywood High School Holywood 352 415 Our Lady and St. Patrick's Knock 1,233 806 College St. Columbanus's High School Bangor 458 398 Sullivan Upper School Holywood 1,057 1,044 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

19925; 292 c305-7W;292 c306-7W

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Buildings Primary education Population Schools Secondary education North Down

Contains statistics

Yes