Schools in Space accommo dation provided. Inoperative schools. Free schools. Average Day Schools in Operation: Attendance. 7. On the 31st of December, 1900, we had 8,684 schools in operation. Since the date of our last Report, 161 schools were brought into operation-viz., 116 Vested in the Commissioners or in Trustees, and 45 Non-Vested; while 147 schools were placed on the Suspended List, or removed from the Roll of National Schools. This gives a net increase of 14 schools in operation for the year ended 31st December, 1900. The accommodation afforded in the schools was sufficient for 887,478 pupils, allowing eight square feet for each pupil. 8. Of the 468 schools on our Roll, but not in operation on the 31st December, 1900, 253 were not completely built, 195 were on the "Suspended List," chiefly owing to failure to maintain a sufficient attendance of pupils, and 20 Model School departments were inoperative, having been amalgamated with the adjoining departments. 9. From the returns we have received, it appears that 8,371 schools were free of school fees. In 310 schools excess average fees," as authorised under the Act of 1892, were charged to pupils over three and under fifteen years of age. 10. (a.) The total average number of pupils on the Rolls for the No.onRolls. year was 770,622. Average (b.) The average daily attendance of pupils for the year was attendance 478,224. daily (all ages). Proportion of attend ance to No. on Rolle. A verage daily attendance (ages 3 to (c.) The per-centage of the average daily attendance of pupils to the average number on the Rolls was 62. 11. (a.) The average number of pupils over three and under fifteen years of age, the limits of age defined in the Act of 1892, sec. 18, sub-sec. (5), in daily attendance was 465,200. The total 15, and 15 average attendance of those who were fifteen and above was 13,024. and above). Attendance for 75 days or over. age (b.) The number of pupils over six and under fourteen years of who made at least 75 attendances in the six months ended 30th June, 1900, was 300,116; and the corresponding number for the six months ended 31st December, 1900, was 247,254. in each of 12. The following Table exhibits for the last thirteen years- Attendance (a) the number of National Schools in operation, (b) the average thirteen number of pupils on the Rolls, (c) the average daily attendance, years. and (d) the per-centage of the latter to the average number on the Rolls: 13. The total number of pupils actually on the Rolls of Total National Schools on the 31st December, 1900, was 745,861. 14. The religious denominations of these pupils were follows: 559,520 or 750 per cent. were Roman Catholics. names on rolls. as Religious denominations. The population of Ireland in 1901 was 4,456,546. For 1897 the number refers to the twelve months ended the last day of the month proceding the Results Examination in each School examined during the year 1897. The calendar year had been previously taken. For 1898 and 1899 the numbers refer to Results periods of the Schools examined within the twelve months to the 30th September in each year. § The falling off in the numbers on the Rolls and in average daily attendance we attribute in part to a decrease in the population, of which the recent Census gives sufficient evidence. No doubt other causes contributed to this result. Schools from which 15. The number of the schools for which returns of statistics Returns have been received from the Managers is 8,681. Of these 8,673 are tabulated in the following paragraphs; and 8 are omitted for reasons stated in foot-note to Table C, p. 48. were received. Schools attended 16. The following tables show, according to provinces, the by Roman number of Roman Catholic and Protestant Pupils on Rolls of Catholics 3,088 Schools, attended by both denominations, and the perProtestants. centage of each denomination :: and (a.) PUPILS in Schools under ROMAN CATHOLIC Teachers exclusively. (6.) PUPILS in Schools under PROTESTANT Teachers exclusively (c.) PUPILS in Schools under ROMAN CATHOLIC and PROTESTANT Schools attended by Roman Catholics and Protestants. SUMMARY of foregoing Tables (a), (b), (c), showing Numbers of Pupils in Schools attended by both Roman Catholics and Protestants. attended of solely by per- Roman 17. The following table shows, according to Provinces, the Schools number of Roman Catholic and Protestant Pupils on the Rolls 5,585 schools attended solely by one denomination, and the centage of pupils of each denomination to the total in these schools: Catholics, or solely by Protestants. Per-centage of Pupils. Per-centage of Schools attended by Roman Catholics and 18. Of the Pupils on the Rolls of the 8,673 schools, 262,591, or 352 per cent., were in schools attended by Roman Catholic and Protestant children, and 482,730, or 64.8 per cent., in schools attended solely by Roman Catholics or solely by Protestants.* 19. The per-centage of Schools having Roman Catholic and Protestant pupils in attendance in each year from 1891 to 1900, was as follows: of schools Per-centage 20. The per-centage of Schools exhibiting an attendance comattended posed either solely of Roman Catholic pupils or solely of Protestant pupils, for each year from 1891 to 1900, was as follows: solely by Roman Catholics or solely by Protestants. Leinster, 56.1 57.8 58.2 57.7 58.7 65.7 65.6 65.9 Connaught, 64.9 64.6 641 72.3 72 62.5 64.4 71.4 72.7 65.0 66.8 64.6 64.4 69.1 70.5 71.6 72.9 |