Galway Bay FM

25 July 2023

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Pupil numbers in Galway secondary schools have increased by 10% since 2020

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Pupil numbers in Galway secondary schools have increased by 10% since 2020

Galway Bay fm newsroom – The number of pupils enrolled in secondary schools across Galway has increased by 10 percent since 2020.

The city schools saw a larger increase at 13 percent, while there was an 8 percent jump in county school numbers.

There are currently 16,000 pupils in secondary schools across the county, and a further 6,000 in city schools.

The total figure of 22,000 secondary school pupils is an increase of 2,000 in the space of three years.

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