AQW 20415/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education to list (i) the applications for Temporary Variation Requests submitted by post-primary schools based in and/or largely serving pupils resident in South Belfast; and (ii) of these, which were approved, and which were declined.
Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 15 June 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Priority
- Tabled
- 15 June 2021
- Answer due by
- 23 June 2021
- Answered
- 23 June 20218 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- Yes
Answer
The table below details the number of additional Year 8 places requested by post-primary schools in the South Belfast constituency and the number of places approved. No schools outside of South Belfast draw the majority of their pupils from the constituency.
| DE Ref | Name | TV Number Requested | Number Approved | Number Declined |
| 142-0277 | Aquinas Grammar School (Belfast) | 20 | 20* | 0 |
| 142-0265 | Hunterhouse College (Belfast) | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 142-0022 | Methodist College (Belfast) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 142-0095 | Rathmore Grammar School | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 142-0027 | The Royal Belfast Academical Institution | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 142-0264 | Victoria College | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 126-0294 | Malone Integrated College | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 421-0316 | Breda Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 141-0270 | Wellington College (Belfast) | 26 | 5 | 21 |
| 123-0275 | St Joseph's College (Belfast) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 75 | 27 | 48 |
*Aquinas Grammar School received a further 20 places as a result of the additional places exercise conducted by the Department in advance of the admissions process.