Class Size
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10/09/2006 12:56 - Choosing a School / Application Procedures
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My daughter is in third class with 34 in the class which to me seems quite large. My son´s school only averages 27 in the class groups. Is 34 students in a class group unusually large or is that still the norm in most schools?
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11/09/2006 14:49 - Choosing a School / Application Procedures
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Hi Annie,
Our school had a post supressed this year because we were just four pupils under the number required to retain all the teachers. As it´s a small school with a teaching principal and it´s sometimes hard to divide numbers absolutely evenly, we´ve ended up with one teacher having 37 pupils of two classes in one classroom.... We´ve all been to rallies about class sizes that had huge support but the message doesn´t seem to be sinking in with the Department or the Minister. I think, sadly, 34 pupils in a class would not be unusual at all.. Let´s all make this an election issue ...
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11/09/2006 15:12 - Choosing a School / Application Procedures
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Thanks for the reply Mich. I thought 34 was a big class till I heard about your 37 - presume thats at primary level. Hate to think of 37 hormonal teenagers all in the one classroom!
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