AQW 23477/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the gender breakdown of principals in (i) primary schools; and (ii) nursery schools.
Asked by Michelle Guy MLA on 26 February 2025
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 26 February 2025
- Answer due by
- 13 March 2025
- Answered
- 19 March 202521 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The table below gives the number of male and female principals in (i) primary schools and (ii) nursery schools in 2023/24.
| Male | Female | |||
| Number | Percentage (%) | Number | Percentage (%) | |
| Nursery | 0 | 0 | 94 | 100 |
| Primary | 316 | 40.8 | 459 | 59.2 |
Source: Teacher workforce statistics in grant-aided schools in Northern Ireland, 2023/24.
Notes.
Primary includes preparatory departments of grammar schools.