FOUR THOUSAND GALWAY CHILDREN PACKED INTO LARGE CLASSES

Date Published: 09-Sep-2008

There are over 4 thousand Galway primary school pupils in classes of more than 30 children.Latest figures reveal that the Government has failed to tackle super-sized classes in the city and county.Just over 20 percent of Galway city's primary school population are in classes with more than 30 students, while almost 59 percent are in classes with between 20 and 29 students.In the county, 17 percent of pupils are in classes with 30 other pupils or more.The Irish National Teachers Organisation says education suffers in bigger classes.