AQW 33884/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the Primary one intake numbers ,for each of the last five academic years for schools in (a) Portstewart; and (b) Portrush.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 20 October 2025
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 20 October 2025
- Answer due by
- 4 November 2025
- Answered
- 4 November 202515 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Please see table below for year one enrolment figures for primary schools located in the Portstewart and Portrush areas 2020/21 – 2024/25.
| School Name | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
| Carnalridge Primary School, Portrush | 11 | 25 | 14 | 17 | 14 |
| Mill Strand Integrated Primary School, Portrush | 53 | 56 | 55 | 48 | 36 |
| Portrush Primary School | 16 | 24 | 28 | 21 | 15 |
| Portstewart Primary School | 28 | 30 | 34 | 25 | 36 |
| St Colum's Primary School, Portstewart | 25 | 21 | 26 | 19 | 26 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Portrush | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 11 |
Source: NI school census