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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Ciara Phelan

2,120 primary school classes in Ireland have 30 pupils or more as teachers and students 'under severe pressure'

New figures have revealed there are 2,120 primary school classes across the State with 30 pupils or more in the last academic year.

And in some classrooms teachers were trying to cope with teaching up to 39 pupils, which has been branded as “shocking.”

The current allocation is on an average ratio of one classroom teacher for every 25 pupils and this is expected to reduce further from next month.

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