Vision of Ireland | 1851 Census: Education

1851 Census of Great Britain, Education. England and Wales. Report and Tables, Table 2 : " Number of Day and Sunday Schools in the 624 Districts or Unions, classified according to their sources of maintenance".

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DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOLS.	No. of Schools. [1]	Number of Scholars belonging to the Schools
DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOLS.	No. of Schools. [1]	Total. [2]	Males. [3]	Females. [4]
DAY SCHOOLS	91	4,950	2,734	2,216
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	37	3,801	2,053	1,748
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	54	1,149	681	468
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	2	102	55	47
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	2	106	16	90
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	29	3,038	1,675	1,363
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	4	555	307	248
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	94	47	47
CLASS I: Prison Schools	1	8	8	0
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	1	16	16	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	1	90	0	90
CLASS III: Church of England - National	10	1,296	757	539
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	10	687	328	359
CLASS III: Independents - British	1	153	86	67
CLASS III: Independents - Others	2	265	139	126
CLASS III: Baptists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Dissenters - (not otherwise defined) - British	1	35	20	15
CLASS III: Dissenters - (not otherwise defined) - Others	1	42	0	42
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	2	209	120	89
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	2	351	225	126
CLASS IV: Ragged Schools (exclusive of those supported by religious bodies)	1	70	40	30
CLASS IV: Orphan Schools	1	349	196	153
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	2	136	71	65
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	24	2,274	1,105	1,169
Church of England	12	1,243	626	617
Independents	9	793	370	423
Baptists	2	193	94	99
Wesleyan Methodists	1	45	15	30
Mixed and Undefined Protestant Congregations	0	0	0	0

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