AQW 46819/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of teaching vacancies in North Down, broken down by school.
Asked by Connie Egan MLA on 21 May 2026
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 21 May 2026
- Answer due by
- 8 June 2026
- Answered
- 1 June 202611 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The number of filled and unfilled teacher vacancies in schools in North Down, in November 2025 is given in the table below.
The teacher vacancy data is collected at the start of November each year through the Teacher Vacancy Survey. The survey provides a snapshot of the vacancies at the start of the 2025/26 academic year that were either filled by the survey date at the start of November 2025 or unfilled at that time. Some of the unfilled vacancies may have been filled since the survey date.
Table – Teacher vacancies at the start of the 2025/26 academic year that were either filled or unfilled by the survey date (3 November 2025)
| Permanent positions | Temporary positions | All positions | ||||
| School name | Filled | Unfilled | Filled | Unfilled | Filled | Unfilled |
| Ballyholme Primary School, Bangor | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ballymagee Primary School, Bangor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bangor Academy and 6th Form College | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bloomfield Primary School, Bangor | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Clifton Special School | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Donaghadee Primary School | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Glencraig Integrated Primary School, Holywood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Glenlola Collegiate, Bangor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kilcooley Primary School, Bangor | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Killard House Special School | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kilmaine Primary School, Bangor | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Lakewood Special School | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| St Columbanus' College | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| St Comgall's Primary School, Bangor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| St Malachy's Primary School, Bangor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Holywood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sullivan Upper School, Holywood | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Sullivan Upper School, Preparatory department | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Towerview Primary School, Bangor | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Source: Annual Teacher Vacancy Survey, November 2025
Notes:
Figures include principal, vice principal and classroom teacher vacancies.