Approved intakes to Initial Teacher Education courses
The Department is responsible for determining the number of students to be admitted each year to courses of Initial Teacher Education (ITE).
Intakes are as follows:
2012/13
| Route | Primary BEd |
Primary PGCE |
Primary PGCE IME |
Primary PGCE Early Years |
Post-Primary BEd |
Post-Primary PGCE |
Post-Primary PGCE IME |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stranmillis University College | 95 | - | - | 15 | 50 | - | - | 160 |
| St Mary's University College | 95 | - | 20 | - | 50 | - | - | 165 |
| Queens University Belfast | - | - | - | - | - | 134 | 4 | 138 |
| University of Ulster | - | 33 | - | - | - | 80 | 4 | 117 |
| The Open University | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | 20 |
Total |
190 | 33 | 20 | 15 | 100 | 234 | 8 | 600 |
2011/12
| Route | Primary BEd |
Primary PGCE |
Primary PGCE IME |
Primary PGCE Early Years |
Post-Primary BEd |
Post-Primary PGCE |
Post-Primary PGCE IME |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stranmillis University College | 95 | - | - | 15 | 50 | - | - | 160 |
| St Mary's University College | 95 | - | 20 | - | 50 | - | - | 165 |
| Queens University Belfast | - | - | - | - | - | 169 | 4 | 173 |
| University of Ulster | - | 40 | - | - | - | 101 | 4 | 145 |
| The Open University | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | 20 |
Total |
190 | 40 | 20 | 15 | 100 | 290 | 8 | 663 |
2010/11
| Route | Primary BEd |
Primary PGCE |
Primary PGCE IME |
Primary PGCE Early Years |
Post-Primary BEd |
Post-Primary PGCE |
Post-Primary PGCE IME |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stranmillis University College | 90 | - | - | 15 | 50 | - | - | 155 |
| St Mary's University College | 100 | - | 20 | - | 50 | - | - | 170 |
| Queens University Belfast | - | - | - | - | - | 169 | 4 | 173 |
| University of Ulster | - | 40 | - | - | - | 101 | 4 | 145 |
| The Open University | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | 20 |
Total |
190 | 40 | 20 | 15 | 100 | 290 | 8 | 663 |
2009/10
| Route | Primary BEd |
Primary PGCE |
Primary PGCE IME |
Primary PGCE Early Years |
Post-Primary BEd |
Post-Primary PGCE |
Post-Primary PGCE IME |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stranmillis University College | 90 | - | - | 15 | 50 | - | - | 155 |
| St Mary's University College | 100 | - | 20 | - | 50 | - | - | 170 |
| Queens University Belfast | - | - | - | - | - | 159 | 4 | 163 |
| University of Ulster | - | 40 | - | - | - | 91 | 4 | 135 |
| The Open University | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | 20 |
Total |
190 | 40 | 20 | 15 | 100 | 270 | 8 | 643 |
2008/09
| Route | Primary BEd |
Primary PGCE |
Primary PGCE IME |
Primary PGCE Early Years |
Post-Primary BEd |
Post-Primary PGCE |
Post-Primary PGCE IME |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stranmillis University College | 80 | - | - | 15 | 50 | - | - | 145 |
| St Mary's University College | 80 | - | 22 | - | 50 | - | - | 152 |
| Queens University Belfast | - | - | - | - | - | 177 | 4 | 181 |
| University of Ulster | - | 40 | - | - | - | 101 | 4 | 145 |
| The Open University | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | 20 |
Total |
160 | 40 | 22 | 15 | 100 | 298 | 8 | 643 |
2007/08
| Route | Primary BEd |
Primary PGCE |
Primary PGCE IME |
Primary PGCE Early Years |
Post-Primary BEd |
Post-Primary PGCE |
Post-Primary PGCE IME |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stranmillis University College | 90 | - | - | 20 | 50 | - | - | 160 |
| St Mary's University College | 90 | - | 16 | - | 50 | - | - | 156 |
| Queens University Belfast | - | - | - | - | - | 190 | 3 | 193 |
| University of Ulster | - | 50 | - | - | - | 112 | 3 | 165 |
| The Open University | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | 25 |
Total |
180 | 50 | 16 | 20 | 100 | 327 | 6 | 699 |
BEd - Bachelor of Education
PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate in Education
IME - Irish-medium Education






