Approved intakes to Initial Teacher Education courses

2025/26

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
Queen's University						134	4	138
Ulster University		33				80	4	117
Total	190	33	20	15	100	214	8	580

2024/25

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
Queen's University						134	4	138
Ulster University		33				80	4	117
Total	190	33	20	15	100	214	8	580

 

2023/24

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
Queen’s University						127	4	131
Ulster University		31				76	4	111
Total	190	31	20	15	100	203	8	567
Totals by phase	256	311	567 *

* 552 of these places are supported with funding from the Department for the Economy

2022/23

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
Queen's University						134	4	138
Ulster University		33				80	4	117
Total	190	33	20	15	100	214	8	580

2021/22

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
Queen's University						134	4	138
Ulster University		33				80	4	117
Total	190	33	20	15	100	214	8	580

2020/21

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	123 *			15	50			188
St Mary's University College	130 **		20		50			200
Queen's University						134	4	138
Ulster University		33				80	4	117
Total	253	33	20	15	100	214	8	643

* includes 28 additional places approved following the regrading of examination results in the 2019/20 academic year

** includes 35 additional places approved following the regrading of examination results in the 2019/20 academic year

2019/20

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
Queen's University						134	4	138
Ulster University		33				80	4	117
Total	190	33	20	15	100	214	8	580

2018/19

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
Queen's University						134	4	138
Ulster University		33				80	4	117
Total	190	33	20	15	100	214	8	580

2017/18

Route	Primary BEd	Primary PGCE	Primary PGCE IME	Primary PGCE Early Years	Post-Primary BEd	Post-Primary PGCE	Post-Prmary PGCE IME	Total
Stranmillis University College	95	-	-	15	50	-	-	160
St Mary's  University College	95	-	20	-	50	-	-	165
Queen's  University Belfast	-	-	-	-	-	134	4	138
Ulster University	-	33	-	-	-	80	4	117
Total	190	33	20	15	100	214	8	580

2016/17

2015/16

2014/15

BEd - Bachelor of Education
PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate in Education
IME - Irish-medium Education