Approved intakes to Initial Teacher Education courses

The Department of Education is responsible for determining the number of students to be admitted each year to courses of Initial Teacher Education (ITE).

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

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

2015/16

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

2014/15

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
The Open University	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	20
Total	190	33	20	15	100	234	8	600

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