ALL primary and nursery schools in Derry are to receive £56 less per pupil this school year than in 2016-17.
Last year, the cash value of the vast majority of primary and nursery school pupils under the common funding formula was £2,061.21.
However, in 2017-18 that has been reduced to £2,004.71 per pupil.
The cuts could mean many primary schools across Derry would lose five figure sums compared to last year.
The Department of Education said the fact there were now more primary school pupils was partly responsible.
“The main drivers leading to the reduced Age-Weighted Pupil Unit (AWPU) year-on-year are changes in demographics and less money being available for allocation to schools,” said a spokesperson.
The cash value of most primary school pupils is also multiplied slightly so the actual decrease in real-terms funding will be slightly larger than £56 per pupil.
About three-quarters of the funding a school gets from DE is calculated based on its number of pupils.
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