933 Catholic assistants
This is the highest ratio across all five education boards in Northern Ireland.
DUP MLA Jonathan Craig asked the Minister for a breakdown of the religious background of teachers and classroom assistants broken down by Education and Library Board area.
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Hide AdMs Ruane asvised that she could not provide details for teachers as fair employment legislation in 1976 had exempted them from protection against discrimination on the grounds of religious belief.
But she said the Chief Executives of the Education and Library Boards were able to provide the religious background of classroom assistants.
In WELB there were 466 Protestant assistants and 933 Catholic assistants. Forty-none were listed as non-determined.