Donegall Pass:
Towards a Sustainable Community
June 2008

A study funded by the Belfast Local Strategy Partnership through the Special Support Programme for Peace and Reconciliation, in partnership with Queen’s University Belfast.

Chapter Links   APPENDIX 2   APPENDIX 3

Demography Education, Employment and Economic Activity Health and Care Housing Transport

• APPENDIX 1
• 1 Donegall Pass Profile
• Description
• Demography
• Table 1 Population by age-band
• Table 2 Population by gender
• Table 3 Population by ethnic group
• Figure 2 Population by ethnic group
• Table 4: All persons resident in Donegall Pass and those having moved from Donegall Pass to elsewhere in the UK in the past year
• Table 5: All persons resident in Belfast and those having moved from Belfast to elsewhere in the UK in the past year
• Table 6: All persons resident in Northern Ireland and those having moved from Northern Ireland to elsewhere in the UK in the past year
• Education, Employment and Economic Activity
• Table 7: Education, Employment and Economic Activity Comparisons
• Table 8: Approximated social grade
• Table 9: Age by highest level of qualification Donegall Pass
• Table 10: Age by highest level of qualification Belfast
• Table 11: Age by highest level of qualification Northern Ireland
• Nursery to post-primary education
• Nursery school
• Table 12: Nursery School
• Primary school education
• Table 13: Primary School
• Blythefield Primary School
• Table 14: Number of pupil’s with Special Educational Needs (SEN)
• St Malachy’s Primary School
• Post-primary education
• Table 15: Post Primary Schools
• Figure 3 Bar-chart showing post-primary schools attended by pupils from Donegall Pass
• Table 16: Percentage of pupils entitled to free school meals
• Table 17: Number of pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN)
• Newtownbreda High School
• Malone Integrated College
• Balmoral High School
• Dunmurry High School
• Lisnasharragh
• Knockbreda High School
• St Louise’s Comprehensive College
• St Joseph’s College
• St Coleman’s
• Fort Hill College
• Wellington College
• Methodist College Belfast (Methody)
• Victoria College
• Hunterhouse College
• Table 18: Deprivation measures for Donegall Pass
• Health and Care
• Table 19: Level of general health and care
• Table 20: Comparisons of persons claiming Incapacity Benefit
• Housing
• Table 21: Number of households by tenure
• Table 22: Number of households by accommodation type
• Table 23: Household composition
• Table 24: Household size by number of rooms (All households)
• Table 25: Amenities (All households)
• Table 26: Occupancy ratings (All households)
• Table 27: Housing stock
• Table 28: Housing Waiting List (month ending 2004)
• Table 29: Percentage of persons claiming Housing Benefit
• Transport
• Table 30: Car ownership comparisons
• Table 31: Age by distance to place of work in Donegall Pass (All persons aged 16 to 74 in employment the week before the Census)
• Table 32: Age by distance to place of work in Belfast (All persons aged 16 to 74 in employment the week before the Census)
• Table 33: Age by distance to place of work in Northern Ireland (All persons aged 16 to 74 in employment the week before the Census)
• Table 34: Age by method of travel to work Donegall Pass (All persons aged 16 to 74 working in the week before the Census)
• Table 35: Age by method of travel to work Belfast (All persons aged 16 to 74 working in the week before the Census)
• Table 36: Age by method of travel to work Northern Ireland (All persons aged 16 to 74 working in the week before the Census)

Executive Summary
Key Findings and Recommendations
Chapter 1: Introduction and Background to the Study
Chapter 2: Population Statistics: Belfast and Donegall Pass, 1971-2001
Chapter 3: Internal Migration and Community Dynamics
Chapter 4: Housing and the Environment
Chapter 5: Health and Wellbeing
Chapter 6: Children and Young People
Chapter 7: Education in Context
Chapter 8: Education and Training Issues in Donegall Pass
Chapter 9: The Role of Community in Regeneration
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Demography Education, Employment and Economic Activity Health and Care Housing Transport

APPENDIX 1

DONEGALL PASS PROFILE

Description

Donegall Pass makes up the Shaftesbury Ward along with the Markets, and Sandy Row/Lower Donegall Road. The Shaftesbury ward falls within the 10% most deprived wards in the Noble Deprivation Measure.  The Donegall Pass community remains relatively small and is bounded by the Ormeau Road (West), Bankmore street (North), Dublin Road and Shaftesbury Square (East) and the Central railway line (South) (Officer, 2001).

For the purpose of this study, the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) Output Area (OA) digital datasets were used to build up a suitable dataset for Donegall Pass. The following OAs was selected: 95GG390003; 95GG390006; 95GG390008; 95GG390019; and 95GG390023 in order to define the study area.

Demography

• Residential population: 1,076.
• Households: 609.
• Religion: in Donegall Pass 844 (78.44%) Protestants, 123 (11.43%) Catholics, 21 (1.95%) other religions and philosophies and 88 (8.18%) defined as no religion.  In Belfast 48.59% Protestants, 47.19% Catholics, 0.78% other religions and philosophies and 3.44% defined as no religion. In Northern Ireland 53.13% Protestants, 43.76% Catholics and 0.39% other religions and philosophies and 2.72% defined as no religion.
• Area: 24 hectares.
• Population Density: 44.83 persons per hectare for Donegall Pass compared to 25.92 for Shaftesbury Ward, 24.15 for Belfast Local Government District (LGD), 27.53 for Belfast South Parliamentary Constituency (PC) and 1.19 for Northern Ireland.
• Average age of population: in Donegall Pass it was 40.72 years, in Shaftesbury Ward it was 38.0 years, in Belfast LGD it was 36.6 years, in Belfast South PC it was 36.2 years and for Northern Ireland it was 35.8 years.

Table 1 Population by age-band   Donegall Pass Belfast Northern Ireland All persons 1,076 277,391 1,685,267 0 to 4 45 (4.18%) 16,616 (5.99%) 115,238 (6.84%) 5 to 15 147 (13.66%) 43,645 (15.73%) 282,818 (16.78%) 16 to 24 132 (12.27%) 41,576 (14.99%) 211,482 (12.55%) 25 to 44 303 (28.16%) 77,995 (28.12%) 489,195 (29.03%) 45 to pensionable age 181 (16.82%) 48,734 (17.57%) 325,023 (19.29%) Pensionable age and over 268 (24.91%) 48,825 (17.6%) 261,511 (15.52%) Source: Census, 2001

Table 2 Population by gender   Donegall Pass Belfast Northern Ireland All persons 1,076 277,391 1,685,267 Male 501 (46.56%) 129,781 (46.79%) 821,449 (48.74%) Female 575 (53.44%) 147,613 (53.21%) 863,818 (51.26%) Source: Census, 2001

Table 3 Population by ethnic group Source: Census, 2001   All Persons Persons in ethnic group White Irish Traveller Mixed Indian Pakistani Bangla-deshi Other Asian Black Carribean Black African Other Black Chinese Other ethnic group Donegall Pass 1,127 1,056 (93.70%) 3 (0.27%) 9 (0.80%) 0 0 3 (0.27%) 0 0 0 0 53 (4.7%) 3 (.027%) Belfast 277,391 273,595 (98.63%) 251 (0.09%) 729 (0.26%) 438 (0.16%) 158 (0.06%) 62 (0.02%) 76 (0.03%) 62 (0.02%) 148 (0.05%) 74 (0.03 %) 1,318 (0.48%) 480 (0.18%) Northern Ireland 1,685,267 1,670,988 (99.16%) 1,710 (0.10%) 3,319 (0.20%) 1,567 (0.09%) 666 (0.04%) 252 (0.01%) 194 (0.01%) 255 (0.02%) 494 (0.03%) 387 (0.02 %) 4,145 (0.25%) 1,290 (0.08%)

Figure 2 Population by ethnic group Source: Census, 2001

Table 4: All persons resident in Donegall Pass and those having moved from Donegall Pass to elsewhere in the UK in the past year   All persons Lived at same address, within Donegall Pass, or had no usual address one year ago Inflow: Lived elsewhere one year outside Donegall Pass Outflow: Moved out of Donegall Pass but within UK Net migration within the UK Donegall Pass 1,118 983 (87.93%) 135 (12.08%) 120 (10.73%) 9 (0.81%) All persons in households 1,118 983 (87.93%) 135 (12.08%) 108 (0.10%) 21 (1.88%) 0 to 15 210 (18.78%) 189 (16.91%) 21 (1.88%) 20 (1.79%) 1 (0.09%) 16 to 24 141 (12.61%) 92 (8.23%) 49 (4.38%) 23 (2.06%) 23 (2.06%) 25 to pensionable age 503 (44.99%) 450 (40.25%) 53 (4.74%) 58 (5.19%) -8 (- 0.72%) Pensionable age and over 263 (23.52%) 252 (22.54%) 12 (1.07%) 7 (0.63%) 5 (0.45%) All persons in communal establishments 0 0 0 12 (1.07%) -12 (- 1.07%) 0 to 15 0 0 0 0 0 16 to pensionable age 0 0 0 6 (0.54%) -6 (- 0.54%) Pensionable age and over 0 0 0 6 (0.54%) -6 (- 0.54%) Source: Census, 2001

Table 5: All persons resident in Belfast and those having moved from Belfast to elsewhere in the UK in the past year   All persons Lived at same address one year ago All migrants Moved into District Council from within UK Moved into District Council from outside UK Moved within District Council Moved out of District Council Belfast 277,391 243,350 (87.73%) 34,041 (12.27%) 10,249 (3.69%) 1,987 (0.72%) 21,805 (7.86%) 10,052 (3.62%) Source: Census, 2001

Table 6: All persons resident in Northern Ireland and those having moved from Northern Ireland to elsewhere in the UK in the past year   All persons Lived at same address one year ago All migrants Moved into Northern Ireland from within UK Moved into Northern Ireland from outside UK Moved within Northern Ireland1 Moved out of Northern Ireland2 Northern Ireland 1,685,267 1,527,857 (90.66%) 157,410 (9.34%) 11,539 (0.68%) 7,435 (0.44%) 138,436 (6.97%) 12,479 (0.74%) Source: Census, 2001 Notes: 1Includes persons with no usual address one year before the Census which took place on 29th April 2001. 2Persons whose address one year ago was within Northern Ireland but whose current address is outside Northern Ireland but within the UK

Education, Employment and Economic Activity

Table 7: Education, Employment and Economic Activity Comparisons Comparisons Donegall Pass Shaftesbury Belfast LGD Belfast South PC Northern Ireland Census (2001): % degree level or higher qualifications 15.121 14.3 19.2 33.4 15.8 % economically active 44.181 48.3 56.9 63.3 62.3 % economically inactive 49.161 51.7 43.1 36.7 37.7 % unemployed 6.121 7.1 5.4 3.4 4.1 % of unemployed, who were long-term unemployed 44.61 47.8 42.6 35.4 40.4 DSD Data (2004): % of persons 18-59 claimed Income Support (2004) 34.281 32.3 16.9 8.0 10.8 % of persons 16-59/64 claimed Incapacity Benefit (2004) 25.321 24.5 12.8 7.7 10.7 % of persons 16+ claimed Housing Benefit (2004) 41.21 35.1 15.2 9.3 9.7 Source: Census 2001 (NISRA Census Office), DSD Data (2004) Note: Datasets are intended to be approximate, based on averaging OA data derived from Census 2001 (NISRA Census Office), DSD Data (2004).

Table 8: Approximated social grade   All Household Reference Persons AB. Higher and intermediate managerial/ administrative/ professional C1. Supervisory, clerical, junior managerial/ administrative/ professional C2 Skilled manual workers D. Semiskilled and unskilled manual workers E. On state benefit, unemployed, lowest grade workers Donegall Pass 610 72 (11.80%) 113 (18.52%) 90 (14.75%) 175 (28.69%) 160 (26.23%) Belfast 113,934 18,266 (16.03%) 33,980 (29.82%) 14,802 (12.99%) 29,647 (26.02%) 17,239 (15.13%) Northern Ireland 626,718 101,117 (16.13%) 193,467 (30.87%) 114,921 (18.34%) 148,412 (23.68%) 68,801 (10.98%) Source: Census, 2001

The educational attainment of the working age population (16 to 74 year olds) in Donegall Pass is lower than that of Belfast LGD and Northern Ireland as a whole. 54.71% of those from Donegall Pass have no qualifications compared to 41.82% for Belfast and 41.64% for Northern Ireland.

Table 9: Age by highest level of qualification Donegall Pass   All persons No qualifications Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 All persons 764 418 (54.71%) 10 (1.31%) 64 (8.38%) 64 (8.38%) 72 (9.42%) 49 (6.41%) 16 to 19 44 (5.76) 9 (1.18%) 19 (2.49%) 13 (1.70%) 13(1.70%) 0 0 20 to 24 75 (9.82%) 10 (1.31%) 14 (1.83%) 27 (3.53%) 27 (3.53%) 8 (1.05%) 3 (0.39%) 25 to 34 161 (21.07%) 52 (6.81%) 27 (3.53%) 12 (1.57%) 12 (1.57%) 30 (3.93%) 24 (3.14%) 35 to 44 149 (19.50%) 66 (8.64%) 30 (3.93%) 6 (0.79%) 6 (0.79%) 23 (3.01%) 12 (1.57%) 45 to pensionable age 181 (23.69%) 136 (17.80%) 14 (1.83%) 6 (0.79%) 6 (0.79%) 8 (1.05%) 7 (0.92%) Pensionable age to 74 154 (20.16%) 145 (18.98%) 3 (0.39) 0 0 3 (0.39%) 3 (0.39%) Source: Census, 2001

Notes:
The levels for ‘Highest level of qualification’ are defined as follows:
- No qualifications: No qualifications
- Level 1: GCSE (grades D-G), CSE (grades 2-5), 1-4 CSEs (grade 1), 1-4 GCSEs (grades AC, 1-4 ‘O’ level passes, NVQ level 1, GNVQ Foundation or equivalents
- Level 2: 5+ CSEs (grade 1), 5+ GCSEs (grades A-C), 5+ ‘O’ level passes, Senior Certificate, 1 ‘A’ level, 1-3 AS level, Advanced Senior Certificate, NVQ level 2, GNVQ Intermediate or equivalents
- Level 3: 2+ ‘A’ levels, 4 AS levels, NVQ level, GNVQ Advanced or equivalents
- Level 4: First Degree, NVQ level 4, HNC, HND or equivalents
- Level 5: Higher Degree, NVQ level \5 or equivalents.

Table 10: Age by highest level of qualification Belfast   All persons No qualifications Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 All persons 197,519 82,611 (41.82%) 29,163 (14.76%) 26,294 (13.31%) 21,496 (10.88%) 24,181 (12.24%) 13,774 (6.97%) 16 to 19 18,315 (12.24%) 4,452 (2.25%) 3,974 (2.01%) 5,372 (2.72%) 4,277 (2.17%) 186 (0.09%) 54 (0.03%) 20 to 24 23,261 (11.78%) 2,341 (1.19%) 3,285 (14.12%) 3,948 (1.2%) 8,595 (4.35%) 4,022 (2.03%) 1, 070 (0.54%) 25 to 34 39,804 (20.15%) 8,185 (4.14%) 8,935 (4.52%) 5,392 (2.73%) 3,775 (1.911%) 8,408 (4.26%)) 5,109 (2.59%) 35 to 44 38,191 (19.34%) 14,463 (7.32%) 7,803 (3.95%) 5,028 (2.55%) 2,499 (1.26%) 5,045 (2.55%) 3,353 (1.7%) 45 to pensionable age 48,734 (2.47%) 29,925 (15.15%) 4,149 (2.10%) 4,529 (2.29%) 1,960 (0.99%) 4,838 (2.45%) 3,333 (1.69%) Pensionable age to 74 29,214 (14.79%) 23,245 (11.77%) 1,017 (0.51%) 2,025 (1.03%) 390 (0.20%) 1,682 (0.85%) 855 (0.43%) Source: Census, 2001

Table 11: Age by highest level of qualification Northern Ireland   All persons No qualifications Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 All persons 1,187,079 494,277 (41.64%) 204,478 (17.23%) 194,265 (16.36%) 106,548 (8.98%) 129,741 (10.93%) 57,770 (4.87%) 16 to 19 102,097 (8.60%) 24,919 (2.1%) 23,329 (1.97%) 38,491 (3.24%) 14,159 (1.19%) 903 (0.08%) 296 (0.02%) 20 to 24 109,385 (9.21) 11,917 (1%) 21,673 (10.60%) 23,391 (1.97%) 32,965 (2.78%) 15,506 (1.3%) 3,933 (0.33%) 25 to 34 242,221 (20.40%) 49,186 (4.14%) 65,510 (5.52%) 41,238 (3.47%) 25,022 (2.11%) 42,042 (3.54%) 19,223 (1.62%) 35 to 44 246,974 (20.8%) 86,795 (7.31%) 55,764 (4.7%) 40,899 (3.45%) 17,781 (1.5%) 30,635 (2.59%) 15,100 (1.27%) 45 to pensionable age 325,023 (27.38%) 194,671 (16.4%) 31,739 (2.67%) 36,850 (3.1%) 14,352 (1.21%) 31,758 (2.68%) 15,653 (1.32%) Pensionable age to 74 161,379 (13.6%) 126,789 (10.68%) 6,463 (0.54%) 13,396 (1.13%) 2,269 (0.19%) 8,897 (0.75%) 3,565 (0.3%) Source: Census, 2001

Nursery to post-primary education

There are no schools (nursery - post primary) in Donegall Pass.

Nursery school

Most children go to Arellian Nursery school in Bentham Drive which has an enrolment of 52 children (Northern Ireland School Census (2004/2005)).  Arellian has no waiting list. Application forms are sent out by the school each January and returned by parents in February.  In 2005 the school had to decline 32 applications.  The age range at the school is from two years and four months to four years old (Belfast Regional Office (BRO), 2005).

Table 12: Nursery School School Name Pupil intake from Shaftesbury Arellian Nursery School 52 Source: Northern Ireland School Census (2004/2005)

Note: Data is only available at school level for nursery schools.

This short fall in day care places is important as it may limit parents in the area from entering training and education or employment.

Primary school education

Table 13: Primary School School Name Pupil intake from Shaftesbury Blythefield Primary School 158 St Malachy’s Primary School 275 Source: Northern Ireland School Census (2004/2005)

Note: Data is only available at school level for primary schools.

Blythefield Primary School

There is an obvious link between poor attendance and poor academic achievement.  In 2004 the attendance rate for the Blythefield Primary School was 78% (BRO, 2005). The Department of Education does not keep average attendance rates for primary schools.  While this limits comparisons to an average attendance figure, 78% attendance is nonetheless very low.

67.1% of pupils entitled to free school meals (Northern Ireland School Census (2004/2005)).

Table 14: Number of pupil’s with Special Educational Needs (SEN) School Name Pupils with statement of Special Educational Needs Pupils at Stage 1-4 of Special Educational Needs Code of Practice Total pupils with Special Educational needs (stage 1-5 on code of practice) Blythefield Primary School * # 56 St Malachy’s Primary School * # 80 Source: Northern Ireland School Census (2004/2005) Note: * refers to less than five cases where data is considered sensitive, # means figure has been suppressed under rules of disclosure.

St Malachy’s Primary School

64.4% of pupils are entitled to free school meals (Northern Ireland School Census (2004/2005)).

Post-primary education

For post-primary education most children go to Newtownbreda High school (25.58%), Malone Integrated College (20.93%), Balmoral High school (16.28%) and Dunmurray High (11.63%) (Northern Ireland School Census (2004/2005)). There are ten other post-primary schools which a smaller number of children in the area attend.

Table 15: Post Primary Schools School Name Pupil intake from Donegall Pass % of pupils from Donegall Pass1 Newtownbreda High School 22 25.58 Malone Integrated College 18 20.93 Balmoral High School 14 16.28 Dunmurry High 10 11.63 Wellington College 6 6.98 Methodist College 3 3.49 Knockbreda High School 2 2.33 St Colman’s High School 2 2.33 St Joseph’s College 2 2.33 St Louise’s Comprehensive 2 2.33 Victoria College 2 2.33 Fort Hill College 1 1.16 Hunterhouse College 1 1.16 Lisnasharragh High School 1 1.16 Total: 86   Source: Northern Ireland School Census (2004/2005)

Note: ¹Represents % of total pupils from Donegall Pass attending a particular school. For example, 16.28% of the total 86 pupils from Donegall Pass attend Balmoral High school.

Figure 3 Bar-chart showing post-primary schools attended by pupils from Donegall Pass Source: Northern Ireland School Census (2004/2005)

Table 16: Percentage of pupils entitled to free school meals School Name % of total school pupils entitled to free school meals % of pupils from Donegall Pass entitled to free school meals Balmoral High School 54.2   St Joseph’s College 51.6   Lisnasharragh High School 45.9   Dunmurry High 43.3   St Louise’s Comprehensive 39.4   Malone Integrated College 29.4   Knockbreda High School 28.1   St Colman’s High School 25.6   Newtownbreda High School 20.7   Fort Hill College 15.5   Wellington College 4.4   Victoria College 4.2   Hunterhouse College 3.1   Methodist College 1.6   Source: Northern Ireland School Census (2004/2005)

Table 17: Number of pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN) School Name Pupils with statement of Special Educational Needs Pupils at Stage 1-4 of Special Educational Needs Code of Practice Total pupils with Special Educational needs (stage 1-5 on code of practice) Balmoral High School * # 83 St Louise’s Comprehensive 12 276 288 St Joseph’s College 44 171 215 Malone Integrated College 18 179 197 Wellington College * # 62 Methodist College * # 66 Victoria College * # 36 Hunterhouse College * # 27 Lisnasharragh High School 13 96 109 Knockbreda High School 20 82 102 Newtownbreda High School 20 232 252 Dunmurry High 11 17 28 St Colman’s High School * # 13 Fort Hill College 27 108 135 Source: Northern Ireland School Census (2004/2005)

Newtownbreda High School

The school has 825 pupils, 22 of whom come from Donegall Pass (Northern Ireland School Census (2004/2005)).

In 2004, 131 Year 12 pupils were entered for five or more GCSEs and nine were entered for 1-4 subjects.  33% achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C, and 76% achieved 1-4 GCSEs at grades A*-C. 87% achieved five or more GCSEs at grade A*-G, and 9% achieved 1-4 GCSEs at grade A*-G. 4% achieved no grades (Newtownbreda High School Prospectus, 2005).

Malone Integrated College

Malone Integrated College has a total of 795 pupils, 18 of whom come from Donegall Pass (Northern Ireland School Census (2004/2005)).  The school has a 40/40/20 Protestant/Catholic/Other admissions policy, and is oversubscribed from all sections of the community for its 130 Year 8 places every year.

There is a wide range of academic ability at the school. In 2003/04, 100% of Year 12 pupils were entered for five or more GCSEs.  54% of pupils achieved five or more GCSEs at grade A*-C, and 19% achieved 1-4 GCSEs at grade A*-C. 94% of pupils achieved five or more GCSEs at grade A*-G, and 5% of pupils achieved 1-4 GCSEs at grade A*-G. 1% achieved no GCSE grade (Malone Integrated College Prospectus, 2005).

The school also offers study for post-16 qualifications at A2 and AS level.  Last year, 59 Year 14 pupils sat A2 level examinations.  36% achieved 3 or more passes at grades A-E, 78% achieved 2 or more passes, and 95% achieved 1 or more passes. 60 Year 13 pupils sat AS level examinations. 53% achieved three or more passes at grades A-E, 87 achieved 2 or more passes, and 93% achieved 1 or more passes.  The school intends to offer a number of vocational subjects for the post-16 age group from 2005, including engineering and health and social care. Careers education is a timetabled subject for all post-16 pupils.  Most school leaver’s progress to further or higher education, employment or modern apprenticeship.

The school attendance rate is 92%. There are no major problems with discipline and a strong pastoral care policy is in place.

Balmoral High School

The total number of pupils at the school is 251, 14 of whom come from Donegall Pass (Northern Ireland School Census (2004/2005)). The approved enrolment number is 500, so there is an obvious problem with falling enrolment. In particular year 8 has only 25 students. All of the 251 pupils are bussed to school because of its geographical location (BRO, 2005).

A large number of pupils at the school, from all its catchment area, start their post primary education with academic problems. Some pupils start Year 8 with a reading age of 9 and a numeracy age of 6.  Half the pupils have some form of special need and a number have significant behavioural problems (BRO, 2005).

In 2003/04, 55% of Year 12 pupils were entered for five or more GCSEs, and 45% were entered for 1-4 GCSEs.  8% of pupils achieved five or more GCSEs at grade A*-C and 10% achieved 1-4 GCSEs at grade A*-C.  45% of students achieved five or more GCSEs at grade A*-G, and 39% achieved 1-4 GCSEs at grade A*-G. 16% achieved no GCSE grades (Balmoral High School Prospectus, 2005).

The attendance rate at the school last year was 86%, an increase on previous years.  90% of suspensions are for verbal abuse to teachers, although the overall level of suspensions has decreased in the past two years (BRO, 2005).

Balmoral used to have a Parent Support Officer - a teacher who spent eight periods per week working on parent outreach.  However, due to lack of funding, this has ended (BRO, 2005).  The opportunities for parental contact with the school are limited by the location of the school, and this is reinforced with many parents having no access to transport (for, e.g., in Donegall Pass 69.41% of households have no access to a car or van). Parent-teacher evenings are sparsely attended.

Dunmurry High School

Dunmurray High school has managed to increase its numbers to 305, from a recent low of 240, although its approved enrolment is 400. Of the 305 pupils on the roll, 10 come from Donegall Pass (Northern Ireland School Census (2004/2005)).

There is a wide range of ability at the school. In 2003/04, 89% of Year 12 pupils were entered for five or more GCSEs, and 2% were entered for 1-4 GCSE subjects.  30% of pupils achieved five or more GCSEs at grade A*-C and 40% achieved 1-4 GCSEs at grade A*-C. 83% of students achieved five or more GCSEs at grade A*-G, and 8% achieved 1-4 GCSEs at grade A*-G. 9% achieved no GCSE grades (Dunmurry High School Prospectus, 2005).

The school attendance rate is 92% and there is a merit system in place for pupils with good attendance, studentship, behaviour, participation and academic achievement.  The school has a comprehensive discipline policy and there are no major problems with discipline.  There is also a strong pastoral care system.

The school did have a Parent Support Officer who aimed to provide additional links to parents and increase parental involvement and contact with the school.  This was proving to be a success, and some parents had taken European Computer Driving licence and Positive Parenting courses.  However, the post was withdrawn in early 2005 as there was no funding secured for the future of the post (BRO, 2005).

Lisnasharragh

The school has a total of 242 pupils, 1 of whom comes from Donegall Pass (Northern Ireland School Census (2004/2005)).

Knockbreda High School

The school has a total of 655 pupils, 2 of whom come from Donegall Pass (Northern Ireland School Census (2004/2005)).

Last year, 110 Year 12 pupils were entered for five or more GCSEs and 15 were entered for 1-4 subjects.  28% achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C, and 38% achieved 1-4 GCSEs at grades A*-C. 80% achieved five or more GCSEs at grade A*-G, and 10% achieved 1-4 GCSEs at grade A*-G (Knockbreda High School Prospectus, 2005).

St Louise’s Comprehensive College

The school has a total of 1, 931 pupils, 2 of whom come from Donegall Pass (Northern Ireland School Census 2004/2005).

St Joseph’s College

The school has a total of 678 pupils, 2 of whom come from Donegall Pass (Northern Ireland School Census (2004/2005)).

St Coleman’s

The school has a total of 422 pupils, 2 of whom come from Donegall Pass (Northern Ireland School Census (2004/2005)).

Fort Hill College

The school has a total of 858 pupils, 1 of whom come from Donegall Pass (Northern Ireland School Census (2004/2005)).

Wellington College

This grammar school has a total of 775 pupils. Wellington College is the most popular grammar school with 6 pupils from Donegall Pass (Northern Ireland School Census (2004/2005)).

In 2003/04, 94% of Year 12 pupils achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C, and 98% of Year 14 achieved two or more A-levels at grades A-E (Wellington College Prospectus, 2005).  Most pupils progress to further education.

Methodist College Belfast (Methody)

The school has a total of 1,824 pupils, 3 of whom are from Donegall Pass. The school does have an outreach scheme to schools in working class areas as part of its  Development Plan 2004/07.

Victoria College

The grammar school has a total of 872 pupils, two of whom come from Donegall Pass (Northern Ireland School Census (2004/2005)).

Hunterhouse College

The grammar school has a total of 705 pupils, 1 of whom comes from Donegall Pass (Northern Ireland School Census (2004/2005)). In 2003/04, 99% of Year 12 pupils attained five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C, and 100% of Year 14 pupils achieved two or more A levels at grades A-E (Hunterhouse College Prospectus, 2005).

Table 18: Deprivation measures for Donegall Pass OA Scores and Ranks Score Rank Economic deprivation Measure 41.432 1,194.8 Income Domain 0.474 891 Employment Domain 0.268 62.806 Proximity Services -1.31 4899.4 Source: Census, 2001

Note: Ranks range from 1 (most deprived) to 5022 (least deprived). Datasets are intended to be approximate, based on averaging OA data derived from Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure (NIMDM) (2005).

Health and Care

Table 19: Level of general health and care Census 2001 Donegall Pass Shaftesbury Ward Belfast LGD Belfast South PC N. Ireland % people with limiting long-term illness 33.45 32.6 24.2 18.4 20.4 % population provided unpaid care to family, friends, neighbours or others 10.461 10.1 11.8 10.7 11.0 % people stated their health was good 54.01 56.5 65.8 72.1 70.0 Source: Census (2001)

Note: ¹Datasets are intended to be approximate, based on averaging OA data derived from Census (2001).

Table 20: Comparisons of persons claiming Incapacity Benefit Comparisons Donegall Pass Shaftesbury Ward Belfast LGD Belfast South PC N. Ireland % of persons 16-59/64 claimed Incapacity Benefit (2004) 25.32 24.5 12.8 7.7 10.7 Source: DSD Data (2004)

Housing

Table 21: Number of households by tenure   All households Households which are: Owner occupied: Households rented from2: Owns outright Owns with a mortgage or loan Shared ownership1 Northern Ireland Housing Executive Housing Association, Housing Co-operative or Charitable Trust Private landlord or letting agency Other3 Donegall Pass 604 148 (24.5%) Owner occupied: 456 (75.5%) Households rented: 57 (9.44%) 85 (14.07%) 6 (0.99%) 346 (57.28%) 64 (10.6%) 35 (5.79%) 11 (1.82%) Belfast 113,934 63,894 (56.08%) Owner occupied: 50,040 (43.92%) Households rented: 27,401 (24.05%) 35,342 (31.02%) 1,151 (1.01%) 30,026 (26.35%) 5,405 (4.74%) 12,580 (11.04%) 2,029 (1.78%) Northern Ireland 626,718 436,217 (69.6%) Owner occupied 190,501 (30.4%) Belfast Households rented: 184,090 (29.37%) 247,182 (39.44%) 4,945 (0.79%) 116,477 (18.59%) 16,454 (2.63%) 41,676 (6.65%) 15,894 (2.54%) Source: Census (2001) Notes:1 Pays part rent and part mortgage. 2 Includes employer of a household member and relative or friend of a household member.  3 Includes living in the household rent free.

The majority of homes in the area are rented, with 456 households rented (75.5%) and 24.5% owner occupied (Census, 2001).  The Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) is the largest provider of rented accommodation with 346 households (57.28%) rented from the NIHE.

Table 23: Household composition   Donegall Pass Belfast Northern Ireland All Households 608 113,934 626,718 One person: 348 (57.24%) 40,252 (35.33%) 171,576 (27.38%) ●pensioner 145 18,023 80,486 ●other 203 22,229 91,087 One family and no others: 225 (37.01%) 63,171 (55.45%) 275,541 (43.97%) All pensioner 36 7,184 40,769 Couple family households 108 37,759 37,759 ●no children 50 79,766 11,484 ●with dependent child(ren) 40 19,142 19,142 ●all children non-dependent 18 7,133 7,133 Lone parent households 81 18,228 79,627 ●with dependent child(ren) 64 12,560 50,641 ●all children non-dependent 17 5,668 28,986 Other households: 35 (5.76%) 10,511 41,439 (6.61%) ●with dependent child(ren) 6 2,934 15,755 ●all student 6 1,181 1,732 ●all pensioner 3 797 4,295 ●other 20 5,599 19,657 Source: Census (2001)

Interestingly, in Donegall Pass there are 57% one person households, of which 42% are pensioners. In Belfast there are 35.33% one person households, of which 44.78% are pensioners.  In Northern Ireland there are 27.38% one person households, of which 46.91% are pensioners. Increases in one person households are likely to result in a sustained demand for accommodation, especially smaller units and supporting housing.

There are 13.32% lone-parent households in Donegall Pass compared to 16%? in Belfast and 12.71% in Northern Ireland.

Table 24: Household size by number of rooms (All households)   All households 1 room 2 rooms 3 to 4 rooms 5 to 6 rooms 7 or more rooms Donegall Pass 603 6 (0.1%) 23 (3.81%) 352 (58.37%) 210 (34.83%) 12 (1.99%) Belfast 113,934 681 (0.6%) 3,069 (2.69%) 8,305 (7.29%) 57,668 (50.62%) 18,454 (16.2%) Northern Ireland 626,718 2,334 (0.37%) 10,492 (1.67%) 119,249 (19.03%) 334,517 (53.38%) 160,126 (25.55%) Source: Census (2001)

Notes: The number of rooms available to the household excludes bathrooms, toilets, halls or landings, and rooms that can only be used for storage.  It also does not include any rooms shared with another household such as a shared kitchen.

There is anecdotal evidence that suggests that homes in Donegall Pass that have been allocated to a person who maintains that they are living at, and claiming benefits from, that address are actually living, often with a partner, at another address.

Table 25: Amenities (All households)   All households With central heating Without central heating Total With sole use of bath/shower and toilet Without sole use of bath/shower and toilet Total With sole use of bath/shower and toilet Without sole use of bath/shower and toilet Donegall Pass 611 595 (97.38%) 592 (96.89%) 3 (0.49%) 16 (2.62%) 16 (2.62%) 0 Belfast 113,934 108,691 (95.4%) 108,201 (94.97%) 490 (0.43%) 5,243 (4.6%) 5,044 (4.43%) 199 (0.17%) Northern Ireland 626,718 596,099 (95.11%) 593,343 (94.67%) 2,756 (0.44%) 30,619 (4.89%) 28,892 (4.61%) 1,727 (0.28%) Source: Census (2001)

Table 26: Occupancy ratings (All households)     Occupancy rating   All Households +2 or more +1 0 -1 -2 or less Donegall Pass 610 133 (21.8%) 276 (45.25%) 149 (24.43%) 37 (6.07%) 15 (2.46%) Belfast 113,934 48,373 (42.46%) 32,249 (28.3%) 22,074 (19.37%) 7,904 (6.94%) 3,334 (2.93%) Northern Ireland 626,718 335,700 (53.56%) 150,647 (24.04%) 94,614 (15.1%) 31,936 (5.1%) 13,821 (1.67%) Source: Census (2001)

Note: The occupancy rating provides a measure of under-occupancy and overcrowding. For example, a value of -1 implies that there is one room too few and there is overcrowding in the household.  The occupancy rating assumes that every household, including one person households, requires a minimum of two common rooms (excluding bathrooms).

Table 27: Housing stock   All household spaces Occupied household space Unoccupied household space Total Vacant household space Second residence/holiday accommodation Donegall Pass 679 610 (89.84%) 69 (10.16%) 69 (10.16%) 0 Belfast 119,584 113,934 (95.28%) 5,650 (4.72%) 5,314 (4.44%) 336 (0.28%) Northern Ireland 658,426 626,718 (95.18%) 31,708 (4.82%) 26,716 (4.06%) 4,992 (0.76%) Source: Census (2001)

Table 28: Housing Waiting List (month ending 2004) CLA Name Applicants H. Assoc. Tranfers Executive Transfers Housing Stress Donegall Pass 55 5 30 30 Sandy Row 49 2 36 28 South Belfast Average 132.76 12.61 31.38 75.53 Source: NIHE (2004) Note: Housing stress: housing applicants obtaining at least 30 points under the Housing Selection Scheme.

Table 29: Percentage of persons claiming Housing Benefit Comparisons Donegall Pass Shaftesbury Belfast LGD Belfast South PC N. Ireland % of persons 16+ claimed Housing Benefit (2004) 41.21 35.1 15.2 9.3 9.7 Source: DSD Data (2004) Note: 1Datasets are intended to be approximate, based on averaging OA data derived from Census (2001).

Transport

Table 30: Car ownership comparisons   All households Households with: All cars or vans in the area1 No car or vans One car or van Two cars or vans Three cars or vans Four or more cars or vans Donegall Pass Persons 631 438 178 12 3 0 250 Percentage (%)   69.41 28.21 1.901 0.476 0 32.49 Belfast Persons 113,934 49,880 46,474 14,898 2,187 495 84,978 Percentage (%)   43.78 40.79 13.08 1.92 0.43 74.59 Northern Ireland Persons 626,718 164,949 278,580 147,880 26,815 8,494 691,662 Percentage (%)   26.32 44.45 23.60 4.28 1.355 110.36 Source: Census (2001)

Note: ¹’All cars or vans in area’ include only those cars and vans owned by, or available for use by, households. This count is not exact as households with more than 10 cars or vans are counted as having 10 cars or vans.

Table 31: Age by distance to place of work in Donegall Pass (All persons aged 16 to 74 in employment the week before the Census)   All persons Works mainly at or from home No fixed place of work Less than 2km 2km to less than 5km 5km to less than 10km 10km to less than 20km 20km to less than 40km 40km and over Works elsewhere outside the UK All persons 328 3 (0.91%) 6 (1.83%) 180 (54.88%) 60 (18.29%) 34 (10.37%) 29 (8.84%) 9 (2.74%) 4 (1.22%) 3 0.91%) 16 to 24 74 0 0 32 20 6 9 3 4 0 25 to 34 95 0 0 58 16 10 8 0 0 3 35 to 49 96 0 0 59 13 15 9 0 0 0 50 to pension age 46 3 3 23 11 3 0 3 0 0 Pension age to 74 17 0 3 8 0 0 3 3 0 0 Source: Census (2001)

Table 32: Age by distance to place of work in Belfast (All persons aged 16 to 74 in employment the week before the Census)   All persons Works mainly at or from home No fixed place of work Less than 2km 2km to less than 5km 5km to less than 10km 10km to less than 20km 20km to less than 40km 40km and over Works elsewhere outside the UK All persons 100,826 4,532 (4.49%) 3,051 (3.03%) 26,331 (26.12%) 36,606 (36.31%) 17,716 (17.57%)) 6,294 (6.24%) 3,140 (3.11%) 2,648 (2.63%) 508 (0.5%) 16 to 24 20,277 383 497 6,548 6,830 2,890 1,101 731 1,162 135 25 to 34 28,180 908 775 6,793 10,525 5,135 2,074 1,156 644 170 35 to 49 34,237 1,807 1,131 8,168 12,870 6,497 2,105 926 589 144 50 to pension age 15,598 1,129 571 4,022 5,529 2,862 923 298 217 47 Pension age to 74 2,534 305 77 800 852 332 91 29 36 12 Source: Census (2001)

Table 33: Age by distance to place of work in Northern Ireland (All persons aged 16 to 74 in employment the week before the Census)   All persons Works mainly at or from home No fixed place of work Less than 2km 2km to less than 5km 5km to less than 10km 10km to less than 20km 20km to less than 40km 40km and over Works elsewhere outside the UK All persons 686,644 60,404 (8.8%) 33,581 (4.89%) 140,739 (20.5%) 120,151 (17.5%) 110,637 (16.11%) 113,431 (16.52%) 67,691 (9.86%) 31,908 (4.65%) 8,102 (1.18%) 16 to 24 114,227 3,949 6,086 28,611 22,609 18,551 16,675 9,264 6,584 1,898 25 to 34 183,255 10,901 9,032 34,329 31,234 29,505 32,949 21,783 10,621 2,901 35 to 49 249,892 23,180 11,904 48,198 43,192 41,416 43,204 25,966 10,389 2,443 50 to pension age 120,805 17,172 5,908 25,202 20,270 18,956 18,765 9,829 3,887 816 Pension age to 74 18,465 5,202 651 4,399 2,846 2,209 1,838 849 427 44 Source: Census (2001) Table 34: Age by method of travel to work Donegall Pass (All persons aged 16 to 74 working in the week before the Census)   All persons Works mainly at or from home Train, bus, minibus or coach Driving a car or van, motorcycle, scoter or moped Car or van pool or passenger in a car or van On foot or bicycle Taxi or other method All persons 328 9 (2.74%) 54 (16.46%) 86 (26.22%) 33 (10.06%) 137 (41.77%) 9 (2.74%) 16 to 24 76 0 21 6 13 36 0 25 to 34 102 6 15 38 6 34 3 35 to 49 93 0 12 30 11 40 0 50 to pension age 42 3 6 6 3 21 3 Pension age to 74 15 0 0 6 0 6 3 Source: Census (2001) Table 35: Age by method of travel to work Belfast (All persons aged 16 to 74 working in the week before the Census)   All persons Works mainly at or from home Train, bus, minibus or coach Driving a car or van, motorcycle, scoter or moped Car or van pool or passenger in a car or van On foot or bicycle Taxi or other method All persons 100,826 4,532 (4.49%) 16,052 (15.92%) 45,868 (45.49%) 12,557 (12.45%) 17,421 (17.28%) 4,396 (4.36%) 16 to 24 20,277 383 4,794 4,704 3,624 5,096 1,676 25 to 34 28,180 908 4,400 13,951 3,268 4,494 1,159 35 to 49 34,237 1,807 4,436 18,314 3,736 4,887 1,057 50 to pension age 15,598 1,129 2,035 7,978 1,643 2,386 427 Pension age to 74 2,534 305 387 921 286 558 77 Source: Census (2001) Table 36: Age by method of travel to work Northern Ireland (All persons aged 16 to 74 working in the week before the Census)   All persons Works mainly at or from home Train, bus, minibus or coach Driving a car or van, motorcycle, scoter or moped Car or van pool or passenger in a car or van On foot or bicycle Taxi or other method All persons 686,644 606,404 47,179 389,255 101,005 72,790 16,011 16 to 24 114,227 3,949 15,433 40,195 30,050 19,480 5,120 25 to 34 183,255 10,901 12,091 112,434 26,335 17,465 4,029 35 to 49 249,892 23,180 12,537 158,676 29,492 21,559 4,448 50 to pension age 120,805 17,172 6,096 70,629 13,085 11,713 2,110 Pension age to 74 18,465 5,202 1,022 7,321 2,043 2,573 304 Source: Census (2001)

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