In accordance with the provisions of the Education and Libraries (NI) Order 1986, amended
by the Education (NI) Order 1997, the composition of Boards of Governors is as follows;
Membership of school board of governors by governor category
Controlled Schools
in Public Ownership
Number of
Governors
Foundation
Governors
EA & DE
Governors
Parent
Governors
Primary &
Secondary
9, 16 or 24
4/ 9ths or
3/8ths
Transferors
2/9ths
or
2/8ths
2/9ths
or
2/8ths
Integrated Primary &
Secondary
14 or 21
1/7th Transferors &
1/7th
Trustees
2/7ths
2/7ths
1/7ths
Nursery, Grammar,
Special
8,16 or 24
5/8ths
2/8ths
1/8th
Integrated Grammar
14 or 21
4/7ths
2/7ths
1/7th
Schools in Private
Ownership
Number of
Governors
Foundation
Governors
(Trustees)
EA & DE
Governors
Parent
Governors
Teacher
Governors
Primary & Secondary
(Voluntary Maintained
100% capital grant)
9, 18 or 27
4/9ths
3/9ths
1/9th
1/9th
Primary & Secondary
(Voluntary Maintained
85% capital grant)
10, 18 or 27
1/5"'
or
2/9ths
1/ 10'"
or
1/9th
1/1O"'
or 1/9th
Teacher
Governors
1/9th
or
1/8th
Must include 1
parent
3/5ths or
5/9ths
Must include 1
parent
Primary & Secondary
(Grant Maintained
Integrated 100% capital
grant)
16 or 24
3/8ths
2/8ths
2/8ths
1/8th
Voluntary Grammar
(100%
capital grant)
9,18,27 or
36
4/9ths
Must include 1
parent
3/9ths
1/9th
1/9th
Voluntary Grammar
(85% capital grant)
10. 18. 27 or 36
3/5ths or 5/9ths Must
include 1 parent
1/5
or
2/9ths
1/10
or
th
1/9
1/10
or
th
1/9
Voluntary Grammar
(no capital grant)
13 or fewer
1 parent
Not regulated but
must include 1 parent
0
1
1
0
2
2
14 or more
th
Notes:
1
The Principal is additional to the membership shown above.
2
Co-opted governors are additional to the membership shown above.
th
th