Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 May 2017
172. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills the scores applied to DEIS schools in the recent review based on the individual needs of each school; the score applied to each DEIS school in County Tipperary; the scores awarded to each school awarded DEIS status nationally in band 1 and band 2, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21044/17]
View answerIt is the intention of my Department to make available to all schools information relating to this process and their own individual school data. Arrangements for this are in hand and schools will be advised in due course. However it is not proposed to publish this information generally as there is a significant risk that this would allow crude comparisons to be drawn in terms of relative levels of disadvantage in schools. This would be highly divisive; unfair to parents, students and communities; place schools in an invidious position; and be contrary to the public interest.
My Department is also making arrangements for schools to receive information about the DEIS identification process to clarify the methodology used. This resource will also prepare schools for the forthcoming updating of the identification model to take account of 2016 National Census data and 2016/17 pupil data supplied by schools.
Further information on the development of the identification methodology is available on my Department’s website at:http://www.education.ie/en/Schools-Colleges/Services/DEIS-Delivering-Equality-of-Opportunity-in-Schools-/DEIS-Review-Report.pdf.
