Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 May 2017
113. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary schools by county that will roll out the leaving certificate applied programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23373/17]
View answerThe Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) programme is one of a number of options made available by my Department for Senior Cycle students which schools can choose from, based on the education needs and interests of their student. The LCA is a two-year programme designed for those students who do not wish to proceed directly to higher education or for those whose needs, aptitudes and learning styles are not fully catered for by the other two Leaving Certificate programmes.
Breakdown by county offering Leaving Cert Applies in 2016/2017 is as follows:-
|
County |
Number of Schools Offering LCA |
|
Carlow |
2 |
|
Cavan |
6 |
|
Clare |
7 |
|
Cork |
31 |
|
Donegal |
18 |
|
Dublin |
67 |
|
Galway |
10 |
|
Kerry |
12 |
|
Kildare |
14 |
|
Kilkenny |
3 |
|
Laois |
3 |
|
Leitrim |
1 |
|
Limerick |
14 |
|
Longford |
1 |
|
Louth |
12 |
|
Mayo |
11 |
|
Meath |
12 |
|
Monaghan |
6 |
|
Offaly |
9 |
|
Roscommon |
1 |
|
Sligo |
6 |
|
Tipperary |
14 |
|
Waterford |
9 |
|
Westmeath |
2 |
|
Wexford |
9 |
|
Wicklow |
7 |
It is the responsibility and choice of each individual school to decide to put in place the LCA programme therefore it is not possible to predict the exact number of schools that will offer the LCA in 2017/2018.
