Thomas Gould
Question:92. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education her views on the possibility of there being no public single sex secondary education option on the northside of Cork city. [35259/21]
View answerThursday, 1 July 2021
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As the Deputy is aware, there are ten non-fee paying all-girls post primary schools in Cork City. The decision-making authority in respect of the status of existing schools, including whether they are single or mixed gender, belongs to the Patron, subject to the agreement of my Department.
New schools are established by my Department to meet demographic need and, generally, such new school provision (primary and post-primary) is mixed gender in nature. Co-educational schools provide greater flexibility than single sex schools in terms of meeting demographic and school accommodation requirements in an area. Single-gender provision may, however, be made if there is an identified imbalance between the capacities of single-gender schools in the area.