Before the introduction of the Giving Children an Even Break and Breaking the Cycle programmes, certain schools with disadvantaged status were awarded concessionary ex-quota teaching posts under the disadvantaged areas scheme. The posts were awarded on a permanent basis, and accordingly a number of schools continue to benefit from this additional teaching resource. The following schools in County Wicklow were granted ex-quota concessionary posts under the disadvantaged areas scheme: Sisters of Charity national school, Bray; St. Peter's national school, Bray; St. Joseph's national school, Rathnew; St. Ernan's boys' national school, Rathnew; and Glenealy No. 1 national school, Glenealy. In addition, a full-time temporary concessionary post was sanctioned for Newcourt special school, Bray, in August 2002 to facilitate the integration of pupils with St. Andrew's NS, which is on the same campus, and other local primary schools. The post supports pupils who may wish to access a local mainstream setting to gain access to particular subjects for the State examinations and who also may wish to learn in an integrated setting alongside their peers.