Jonathan O'Brien
Ceist:234. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason rural areas have been removed from the current revised list of DEIS schools. [16014/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 4 April 2017
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Freagraí scríofa
Geographical areas are not categorised as DEIS. New schools included in the revised list of DEIS schools are those identified as having very high concentrations of pupils from disadvantaged areas.
No schools have been removed from the current revised list of DEIS schools.
In the context of the DEIS programme it is important to note that the categorisation of a school as urban or rural applies to Primary schools only. It relates to a school's geographical position and is not related to the assessed level of concentrated disadvantage of its pupil cohort. For clarity it should be noted that Post Primary Schools are not categorised as Urban/rural for the purposes of DEIS.