Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 May 2017
383. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the level of completion of primary online database questionnaires by parents; if completion rates are low in certain schools or in certain areas compared to other areas; and his views on low questionnaire completion rates. [20557/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Primary Online Database (POD) is a nationwide individualised database of primary schools pupils, facilitating the monitoring of educational progress as pupils move through the primary education and on to post primary. Once a year schools are asked to complete an annual census return, in which schools verify the number of pupils in their school and the details of those pupils. All primary schools completed this return for the 2016/2017 academic year.
This information is used for:
- teacher allocation and payment of capitation and other grants
- resource allocation and planning purposes
- statistical information
- register of pupils.
This data is supplied by schools and it is the responsibility of schools to ensure the quality of the data for all of the uses associated with POD.
Further information on the data collected on POD can be found on the Department's website here: http://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Statistics/Primary-Online-Database-POD-/.
