Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 April 2018
352. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the schools being included in the trial of physical education being taught as a leaving certificate subject; the number of these schools that are fee paying; the number that are public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15357/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraApproximately 360 schools applied to participate in the Phase 1 roll-out of the Leaving Certificate Physical Education (LCPE) specification and/or the Senior Cycle Physical Education (SCPE) Framework from September 2018, with many applications being of high quality. 80 schools were selected for participation in Phase 1. It is my intention that all schools will be able to offer LCPE and/or SCPE from September 2020, with preparation for their introduction commencing during the 2019/20 school year.
Of the 80 schools selected for participation in Phase 1 of the implementation of LCPE and SCPE, 7 are fee-charging schools. The remaining 73 schools are non fee-charging schools.
