Sorca Clarke
Ceist:447. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the capacity for new first year students in each of the secondary schools in County Westmeath in tabular form. [9914/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 24 February 2021
Ceisteanna (447, 449)
Sorca Clarke
Ceist:449. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the capacity for new first year students in each of the secondary schools in County Longford in tabular form. [9916/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
I propose to take Questions Nos. 447 and 449 together.
Under the provisions of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018, all schools are required to have drafted new admissions policies, which have been approved by the patron, following consultation with staff and parents of children who are attending the school. The newly revised school’s admissions policy is published on the schools website.
All schools have published an admissions notice outlining the timelines of the admissions process, this must be published a minimum of one week prior to the admissions process taking place. The notice must, in relation to the school year concerned, provide the number of school places available in the intake group, in the case of a boarding school, the number of residential and the number of non-residential places available and in the case of a school with a special class the number of school places available in the special class concerned.
My Department is not aware of any capacity issues at post primary level in the areas referred to by the Deputy.