Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 March 2021
913. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the number of students who left school in 2014 without completing the leaving certificate; the proportion of same against the total number of school leavers in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15298/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe official number of early school is published annually in the retention report. The number of early school leavers for the 2019-20 school year will be published in the 2014 cohort retention report. It is hoped to publish this report in Q3 2021, once the data for those who sat in the Leaving Certificate in November 2020 has been verified. If referring to 2014 directly, there were 56,075 pupils in the first year cohort in 2008. Of these 90.56% sat the Leaving Certificate Exams in 2013 or 2014. From this there are 5,292 early school leavers or 9.44% of the original cohort.
