Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 March 2021
928. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the regulations in place which allow schools to exclude children from accessing transition year education in cases in which that year is provided within the school. [15494/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe management authority of each school carries responsibility for making decisions regarding the provision of the Transition Year Programme in their school.
In some schools, the Transition Year programme is compulsory for all students, in other schools Transition Year is offered as an option to students. Circumstances may arise where it is necessary to limit the number of students who can avail of the Transition Year programme in a school and it is the board of management of these schools that decide the number of places available on the programme. In cases where restrictions apply, schools should have clear procedures regarding how places are allocated to students.
