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07/05/2013
Data Shows Fee-Paying Students More Likely To Move On To College
New data compiled by the Department of Education has revealed that students who attend fee-charging schools are more likely to go on to college, RTÉ has reported.
The data was compiled by tracking school leavers from three years ago, and has found that some 66% of those from fee-charging schools were in college a year later, compared with 42% of students from non fee-charging schools.
This is the first time the Department of Education has published reports based on the information it and other agencies gather, and aimed at finding out what school leavers do.
(H/CD)
The data was compiled by tracking school leavers from three years ago, and has found that some 66% of those from fee-charging schools were in college a year later, compared with 42% of students from non fee-charging schools.
This is the first time the Department of Education has published reports based on the information it and other agencies gather, and aimed at finding out what school leavers do.
(H/CD)
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