Ireland ranked in last place in OECD for investment in education

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Irish schools have lowest proportion of under-performing pupils in disadvantaged areas

ranks in last place out of 36 developed countries for investment in education as a measure of our national wealth or gross domestic product , according to latest OECD data.

Ireland has fewer children from lower socio-economic groups performing at the lowest level in standardised tests -- 16 per cent compared to the OECD average of 29 per cent. The spread of Covid-19 continued to impede access to in-person education in many countries around the world in 2021. Ireland, however, was an exception. In Ireland, pre-schools were fully closed for an average of 72 days between January 2020 and May 2021, while primary schools closed for at least 96 days and secondary for 72 days.

 

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Considering the Pandemic we are all still reeling from, unprecedented levels of hygiene awareness, To then discover Dublin North has a shanty school from a 3rd world country in absolutely disgusting condition. The schools surrounding, GCReachrann

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