Children roll up with anxious parents as primary schools open for new term [IrishTimes]
- Published: 30 August 2010
JOSHUA TAYLOR (4) was up at 6am yesterday, packing and repacking his bag for his first day of school in Portlaoise. His principal Gerry Breslin was probably more nervous though as he prepared to open the doors of the Educate Together school for the first time.
Some 33 junior infants, senior infants, first and second class students are enrolled in the multidenominational school in the centre of the town.
They are among 510,300 pupils going to primary schools and special schools around the State this week. While tomorrow is the official start to the primary school year, schools were allowed to open yesterday and today. Some schools chose to do this so they could take those days off at a time that suited.
Some 352,800 post-primary pupils are enrolled for this year and they began their return last week. By tomorrow, the State’s 4,025 primary, post-primary and special needs schools will be open for business.
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