Audit finds schools are using restrictive admissions policies [IrishTimes]
- Published: 08 December 2009
ANALYSIS: Fee-paying schools were excluded from an audit of admissions policies in 1,900 schools
A 2006 AUDIT by the Department of Education found many schools were using restrictive admissions policies to exclude certain categories of students, including those with special needs and the children of immigrants.
The audit found that in one (unnamed) Dublin area, fewer than 1 per cent of students in one secondary school had special learning needs, compared with 17 per cent in neighbouring vocational schools.
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