Seanad debates
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages
10:30 am
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
These are proofing amendments. Amendment No. 15 proposes to expand subsection 62(7)(e) to provide that, in the case of admission to a post-leaving certificate course or a further education and training course run by a recognised school, the school shall not be prohibited from ascertaining a student's academic ability, skills or aptitude for admission to such a course. Amendment No. 17 amends subsection 62(8) by redrafting the existing provision to allow a student's academic ability, skills or aptitude to be considered in relation to admission to a special school or a special class. Both of these amendments relate to particular circumstances in which educational provision is designed to meet a particular need. It is reasonable to give an educational institution the power to establish whether a student fits into a particular category, and that is what these proofing amendments are designed to permit.
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