Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 571: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the guidelines issued by her Department to primary schools in regard to the compilation, content and issuing of end of year reports at primary school level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20580/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Schools must ensure that parents of a student have access to records maintained by the school relating to the student's progress in his or her education. Section 20 of the Act places an obligation on schools to establish procedures for informing parents of matters relating to the operation and performance of the school. Section 22(2)(b) of the Act, states that "the Principal and teachers shall regularly evaluate students and periodically report the results of the evaluation to the students and their parents".

The Education (Welfare) Act, 1998 also provides that, where a student leaves one school to go to another, the principal of the first school must inform the new principal of any school attendance problems the child has experienced or other matters relating to the child's educational progress as he or she considers appropriate.