Written answers
Tuesday, 27 September 2016
Department of Education and Skills
Transition Year Selection Process
Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of second level schools which provide transition year as an option as opposed to the overall number of schools here, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26786/16]
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is as follows for 2015/16 school year which is the most recent year for which information is available.
| Number of recognised post-primary schools | 735 |
|---|---|
| Number of schools who returned students enrolled in transition year | 622 |
Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of second level schools which provide transition year as a compulsory option for all of its students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26787/16]
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The Transition Year is available to all second level schools but it is the board of management of each individual school that decides whether to offer the programme and if offered it decides on the number of places available to students on such programmes, depending on available resources. If offered, it also decides whether it is optional or compulsory for its students.
My Department does not have information on which schools have decided to make Transition Year compulsory for all of their students.
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