Written answers
Tuesday, 24 November 2020
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Home Schooling
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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628. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of home school applications received annually in each of the years 2015 to 2019, in tabular form. [38813/20]
Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The Alternative Education Assessment and Registration Service has informed my Department that the number of applications for inclusion on the Section 14 for children educated outside of a recognised school annually from 2015 to 2019 is as follows:
| Total 2015 | Total 2016 | Total 2017 | Total 2018 | Total 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Home Education applications received | 318 | 489 | 569 | 605 | 617 |
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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629. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of home school applications received in each month from January to October 2020, in tabular form. [38814/20]
Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The Alternative Education Assessment and Registration Service has informed my Department that the number of applications for inclusion on the Section 14 for children educated outside of a recognised school in each month from January to October 2020:
| Month | Applications |
|---|---|
| January | 61 |
| February | 49 |
| March | 28 |
| April | 24 |
| May | 30 |
| June | 40 |
| July | 62 |
| August | 440 |
| September | 620 |
| October | 253 |
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