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Thursday, 9 September 2021

Department of Education and Skills

Education and Training Provision

Photo of Rose Conway-WalshRose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the transition rates from post-primary to further education and training in each year since 2011, by DEIS and non-DEIS schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41575/21]

Photo of Norma FoleyNorma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Please find attached requested figures for Transition Rates from Post Primary to FET for the years 2015-2019, 2019 being the latest year data is available for.

Transitions to Further Education & Training 2015-2019 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Transition rates from post-primary to FET 26.3% 27.3% 26.3% 25.9% 24.2%
Transition rates from post-primary to FET (DEIS Schools) 37.3% 38.9% 36.9% 35.4% 33.4%
Transition rates from post-primary to FET (non-DEIS Schools) 23.5% 24.4% 23.7% 23.4% 21.8%

Note: The transition rate from post-primary to Further Education and Training, (FET), in a given year is a measure of the percentage of pupils from the previous five academic years who ultimately entered FET in that year.

Data is taken from the most recent Education Indicators for Ireland report, published December 2020, which is available on the Department's website, link below; 

www.education.ie/en/Publications/Statistics/Key-Statistics/education-indicators-for-ireland-2020.pdf.

Please note that individualised records were not available prior to 2015 so it is not possible to provide transition rates for previous years.

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