Minister Foley announces two-year extension of small schools’ project to support sustainability of small schools in rural Ireland
20 May 2024
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has announced that the small schools’ project supporting the sustainability of small rural schools is being extended for a further two years.
Small schools are defined as schools with four mainstream teachers or fewer. There are approximately 1,294 small schools (2022/2023 figures), accounting for 42 per cent of all primary schools and 13.3 per cent of total enrolments of all primary school pupils.
From Department of Education, Published on 20 May 2024