Update about the Schoolbook Scheme for 2026/2027 School Year

Please see below details of schoolbooks schemes for the 2026/27 school year.

Schoolbooks schemes for the 2026/27 school year

The per capita funding to be provided for 2026/27 is as follows; 

Revised guidance for schools will be published shortly.

As with all Exchequer grant aid, school authorities must be able to provide detailed records on how funding, provided under this scheme, was spent. All expenditure in connection with the scheme must be vouched and schools must be able to prove that expenditure was used on the purchase of materials allowed under the scheme.

As you know all schools in receipt of funding under the Schoolbooks Scheme are required to complete an Income and Expenditure form for the 2005/26 school year.

Reminder: Can all schools who have not submitted a Schoolbooks Scheme Income and Expenditure Return submit it now.

Please find below a link to the school return which is available for completion and submission online:

• Link to primary https://dessurveys.education.gov.ie/surveys/Primary-schools-survey-20252026
• Link to post-primary https://dessurveys.education.gov.ie/surveys/post-primary-schools-survey-20252026
• Link to special schools https://dessurveys.education.gov.ie/surveys/Special-Schools-schoolbooks-survey-20252026

If, for any reason, you encounter any difficulty in completing the form or have any queries, please contact us by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone at 01 889 2089.