Posted by SchoolDays Newshound on 21/09/2012. Tags: Primary School News
Parents in five areas of the country are set to vote on whether they want to hand over the running of several Catholic primary schools to alternative patron bodies.
The Department of Education will ask parents their views on changing patronage and who they would like to see running the schools, the Irish Independent reports.
Currently, 92 per cent of primary schools are run by the Catholic Church and the religious body has admitted it is no longer tenable for it to operate so many schools.
Another reason for the patronage change is to offer parents a greater variety in primary education that reflects the cultural and religious mix in modern Irish society.
Among the areas to be surveyed are Tramore in Co Waterford, Trim in Co Meath and Arklow in Co Wicklow.
Meanwhile, final decisions have yet to be made on the two particular areas in Dublin and Co Mayo.
Written by Donal Walsh
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