Posted by SchoolDays Newshound on 14/11/2012. Tags: Education And Politics
New figures from the Department of Education reveal the first round of online surveys for the preferred choice of patron for primary schools received a low turnout.
Less than 40 per cent of parents took part in the polls, which were piloted in five areas, according to data published by the Irish Times.
The surveys are the first step in a process to decide whether the Catholic Church's control of schools in 44 areas should be divested.
Parents living in the area, who have children of either
pre-school or primary school age, were invited to take part in the patronage poll in Arklow, Castlebar, Trim, Whitehall and Tramore.
Despite the slow engagement, the Department of Education claimed there was an "encouraging level of interest from parents" and will allow it to identify the level of parental demand for change.
The remaining 39 areas where there is a demand for a diversity of school types are to be surveyed next year.
Written by Donal Walsh
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