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Education Minister Ruairí Quinn has today published the “Report on Retention Rates of Pupils in Second Level Schools” conducted by the Department. The percentage of students who sit the Leaving Cert overall has risen by almost 9% to 90.2%...

The number of students staying in school to complete their second level education is now at its highest rate ever – more than 90%. The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., has today published the “Report on...

The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., today announced the formal establishment of Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI), the amalgamated qualifications and quality assurance authority...

The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., is calling on parents in Trim to complete the survey on primary school patronage before the 9th November deadline. In a new initiative, launched by Minister Quinn last month, parents of pre-school...

Mr. Brian Hayes, TD, Minister of State with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW) took the opportunity today to remind schools about the ‘Free Educational Visits for Schools’ Scheme. Minister Hayes was in St. Mary’s NS, Greenhills...

The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., today published the Education and Training Boards Bill which will provide for the establishment of 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs), replacing the current 33 Vocational...

The Government today 2nd October, 2012 welcomed the report from the National Economic and Social Council Quality and Standards in Human Services in Ireland: The School System. The school system has been lauded as a...

The Minister of State for Research and Innovation, Seán Sherlock, TD, has welcomed the beginning of the Professional Diploma in Mathematics for Teaching, which is designed for ‘out-of-field’ teachers of maths...

The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn TD, today opened a new €825,000 academic block in Midleton College, Cork. The Colton Building consists of nine classrooms, a meeting room and associated student facilities...

The Minister of State for Training and Skills, Ciarán Cannon T.D., has congratulated the Galway students who are receiving their Junior Certificate results today. Last June, 1,515 female and 1,594 male students sat the exams in Galway...