Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 October 2025
222. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the number of children from the Donabate and Portrane area travelling to primary and secondary school outside of the area in the 2024 school year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53671/25]
View answerThe Donabate school planning area covers the Portrane area. There were 1,392 and 1,071 primary and post-primary pupils living in the Donabate school planning area in the 2024-25 academic year, with 88% of those primary pupils attending schools in the Donabate area and 68% of post-primary pupils attending schools in the Donabate area.
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Total |
Att. Donabate Schools (Total) |
Att. Donabate Schools (%) |
|
Primary |
1392 |
1223 |
0.88 |
|
Post-Primary |
1071 |
731 |
0.68 |
