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The first printing press in Ireland was established in 1551, [1] the first Irish-language book was printed in 1571 and Trinity College Dublin was established in 1592. [2] The Education Act 1695 prohibited Irish Catholics from running Catholic schools in Ireland or seeking a Catholic education abroad, until its repeal in 1782. [3]
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National schools, established by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland government, post the Stanley Letter of 1831, and were intended to be multi-denominational. [2] [6] The schools were controlled by a state body, the National Board of Education, with a six-member board consisting of two Roman Catholics, two Church of Ireland, and two Presbyterians.
The system outlined in the Stanley letter was used as a model in the creation of state primary education in the Australian colony of New South Wales. William Wentworth, a strong supporter of universal and secular education, proposed the introduction of "Lord Stanley's system of national education", with some modification so that: [8]
The Junior Cycle (Irish: An tSraith Shóisearach) is the first stage of the education programme for post-primary education within the Republic of Ireland.It is overseen by the Department of Education and the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA), and its terminal examination, the Junior Certificate, by the State Examinations Commission.
At age 11, on entering secondary education, all pupils study a broad base of subjects from the nine 'Areas of Learning': [8] [9] Language and Literacy, Mathematics and Numeracy, Modern Languages, The Arts, Environment and Society, Science and Technology, Learning for Life and Work, Physical Education, and Religious Education.
A “xenophobic” portrayal of a rural Irish family in a children’s schoolbook sparked outrage, with one congresswoman asking for its removal from classrooms Image credits: Gript
2 May 2010 Renamed as the Department of Education and Skills [16] 11 May 2011 Transfer of the National Education Welfare Board to the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs [17] 21 October 2020 Transfer of Further and Higher Education to the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science [18] 22 ...