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The education sector represents the second largest sector of the Irish public service, with 96,432 employees working in primary, post-primary and third level institutes. The breakdown of this figure is as follows: Primary schools: 44,595; Post-Primary: 34,470
The Primary Certificate Examination (1929–1967) was the terminal examination at this level until the first primary-school curriculum, Curaclam na Bunscoile (1971), was introduced, though informal standardised tests are still performed. The primary school system consists of eight years: Junior and Senior Infants, and First to Sixth Classes.
In October 2010 the Department of Education announced that the number of VECs was to be reduced from 33 to 16 by amalgamation [12] [13] In 2011 the new government confirmed that scale of reduction but revised the scheme of amalgamations [14] It subsequently announced the establishment of SOLAS, a new steering and funding agency to cover the ...
The Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) (Irish: Cumann Múinteoirí Éireann), founded in 1868, is the oldest and largest teachers' trade union in Ireland.It represents teachers at primary level in the Republic of Ireland, and at primary and post-primary level in Northern Ireland.
A principal teacher (PT) is a promoted post within Scottish state schools who is a member of the school's middle leadership team. The position is not the same as a school principal in other countries; principal teachers usually report to a deputy head teacher within larger schools, or directly to the head teacher in smaller schools.
The civil service of the Irish Free State was not formally established by any specific legislation. The Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 did however provide that the Government of the Irish Free State became responsible for those who were discharged or retired from the civil or public services in the new state, except a few exempted personnel recruited in response of the Anglo-Irish War.
The American Federation of Teachers' teacher salary survey for the 2006–07 school year found that the average teacher salary was $51,009. [70] In a salary survey report for K-12 teachers, elementary school teachers had the lowest median salary earning $39,259. High school teachers had the highest median salary earning $41,855. [71]
In 2016, there were 51 fee-charging private second level schools in Ireland, which as of the academic year 2014/15, had 24,112 students enrolled. [ 1 ] Annual day fees are typically between €4,000 to €7,000; however the cost of boarding can increase these fees significantly, up to more than €15,000 for the school year.