Ireland - 2012
Practical obstacles and evidence of problems and differential enrollment rates for migrants?
- Code:
- RED76
- Key Area:
- Education
- Strand(s):
- Discrimination, Equality
| Short Answer |
A report by the economic and social research institute; ‘Adapting to Diversity: Irish Schools and Newcomer Students,’ found no significant obstacles or differential enrollment rates for migrants in Ireland. |
| Qualitative Info |
Adapting to Diversity: Irish Schools and Newcomer Students: · “80% of schools take all students who apply for enrolment. For the 20% which do not, it is because they are over-subscribed and must employ selection procedures, such as requiring an older sibling to be/ have been a student in the school. Such procedures can discriminate against all those who are new to an area, regardless of nationality.” · “all children resident in Ireland have a right to free education, regardless of their immigration status” |
| Data | |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Linguistic minorities, Majority, Asylum seekers, Africans/black people |
| Type (R/D) | |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Employment - labour market, Health and social protection, Education, Integration - social cohesion, Daily life |
| External Url | http://www.esri.ie/UserFiles/publications/20090529124035/RS008.pdf |
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