The success of many schools in helping most of their students get a place in third-level institutions is highlighted in today’s Feeder Schools supplement inside today’s Irish Examiner.

Up to 30 anti-water charge protestors gathered outside Limerick College of Further Education yesterday as Minister for Education Jan O’Sullivan launched College Awareness Week.

Lack of interest may be a bigger factor than financial barriers in low third-level attendance in some areas, a study on college awareness suggests.