The chances of giving all primary schools the same high-speed broadband that is now available at secondary level are slim but the move remains a priority, the Department of Education has said.

Around four of every five first-year students expected to get a grant this year are already being paid or have had their payments approved, latest figures reveal.

PRINCIPALS have called for an overhaul of how primary school boards are structured as figures show that almost half are still chaired by priest or other religious person.

DOZENS of school building projects needed to help match demand with the recent baby boom could be delivered faster after being handed over to Vocational Education Committees (VECs).

ALL schools could have access to the buying power and other expertise of the education boards that will replace VECs from next year.