Pavee Point has called for college scholarships and for earlier interventions in second level to keep Traveller children in school.

More than 6,000 students are still waiting for decisions on their grant applications with just three months left in the college year, as they struggle with money issues amid assessments and end-of-year exams.

EDUCATION Minister Batt O’Keeffe has expressed concern about how students from disadvantaged areas of Cork will be able to get to college if a crucial bus service is axed.