‘League tables give distorted view of schools’ performance’

TEACHER and parent organisations have criticised the latest school league tables which have highlighted how students from fee-paying schools dominated new entrants to universities last autumn.

Figures show seven out of the top 10 feeder schools for Trinity College Dublin were fee-paying establishments.

A similar league table published before Christmas revealed that fee-paying schools accounted for nine out of the top 10 schools for entry to UCD in 2004.