Future population mapping to help locate new schools

TECHNOLOGY capable of managing information according to a precise geographical location is to be used in future planning for Irish schools.

Ireland’s school-going numbers are expected to increase by 100,000 over the coming years, raising the primary school population to well over 500,000.

The Department of Education and Science wants to use a geographic information system (GIS) that analyses information, as well as making maps to plan future school locations.