Protestant schools unlikely to escape cuts to fee-paying sector

Protestant schools are unlikely to get a waiver from future budget cuts to the fee-paying sector on foot of Department of Education analysis of their funding.

A report that shows the county’s 55 fee-charging secondary schools have an average €3,177 more per student than other schools, also analysed the impact of cuts in state funding on Protestant schools in comparison to others.

There have been arguments that imposing higher pupil-teacher ratios (PTRs) on fee-paying schools has a deeper impact on the 20 Protestant schools that charge fees.