Schools plead for resources in new admissions policy

Schools must be given the necessary resources to accommodate the needs of all pupils if planned enrolment regulations are introduced, Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has been told.

His proposals to impose Government rules on schools around admissions for the first time have been largely welcomed. They will require schools to operate fair and transparent enrolment policies, doing away with first-come, first-served waiting lists or fees to apply for places.

It is also planned to replace the current appeal system with local resolution methods in cases where a child is refused enrolment by a school.