INTO: Class sizes even worse than OECD report shows

The state of Ireland's education system is worse than a recent report which showed that Ireland’s primary schools have bigger class sizes than almost every other developed country, the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) said today.

The OECD report, 'Education at a Glance 2009' stated that Irish primary schools have 24.5 pupils per class – second largest of the EU countries surveyed. On average, there are four more pupils in Irish classes than in other EU countries.