'Embarrassing' primary class sizes hinder social distancing compliance, says OECD

Almost one in five primary schoolchildren here are in classes of 30 students or more, according to John Boyle, the general secretary of the Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO). File image

Ireland's supersized primary school class sizes remain a "national embarrassment" as a new report by the OECD finds that countries with smaller classes may find it easier to comply with social distancing. 

This year’s ‘Education at a Glance’ by the OECD points to class sizes as a “critical parameter” when it comes to reopening schools and complying with new Covid regulations.