Educational disadvantage policy failing post-primary students 

Research indicates that even though it does provide extra resources, that are many different experiences within DEIS schools and the resources they are given sometimes doesn't match the challenge they face.

New research has suggested the DEIS model may not be fit for purpose when it comes to fighting educational disadvantage, especially at post-primary level.

The study, published in Irish Educational Studies, found variations between DEIS schools, based on different factors such as whether they were based in urban or rural areas or the demographics of the local population, meaning that in the views of the authors, a 'standard' approach was not going to work in every school.