Almost 200 schools appeal how new DEIS model was applied to them 

A new, updated DEIS identification model, which uses enrollment and national census data, was applied to every primary and post-primary school in the State.

Almost 200 schools have lodged appeals with the Department of Education following the roll-out of its new model for identifying educational disadvantage.

In March, Norma Foley, the Minister for Education, announced the expansion of the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) programme.