New €6m campaign to promote school attendance amid surge in unexplained absences

Absences due to covid severely impacted school attendance. Picture: Larry Cummins

The Department of Education has launched a new €6m campaign promoting school attendance following a significant increase in unexplained school absences in recent years.

As first reported by the Irish Examiner, unexplained school absences have quadrupled in just three years, raising concerns thousands of students missed out on crucial parts of their education.