Record number of children using school transport scheme

Education Minister Norma Foley said she was ‘delighted’ at the increased number of pupils using the scheme. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

The number of children using the school transport scheme has increased by 6%.

The Department of Education described the total number using the scheme this year as having reached a “record high of 172,000 pupils”, up 6% on the 163,800 total in the 2023/24 school year.