Primary schools no longer exclude children based on religion, review confirms

The review found that 43% of the 189 Irish primary schools with a minority religious ethos have to date used the act to prioritise a school place for a child of that minority faith. File picture

Ireland’s primary schools are no longer excluding children on the grounds of religion, a review of a law enacted seven years ago aimed at ending the practice has claimed.

Meanwhile, the same amendment enacted in 2018 has led to nearly 3% of Irish primary schools allocating places to children of a minority religion seeking education in institutions of their faith, the new report said.