Many secondary schools were forced to rely on parental contributions and charges to avoid running deficits last year, according to an analysis of schools’ end-of-year accounts. The Joint Managerial ...

St Vincent de Paul has said there is enormous pressure on parents to pay voluntary secondary school charges which can range from €30 to over €550 per child. An online SVP survey of almost 1,500 ...

Some primary and secondary schools are still excluding children from school trips or other activities if their parents have not paid the voluntary contribution, despite a change in the law, the NRC ...

Almost three-quarters of secondary school parents and just more than half of parents with children in primary school are worried about covering back-to-school costs this year, a new survey from ...

This is because as from June 2013 students finishing secondary school will be receiving a certificate which assesses all types of learning, not just performance in academic subjects but also sports ...

Sinn Féin has called for the cost of school uniforms, devices and books to be cut by the Government as the expensive back-to-school period continues for parents. The party has also called for a ban on ...