{"id":325,"date":"2011-11-24T18:10:10","date_gmt":"2011-11-24T18:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seancrowe.ie\/home\/school-league-tables-highlight-two-tier-irish-education-system-crowe\/"},"modified":"2011-11-24T18:10:10","modified_gmt":"2011-11-24T18:10:10","slug":"school-league-tables-highlight-two-tier-irish-education-system-crowe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/seancrowe.ie\/home\/school-league-tables-highlight-two-tier-irish-education-system-crowe\/","title":{"rendered":"School League Tables highlight two-tier Irish education system \u2013 Crowe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">School League Tables highlight two-tier Irish education system \u2013 Crowe<\/span><br \/> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Sinn F\u00e9in\u2019s  Education Spokesperson Se\u00e1n Crowe TD believes figures contained in  today\u2019s Irish Times School League Tables reinforce the view that a two  tier education system is at work that benefits the well off and  discriminates against working class families. <br \/> <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Deputy Crowe was  commenting after the tables \u2013 now in their tenth year &#8211; that reveal only  a marginal improvement in the numbers of pupils from a working class  background progressing to third level. <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><br \/>Deputy Se\u00e1n Crowe said: <\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\">&#8220;Schools in many working class areas of  Dublin, Cork and Limerick have very low progressions rates to college.  In areas such as Tallaght, Blanchardstown, Clondalkin, Donaghmende and  Crumlin the numbers of pupils making the transition to third level is  around 40%. This is in stark contrast with the 20 fee-paying schools on  the list which have a 100 per cent progression rate to third level.<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\">\u201cWhat these figures illustrate is that  little has changed within the Irish education sector and despite  pre-election and other promises we continue to see a two tier school  system that benefits wealthier families and works\u00a0 against students from  poorer backgrounds.<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\">\u201cAn examination of the top feeder schools  in Dublin clearly\u00a0 illustrates this. In terms of progression rates to  college and university with the most successful schools in the city  include Gonzaga College; Loreto St Stephen\u2019s Green; Mount Anville; St  Conleth\u2019s in Ballsbridge, Holy Child in Killiney and Alexandra College  in Milltown.<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\">&#8220;Grines, one to one teaching supports,  smaller class size and state of the art teaching aids all give an unfair  advantage to wealthier students on their path to third level education.<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\">\u201cThe range of cuts being imposed on our  primary and post primary schools and which include the loss of SNA and  Special language support teachers as well as rising class numbers will  make progression more difficult and lead to even more barriers for those  on low and middle incomes.<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\">&#8220;Added to this is are cuts in third level  support and the likely hike in fees all of which will perpetuate a  two-tier education system where access to college and university will be  restricted to those who can afford to avail of the supports that are  necessary to prosper at school.\u201d<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>School League Tables highlight two-tier Irish education system \u2013 Crowe Sinn F\u00e9in\u2019s Education Spokesperson Se\u00e1n Crowe TD believes figures contained in today\u2019s Irish Times School League Tables reinforce the view that a two tier education system is at work that benefits the well off and discriminates against working class families. 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