Almost 300 primary schools are ripe for a change in patronage.
That’s according to Education and Training Boards Ireland, which says these schools should consider changing from a Catholic patronage model to become multi-denominational over the next year.
It analysed the results of a Department of Education survey carried out last year, identifying schools where a majority of parents expressed a desire for the change.
Schools have until the end of October to decide.
ETBI Director of Schools, Dr Séamus Conboy says the curriculum will stay the same:
