Does our current educational system provide opportunities for success for everybody?

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dc.contributor.authorHyland, Áineen
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-10T16:46:12Z
dc.date.available2025-03-10T16:46:12Z
dc.date.issued2002en
dc.description.abstractIreland was a relative latecomer to free second level education for all. Whereas most Western European countries introduced mass second level schooling soon after the Second World War, it was 1967 before Donncha O'Malley, the then Minister for Education, introduced free second level education in Ireland. In terms of enrolment statistics, the scheme was a great success. Within a decade, enrolment in second level schools had doubled and by the late 1990s the numbers had trebled. By the end of the 20th century, 97% of the relevant cohort were completing junior cycle (up from 44% in the mid 1960s) and over 80% sat a Leaving Certificate (up from about 20%). However, concern has been expressed in recent years that the numbers taking Leaving Certificate have remained at around 83% during the past decade despite a plethora of government interventions and supports for those at risk of early school leaving.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationHyland, Á. (2002) 'Does our current educational system provide opportunities for success for everybody?', TUI Congress Journal, pp. 1-3.en
dc.identifier.endpage3en
dc.identifier.journaltitleTUI Congress Journalen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/17162
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherTeachers' Union of Irelanden
dc.rights© 2002, the Author.en
dc.subjectIrelanden
dc.subjectFree second level education for allen
dc.subjectLeaving Certificateen
dc.subjectEarly school leavingen
dc.titleDoes our current educational system provide opportunities for success for everybody?en
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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