Ireland - 2012
Poorer educational performance by certain groups?
- Code:
- RED77
- Key Area:
- Education
- Strand(s):
- Discrimination, Equality
| Short Answer |
The Travelling community in Ireland is the primary ethnic group to which enrolment and attainment is a concern. “The STEP survey suggest that more than 60 per cent of Traveller pupils are below the 20th percentile in English reading and in mathematics, while 2 per cent are in the top (80-100) quintile” |
| Qualitative Info |
‘Report and Recommendations for Traveller Education Strategy’ (2005) http://www.education.ie/servlet/blobservlet/des_recom_traveller_educ_strategy.pdf |
| Data | |
| Groups affected/interested | Roma & Travelers, Ethnic minorities, Majority, National minorities |
| Type (R/D) | Inter-ethnic |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Employment - labour market, Health and social protection, Education, Culture, Political participation, Anti-discrimination, Integration - social cohesion, Daily life |
| External Url | http://www.education.ie/servlet/blobservlet/des_recom_traveller_educ_strategy.pdf |
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