The highest number of students in a primary school in Cork County last year was 38

Rising inflation has also led to a new demographic of people who have sought assistance with back-to-school costs this summer from the Society of St Vincent de Paul for the first time ever

The means-tested Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance of 160 euro is currently available to children who are aged between 4-11 years old on September 30

TUESDAY, August 31 was a historic day for Strawberry Hill NS as they opened their doors for the very first time.  The new primary school is an amalgamation of Sunday’s Well Girls’ and Boys’ national schools.

CORK families have inundated The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) with hundreds of calls in recent weeks as they struggle to cope with the financial stresses associated with the return of primary, secondary and third-level education.

John Bohane speaks with recently appointed President of the INTO Joe McKeown about his priorities during his term in office.

A NEW era commenced in the North Monastery Primary School on today morning when both boys and girls started in the school's junior section.

A NUMBER of Cork families are being forced to turn to charity after spending their children's back to school allowance to fund other crippling expenses during the pandemic. St.

CONCERNS have been voiced that up to 100 children in East Cork could be left without a place in secondary school in September.

A CASE of Covid-19 at a Cork second-level school has been confirmed this morning. The HSE South has been notified of the case at Coachford Community College and a public health risk assessment has been undertaken.

CORK school principals have welcomed the phased reopening of schools in the latest ‘Living with Covid’ plan, with some school pupils set to return to the classroom on Monday next, March 1.

THE decision behind a phased return to school reopenings has been met with scepticism from some secondary school students who confessed to being tired of false hope.

PRIMARY school children are likely to be back in school by March 15 with secondary school students not returning until after Easter, the Minister for Children Roderic O’Gorman believes.

The reopening of schools next month has been thrown into doubt after the Tánaiste said that he couldn't guarantee pupils would be back in classrooms. Leo Varadkar said that while case numbers are dropping, they are still quite high.

The Minister for Health has said there is "no fixed date" for the return of schools. Discussions are ongoing between the Department of Education and teacher's unions about holding the Leaving Cert and bringing students back to classrooms.

TWO Cork mothers have spoken about why they have not allowed their children to return to school as special education partially reopened.

A CORK TD has called on the Minister for Education to publish the contingency plans in place for the Leaving Certificate, and to be “transparent and honest” with students.

AN entrepreneur is urging Corkonians to support Good Shepherd Cork’s latest initiative to raise funds for families who are homeless as they prepare for the return to school.

A Cork teacher has condemned the “terrible position” that the Department of Education has put principals and school management in concerning the reopening of schools.