| Study Title |
A3 & A4 Annual Return for Schools (Primary and Primary-Integrated) |
| Data Owner |
Department of Education and Skills (www.education.ie) |
| Description |
Summary data of primary schools aided by the Department of Education and Skills. |
| Primary Function |
Data used for service planning, to determine payments and allocations (Social Inclusion, Schools Administration Division), and also for reporting of statistics (national and international). |
| Key Variables |
ID Other; County; Disability |
| Themes |
Education; Demographics |
| Unit Of Observation |
Primary school |
| Start Date |
Not available |
| Frequency |
Annual. Data collected on last working day of September every year, with a return deadline of 31st October. |
| Target Population |
Primary school |
| Format |
Data are stored at school and class level. Database is not an individualised pupil one. |
| Method |
Census forms may be downloaded from Department of Education and Skills’ website and returned via e-mail (from 2009). A minority of school returns are made by paper mail. Data are then integrated into an Oracle database. |
| Most Recent Publication |
September 2011. See:
- Key Statistics 2010/2011. Available at: www.education.ie/home/
home.jsp?pcategory=17216&ecategory=17241&language=EN
- Key Statistics reports for other years also available at same website. |
| Access Further Information |
Department of Education and Skills (www.education.ie) |
| Notes |
Title of the overall Department of Education and Skills’ database to which this source contributes is the Annual Census of National Schools.
The integrated form is part of the ordinary class form for primary schools and collects information on special class pupils who attend the ordinary class for some part of the day. |