Education Minister reveals 40% of parents prefer non-denominational school

40 per cent of parents of primary aged children would rather they be educated in a non-denominational school.

The Department of Education has released the preliminary results of the largest ever parent survey on school choices.

60 per cent of the 200 thousand households who took part say they prefer their local school to have a religious ethos,

Education Minister and Galway West TD Hildegarde Naughton says the local breakdown shows a different picture.

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