Survey finds majority of parents are worried about school costs
A survey has found that the majority of parents are worried about back-to-school expenses due to the rising cost of living. The survey was carried out by the children’s charity Barnardo’s and the research found that the average cost of a child returning to fourth class is now €320. When it comes to the price […]
3 years ago
‘Voluntary’ back-to-school contribution should be scrapped, Barnardos says
Calls for the voluntary back-to-school contribution to be scrapped. Barnardos says the ‘contribution fee’ is putting parents under extreme financial pressure. Back-to-school costs are already rising with parents forking out €1200 for primary school kids and €1500 for secondary school children. Barnardo’s CEO Suzanne Connolly told Newstalk that the costs are too extreme. She said […]
4 years ago
Opinion: Government ministers on 90k a year will never understand the struggles single mothers face
“I don’t want anything for free. I want compassion” The cost of sending your child to school is eye-watering. To say education is free in this country is a farce. Parents are spending hundreds if not thousands on back-to-school essentials like books, uniforms, shoes, and travel expenses. You need to pay for homework club, the […]
5 years ago
Back to school costs are setting Irish parents back €1,500 per child
Parents believe schools need to do more to decrease the costs. The cost of sending children to school has increased again, a new study has found. Sending your child to secondary school is almost costing parents a whopping €1500, which has increased by €24 since last year. The average family is spending €1,491 on back-to-school […]
5 years ago
60 percent of parents say they’ll have to borrow money to cope with school costs
It can be a pricey time of year. Right now, most of us are gearing up for the kids to return back to school. Along with books, uniforms and stationary, there’s a lot of things that we have to prepare for. However, a new survey by the Irish League of Credit Unions has found that […]
8 years ago
Parents are ‘bearing the brunt’ of an underfunded education system
Survey reveals 45 percent of parents forgo other bills to cover school costs.
9 years ago