Your expert guide to navigating the Leaving Cert and choosing the right study options at university and further educationAn eight-page Feeder Schools supplement is published in print today in The Irish Times. And, of course, it’s also available online. The information aims to provide parents with information about how many students from schools in the Republic of Ireland go on to various third-level colleges in Ireland. You can read expert analysis from Brian Mooney on some of the takeaways from the latest figures – under headings such as “Socioeconomic factors”, “Progression by postcode”, “The CAO route”, and the “growth of full-time senior cycle grind schools”. Also in the special supplement, we outline the other factors that parents and guardians should consider when choosing a secondary school.

Source: The Irish Times January 14, 2026 10:55 UTC