Teachers have questioned ‘necessity’ of having playwright as a requirement at higher level

Dublin principal Kevin Shortall is fiercely ambitious for his students, but his school faces considerable financial challenges

Capitation funding falls about €25,000 short of real costs on average, new survey finds

Initial inquiry found more than 2,000 allegations of abuse involving almost 900 alleged abusers at 300 schools

Lower grades may mean lower points requirements across many degree courses

Second level schools finding it ‘impossible’ to replace teachers on leave across key subjects

First-class pupils in Clontarf school face ‘supersized’ class sizes of 34 after post axed due to enrolment dip

Tests aimed at assessing skills suited to medicine were introduced in 2009. Now, medical schools want to downgrade their importance amid equity and integrity concerns

New approach will simplify enrolments in pilot areas such as Athenry, Celbridge, Clonakilty, Greystones and Tullamore, parents told

Families say special education is under severe pressure and struggling to meet pupils’ needs

Critics argue that entry tests for medicine benefit those able to pay

Latest official data show about 33% of medicine students from affluent backgrounds, compared with 18% of students overall

Every year hundreds of students don’t get any offer - all because they never spotted a crucial email lurking in their spam folder

Booming private tuition sector promises top grades but studies raise questions about its true effectiveness

Teacher poaching rows and claims of ‘unsustainable’ wages are part and parcel of a highly competitive private tuition sector