Minister McEntee announces final phase of free schoolbooks scheme
05 February 2025
Minister for Education and Youth Helen McEntee has today (Wednesday) announced the details of the final phase of the Post-Primary Schoolbooks Scheme.
Free schoolbooks and core classroom resources will be provided to all students in post-primary schools in the Free Education Scheme from the 2025/26 school year.
Some 400,000 students, enrolled in approximately 672 post-primary schools and over 80 special schools, will benefit from the extension of the scheme.
From Department of Education, Published on 5 February 2025