Minister McEntee requests patron bodies to review admission policies for schools with special classes for autistic children and young people
Minister for Education and Youth Helen McEntee TD has today written to all patron bodies requesting that they review the admissions policies to schools with special education classes. This comes following the publication of a review of admission policies of primary and post-primary schools with special classes for autistic children and young people by the Inspectorate of the Department of Education.
The report, Supporting all children and young people to access an appropriate education: A review of the admission policies of primary and post-primary schools with special classes for autistic children and young people, draws on findings from a review of the admissions policies of 30 schools — 15 primary and 15 post-primary — carried out between September and December 2024.
Department of Education, Published 7th May 2025