351 Ukrainian pupils now enrolled in Leitrim schools

The Department of Education can confirm that as of end April, 15,458 Ukrainian pupils had been enrolled in schools across Ireland with 351 of those in County Leitrim.

Out of that figure, 9,987 of these pupils had been accommodated in primary schools while 5,471 pupils had enrolled in post-primary schools.

In Leitrim there were 218 pupils in primary school and 133 in post primary.

In neighbouring counties the numbers were:

Cavan - 239 and 106 (345)
Donegal - 833 and 467 (1,300)
Longford - 67 and 55 (122)
Roscommon - 166 and 62 (228)
Sligo - 231 and 157 (388)

Current data indicates an enrolment rate of 89% among Ukrainian children aged 5-18.

To assist with the transition of Ukrainian students and their families into Irish schools Regional Education and Language Teams (REALT) continue to operate, hosted by the 16 regional education and training boards around Ireland and staffed by regionally-based education support personnel.

These teams are ensuring that clear, accessible information flows are in place between schools, local education support services and national support structures in relation to people arriving from Ukraine.

Information for parents in Ukrainian and Russian on accessing school places is available on gov.ie/Ukraine.

The Department will continue to publish figures on the enrolment of Ukrainian children each month.