Are there different types of second level schools?
The second-level sector comprises of three types of schols – Voluntary Secondary Schools, Vocational Schools and Community Colleges and Community and Comprehensive Schools. All of these schools provide a common curriculum prescribed by the Department of Education and Science, enter their students for the same national examinations are subject to inspection and evaluation by the Department of Education and Science and are regulated by the requirements of the Education Act 1998, the Education (Weflare) Act, 2001 and other relevant legislation Voluntary Secondary Schools, which educate approximately 56% of second level students, are privately owned and managed. The vast majority are owned by religious communities and the remainder by Boards of Governors or by individuals. These schools are financed by the State which pays approximately 95% of teachers’ salaries and also their general running and maintenance on the basis of student numbers in the school. Notwithstanding the different types
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