OECD Reviews of Migrant Education - Ireland
13 Jan 2010
OECD Reviews of Migrant Education - Ireland
Irish schools experienced a rapid increase in the inflow of immigrant students only in recent years,
and the main focus of migrant education is first-generation immigrants. Currently about 10% of students in
primary schools and about 8% of students in post-primary schools have immigrant backgrounds. Unlike
most other OECD countries, first-generation immigrant students in Ireland, on average, achieve education
outcomes similar to their Irish-born peers, possibly because the socio-economic backgrounds of these
students are similar to or higher than those of their Irish-born peers.