Educational Attendance and Attainment of Children in Care

Survey Name:

Educational Attendance and Attainment of Children in Care

Survey purpose:

To produce experimental analysis regarding children in care.

Legislative Basis National:

Not applicable

Legislative Basis European:

Not applicable

Periodicity:

Ad hoc

Statistical Population:

Children in care and Children who left care, and all children

Sampling Frame:

Not applicable

Reference Area:

State

Time Coverage:

April 2018 to January 2024

Base Period:

Not applicable

Sector Coverage:

Not applicable

Survey Size:

Not applicable

Principal Variables:

Demographics such as age and sex, educational attendance (school absence, school changes and other topics) and attainment (early leavers and other topics), and outcomes (Employment, Education) for 18 and over.

Principal External Users:

Policy makers, general public, researchers

Contact Organisation:

Central Statistics Office

Business Area:

Statistical Systems Coordination

Contact Person:

Declan Smyth

Contact Person Function:

Senior Statistician

Other Business Area Specialists:

Contact email:

sscu@cso.ie

Contact phone number:

(+353) 1 498 4000