School Avoidance - Education Alternatives

School Attendance in Ireland and the alternatives for early school leavers and children refusing to attend school.

In Ireland, the law states that children must attend education between the age of 6 and 16, or until students have completed 3 years of second-level education, whichever is the later. Tusla (the child and family agency) has a responsibility to ensure that children attend school regularly, or otherwise receives an appropriate minimum education.

Tusla's emphasis is on helping schools, families and children, rather than imposing penalties for non-attendance at school. Tusla employs educational welfare officers at local level throughout the country to provide support and advice to parents and schools and to follow up on absences from school.

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