CITIZEN INVESTIGATE THE DATA A Your voice at school
In 2017 the Department of Children and Youth Affairs worked with Comhairle na nÓg to research students’ experience of school all over Ireland. They produced a report called ‘So How Was School Today?’. Look at their findings and answer the questions that follow.
Do students have a say … in the school? 18% 41% 41% YesNo 44% Don’t know
Gender Boys were more likely than girls to agree they had a say in their school and classroom.
Year Group
Students in Junior Cycle were more likely to agree they had a say than students in Senior Cycle. First Years were more posive. Fourth and Fih Years were least likely to feel they had a say.
in the classroom? 15% 41%
Source: Department of Children and Youth Affairs
UNDERSTAND
1. What percentage of students felt they had a say in their school? 2. What percentage of students felt they did not have a say in their school?
3. How did the majority of students feel about having a say in the classroom? What were the figures?
4. How did the gender of the students asked affect the results of the survey? 5. How did the age of the students asked affect the results of the survey? 6. Give your own answer to the two questions: (a) Do students have a say in the school? (b) Do students have a say in the classroom?
