Dia dhaoibh,
We are writing to update you on the Department of Education and Youth’s Primary School Survey.
This survey was carried out to understand the types of schools that parents and guardians prefer. Over 200,000 parents and guardians took part nationwide.
We are now sharing our school’s survey results with you for your information and review. We would welcome any feedback you may have on the results.
Guidance and Information Sheet - St Cronan's NS.pdf
About the survey
The attached survey results show:
·The preferences of parents/guardians of children currently enrolled in our school; and
·The preferences of parents/guardians of children not yet enrolled who indicated an intention to enrol in our school.
The results outline the preferences of parents/guardians for:
·Co-educational or single-sex provision
·Patronage/ethos
·Language of instruction (English or Irish)
How to understand the survey results
We have linked guidance to help you understand the survey results. In simple terms:
The percentages in green and gold show what the parents/guardians who took part in the survey prefer.
The red line shows the margin of error. This gives a range around the survey result, showing how much the result might be higher or lower if all parents/guardians of children in our school had responded.
What happens?
As part of this, we want to make sure that parents/guardians, students, staff, and the wider school community can share their views with us. Once we have gathered all feedback, we will consider it carefully and then let you know about any decisions we make and next steps.
Next steps
Please read the attached survey results for our school, guidance documents and information sheets.
You can send any comments or feedback to us here
Closing date for feedback is 10th October 2026.
Please read all the additional guidance documents and information as you may find it useful and may answers your queries in advance.
Thank you for your support with this survey and we look forward to receiving your feedback.
Le gach dea ghuí,
St Cronan’s NS
All of the Dept. of Education Guidance Documents for Schools are available here
St Cronan's NS Patronage Survey Results 26-27.pdf
Wicklow Patronage Survey Results.pdf