Estimated number of pupil days lost for primary schools due to holidays climbed from 60,000 in 2019 to 350,000 in 2021
New figures compiled by Tusla show the estimated number of such extended absences due to holidays jumped from 60,000-65,000 in 2019 to 350,000 in 2021.
Another said a significant number of pupils were hitting the 20-day absence mark due to a combination of routine illness during the year and being taken out of school for holidays. The volume of 20-day pupil absences climbed dramatically during the Covid-19 pandemic as students who tested positive or had symptoms were required to stay away from schools.
Meanwhile, new data on schools absences shows the full extent of school days lost by pupils when schools were open during the Covid era. Primary pupils missed 11 per cent of school days in 2021-22, up from a pre-pandemic average of 6 per cent, while second-level students missed 13 per cent, up from a pre-pandemic average of 8 per cent.
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