Advertisement

Is a private school education a step up or snobbery?

Private Schools receive €90 million in state funding to help pay for teachers but is this an unfa...

Share this article

15.33 30 Jul 2019


Is a private school education a step up or snobbery?


Listen to this episode


Share this article

15.33 30 Jul 2019


Private Schools receive €90 million in state funding to help pay for teachers but is this an unfair advantage over state schools so they have more to spend on science labs and swimming pools? Can you understand why parents pay out anywhere between 8 and 20 thousand euro a year to give their children a private education, the thinking is it's giving them a better chance to go to university and a step up in life or is it just snobbery? Henry McKean went to Drogheda to ask.


Read more about

Henry McKean Private School

Related Episodes

What Family Carers Ireland nee...

00:03:40

What Family Carers Ireland need from Budget 2027

Newstalk Breakfast

00:03:40


Arrest made in connection with...

00:04:22

Arrest made in connection with alleged RAF bomb plot in the UK

Newstalk Breakfast

00:04:22


What small businesses want fro...

00:06:13

What small businesses want from Budget 2027

Breakfast Business With Joe Lynam

00:06:13


Jonathan Barker has launched S...

00:06:56

Jonathan Barker has launched Sales Geek Ireland

Breakfast Business With Joe Lynam

00:06:56