Free Education (Prohibition of Fees and Charges) Bill 2018

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

Seeks to stop recognised schools from charging admission or enrolment fees, or from asking parents for money to cover the costs of running the school. It still allows genuinely voluntary donations, as long as parents are told they do not have to pay and children are not treated differently based on whether they contribute. The main exceptions are fee-charging post-primary schools, boarding schools charging for boarding places, and schools offering post-leaving certificate courses.

Formal long title

Bill entitled An Act to prohibit recognised schools, subject to certain exceptions, from charging admission or enrolment fees or from otherwise seeking contributions from parents towards meeting the costs and expenses incurred in providing education at that school; and to provide for connected matters.

Last updated 20 April 2020