Nine out of every 10 secure school place

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IT has emerged that nine out of every 10 primary schoolgoers in Limerick have been provided with a place in their first choice of second level school.

Seamus Twomey, director of the Limerick Education Centre, revealed that less than 0.5% of the 1,700 children seeking placement had been unsuccessful in gaining entry to a school of their choice.

However, all applicants were given an option, even if it was not one of the nine schools on their list.

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He added that 40 additional paces remained within the system that no-one had yet requested.

The system of applying for a second-level school in Limerick was set up four years ago after up to 75 children, some from disadvantaged areas, were left without school places.