Personally I wouldn't waste my energy on it.
Personally I wouldn't waste my energy on it.
Why not exactly? Do you this it is factually incorrect?
It is a list that ranks schools by the percentage of their pupils that go on to third level. This does not measure the capability of the school. This measures the capability of the parents to fund third level.
It is a list that ranks schools by the percentage of their pupils that go on to third level. This does not measure the capability of the school. This measures the capability of the parents to fund third level.
Don't get this, surely a child that goes to a school where more children go to 3rd level than another school is a school more likely to have one's own child go to 3rd level, if that is what the parents and child want.
Yeah I'm confused by that comment also.
Ok registration fees are very high and all that, but are you saying that someone from a 'lower ranked' school who does get the points required for a course, will not go due to financial reasons.
I would have thought it would be overwhelmingly for academic reasons (influenced by genes and environment) that people do or don't go onto third level. So points gained in the leaving cert...which does reflect in some way the ability of individual schools.
For some people, they just can't afford to have no income for 3-4 years.
Many people cannot afford to go to 3rd level education. For some people, they just can't afford to have no income for 3-4 years. They need to get out and work (or in the current environment, get onto social welfare) as soon as they leave school. For some people, if they don't have reasonable transport access to the college, they can't afford the car or to live away from home. For some people, they can't afford the outrageous registration fees that are just fees by another name. For many low earners, they won't qualify for grants but they still can't afford the fees.
... imo school does not matter it depends on ability and parents attitude.
No, they don't., but the facts speak for themselves.
They measure the social and financial standing of the parents of kids attending that school
Complainer, You are absolutely correct about what such a league table doesn't tell you. Unfortunately you are equally wrong about the financial standing. There are people from a diverse range of financial backgrounds, like there is in non-fee paying schools. It tells you about parents willingness to invest in education regardless of how easily they can afford it.
What do you mean by social standing?