The principal of a Carrickmacross secondary school that figured highly in a recent “league tables” survey published in the national press has questioned the value of the system in giving parents a complete picture of what schools have to offer.
Principal of Carrick’s St Louis Secondary School Eileen English said this week that many parents of primary school children took a keen interest in the league tables published by the Sunday Independent on January 24.
“Choosing the right second level school for a child is a process that parents invest a lot of time and thought into,” the principal commented.
“But parents should be warned not to take these league tables at face value.”
The Carrickmacross school appeared on the list of the top performing non fee-paying schools in the country, a …
