At first glance, it seems clear: a parent sends their child to a fee-paying school, and that child has a greater chance of going to third level than someone who attended a non-fee-paying school. After all, isn't the data right there, in black and white, on The Irish Times feeder school tables?But the feeder school tables, to a large extent, reflect existing, in-built social inequalities. Both at home and internationally, there is clear evidence that fee-paying schools in themselves do not boost academic performance, relative to non-fee paying or disadvantaged schools.

https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2022/12/16/why-do-some-schools-do-better-or-worse-than-others/

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