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Is there still discrimination in admission to some schools?

It's been over seven years since the education act was written into law requiring all schools to ...

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08.30 5 Sep 2025


Is there still discrimination in admission to some schools?


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08.30 5 Sep 2025


It's been over seven years since the education act was written into law requiring all schools to publish an admission policy. The law was implemented to prevent discrimination in admission which includes removing religion as a selection criterion for most schools. However, there are growing concerns that some schools are still trying to seek such data from families before their child is enrolled.   

Pat heard from David Graham, Communications Officer at Education Equality.


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