School attendance levels improve, but still progress to be made, says Minister

Saturday, 20 January 2024 08:00

Attendance levels in the Island's school's have returned to roughly pre Covid figures, but there's still a way to go.

That's the word of Education, Sport and Culture Minister Julie Edge who was quizzed on the stats in Tynwald this week.

She revealed that despite a 2% dip in 2022 the latest data shows that there's currently a 92.2% attendance rate, with the department's attendance officers working to improve this situation.

Minister Edge was asked if homeschooling, or long Covid has played a part in the stats stagnating rather than improving:

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