2. Primary reading scores and mother’s education
300
250
200
1st class
150
5th class
100
50
0
NQ JC LC PLC Degree Postgrad

3. Literacy scores on entry to second-level school
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Higher prof. Lower prof. Non-manual Farmer Skilled manual Semi/unskilled Non-employed
manual

4. Leaving Certificate completion
100
90
80
70
60
% 50
40
30
20
10
0
Professional Employ/manager Non-Manual Manual Unemployed

5. Early School leaving -
Higher rates of anxiety and depression.
Higher rates of smoking and heavy drinking.
Greater dependency on medical cards.
Higher rates of lone motherhood.
Much higher rates of imprisonment.

6. Because of the drivers we know – poverty is a cycle that
has to be broken
Increased risk of -
Political & Economic System
• Emotional &
Poor or uneven investment in
infrastructure, schooling, job
Behavioural disorders
creation. Power balance. No
• Under performance in
Voice
school
• Poor literacy
• Drop out of school &
Systemic Societal society
+ =
Dysfunction Dysfunction • Drug & alcohol abuse
• Crime
• Teen pregnancy
100,000 Kids
Social & Cultural
Teen pregnancy, family & Generational Poverty
community strength, attitudes to Trap
education, success. Media. Life chances further
Societal & institutional prejudice diminished. Natural talent
& potential lost. Impact on
next generation
Source: One Foundation

7. What works to break the cycle?
Possible points & types of intervention - services
School Supports
Family Services Classroom management
Pre & Ante Natal
Parents
Home school liaison
Parenting Skills & Home Psychiatric Assessments
Home support workers Out of school/After school
Childcare
Youth Services
Mentoring
Special programmes -
Personal Development to
drugs and crime prevention
Community
& School Above all –
Early
Intervention

8. What we spend (US$ per head)
• Third level – $16,284 (OECD average $13,717)
• Second level – $10,868 (OECD average $8,972
• Primary level - $7,795 (OECD average $7,153)
• Pre-school – Almost nothing at all (OECD average $6,210)
• In overall terms we’re spending 5.6% of our national wealth on
all forms of education. The OECD average is 5.9%