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CPSMA Survey on School Finances 2025

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We are undertaking a survey to gather feedback regarding finances in primary schools.
It is crucial for us to gain insights into your experiences and concerns to enable us to better advocate for the support and resources necessary to help you.
Please note that the data supplied will be collated and generalised to hard data for discussions with the Department of Education. No individual school or principal will be identified. Any identifying data which may be shared by you in the course of your answers to this survey will be anonymised by CPSMA.
Please note that comments provided may be quoted/referenced as part of our on-going discussions, on an anonymous basis.
To complete this survey, it will be beneficial to have a copy of the school accounts which were submitted to FSSU in February 2025. Questions are based upon your school finances for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Thank you in advance for your contribution to this survey.
1.School Type(Required.)
2.Medium of Instruction(Required.)
3.DEIS Indicator(Required.)
4.School Enrolment(Required.)
5.What was your Capitation Grant Income for the 2023-2024 academic year?(Required.)
6.What was your Capitation Grant Expenditure for the 2023-2024 academic year?(Required.)
7.What was your Ancillary Grant Income for the 2023-2024 academic year?(Required.)
8.What was your Ancillary Grant Expenditure for the 2023-2024 academic year year?(Required.)
9.What was your Minor Works Grant income for the 2023-2024 academic year?(Required.)
10.What was your Minor Works Grant expenditure for the 2023-2024 academic year?(Required.)
11.How much money did your school have the fundraise in the 2023-2024 academic year to cover any costs associated with capitation, ancillary, or minor works?(Required.)
12.How much did your insurance costs increase this year, when comparing costs to the 2023-2024 academic year?(Required.)
13.How much money did your school spend on recruitment expenses in the 2023-2024 academic year? (e.g. payment of independent assessors)(Required.)
14.How much money did your school spend on accounting services in the 2023-2024 academic year?(Required.)
15.How much money did your school spend on bus hire in the 2023-2024 academic year?(Required.)
16.How much money did your school spend on the maintenance of specialist SEN equipment in the 2023-2024 academic year? (e.g. hoists)(Required.)
17.From September 2025, the rate of capitation grant for primary schools will be €224 per pupil, while the rate of capitation at post primary will be €386 per pupil. For a school of your size, what level of capitation funding would be necessary to run your school? Please enter a figure per pupil below.(Required.)
18.Please include any other comment you wish to make on school funding below.
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