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Asked by Sian

AQW 28861/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education

To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of newcomer children recorded as absent from both primary and post-primary schools in the Ballymena area, on each day from Tuesday 10 June 2025 to Tuesday 17 June 2025.

Asked by Sian Mulholland MLA on 17 June 2025

  • Answered
  • Written
Tabled
17 June 2025
Answer due by
2 July 2025
Answered
20 June 20253 days after tabling
Department
Department of Education
Priority question
No

Answer

The department does not collect attendance data on a daily basis and therefore does not hold the information requested.

In conjunction with the Education Authority, my officials continue to liaise with schools in the local area to offer support to those impacted by the recent disorder.

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