A multidenominational school (Irish: scoil ilchreidmheach) is a relatively new type of primary school in Ireland. They often try to move away from traditional religion-based models, which are common in Ireland, typically these are Roman Catholic and,to a lesser extent, Church of Ireland schools.
Multidenominational schools claim to promote pluralism and multiculturalism in a way that traditional denominational schools have not.
See also
- Education in the Republic of Ireland
- Education in Northern Ireland
- Educate Together
External links
- Educate Together, the representative organisation for English-language multi-denominational schools in Ireland
- An Foras Pátrúnachta, founded in 1993 to act as an alternative patron for new gaelscoileanna (Irish language schools), its schools include Catholic schools, interdenominational schools, multi-denominational schools and non-denominational schools.
- Dalkey School Project, the first of the "Educate Together" schools
- Swords Educate Together National School, Educate Together School, in Swords County, Dublin