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What does this mean?

It’s your right to go to school and get a good quality education for free.

The Government needs to make sure you get an education until you are 16 years old, or you have finished the first three years of secondary school.

EXAMPLE: The Government needs to make sure all schools are built well and that teachers help you learn.

Learn more about this right

  • UNCRC, article 23 – it’s your right to special education and care if you have a disability, as well as all the rights in this Convention, so that you can live a full life.
  • UNCRC, article 28 – it’s your right to get a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to school to the highest level you can.
  • UNCRC, article 29 – it’s your right that your education should help you use your talents and abilities. It should help you live peacefully, protect the environment and respect other people.
  • It’s your right to go to school for free.
  • Your parents can home school you if they like, but the Government needs to make sure you get a minimum standard of education.
  • It’s your right to have a Student Council in secondary schools in Ireland. This helps you have a say in how things are run in schools.