Arklow is among eight towns and cities nationwide that have been selected as part of a pilot programme to increase multi-denominational education in this country.
The Department of Education will be engaging with these school communities about possibly moving their local school’s patronage away from the Catholic Church.
The vast majority of schools in this country are State-aided parish schools, with the local bishop as patron.
But as demand grows for multi denominational education, Minister Norma Foley says change is needed.
The ETB runs 27 Community National Schools that don’t come under the Catholic ethos.
The Department is encouraging any school interested in changing patronage to come forward.
The other areas included in the pilot are Athlone, Cork, Dublin, Dundalk, Galway, Limerick and Youghal.
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