Majority of parents believe children now face mix of classroom and home schooling

Over a fifth of Irish parents have experienced a reduction in household income due to Covid-19. A similar number have found that the extra cost of feeding their children when home-schooling had the biggest effect on household finances

Upwards of 42 per cent of the parents worried about their child’s mental health for the upcoming term if they did not return to school in a full-time classroom setting, with a further 41 per cent concerned about their children catching up on missed teaching. Since the beginning of the Covid-19 lockdown last March, 36 per cent of parents believed their children were spending too much time watching TV or on mobile devices as a result of being home-schooled. A third of parents also believed their children were missing their friends from school and might be lonely as a result.

Spend on school items for primary school students at €1,123, is up €174 from last year, while in secondary schools, parents’ average spend is €1,467, up €68 on last year.

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