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School Costs survey

Infographic: The cost of sending a child to school in Ireland

Children’s charity Barnardos has laid out the results of its annual School Costs Survey in this very handy and informative graphic

THE INFOGRAPHIC BELOW has been produced by the children’s charity Barnardos to show just how much it costs to send a child to school in Ireland today.

The main findings of the survey can be read here, but the graphic is well worth a look as well…

(Click here if you are having trouble viewing the image)

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