The Costello Report

Future Post-Primary Arrangements in Northern Ireland: Advice from the Post-Primary Review Working Group was published in January 2004.

• Jane Kennedy's Announcement of the Working Group
• Remit of the Costello Working Group
• Summary of the report
• The full document - Future Post Primary Arrangements in Northern Ireland - PDF 663 KB
• Statistical and other background information made available to the Post-Primary Review Working Group
• Agendas of Post-Primary Review Working Group Meetings
• Minutes of Post-Primary Review Working Group Meetings

To view individual chapters and sections of the report use the links below;

• Cover page  PDF 232 KB
• Contents PDF 97 KB
• Members of the Post-Primary Review Working Group  PDF 110 KB
• Chapter 1 - Introduction and Terms of Reference PDF 164 KB
• Chapter 2 - The Case for Change  PDF 163 KB
• Chapter 3 - Vision, Objective, Guiding Principles and Outcomes PDF 184 KB
• Chapter 4 - Pupils' Entitlement Framework  PDF 169 KB
• Chapter 5 - Meeting the Entitlement  PDF 160 KB
• Chapter 6 - Entitlement Criteria and Options for New Arrangements  PDF 182 KB
• Chapter 7 - Transfer Arrangements  PDF 240 KB
• Chapter 8 - Making it Happen - Delivering the Entitlement  PDF 161 KB
• Chapter 9 - Implementation  PDF 165 KB
• Chapter 10 - Summary  PDF 98 KB
• Appendices  PDF 236 KB

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