High Level Summary of Statistics Trend Last update: Tuesday, June 24, 2008
School Nutrition
School meals (free or purchased)
Of those pupils present on the survey day, 47 per cent took a meal supplied by the school, up from 46 per cent in 2007. The survey included those schools participating in the trial of free school meals for all pupils in P1-P3 in five local authorities.
The percentage of pupils taking meals was generally higher in schools in more rural areas.
Free school meals
The percentage of pupils registered for free school meals under the benefits criteria was 15.4 per cent, down from 16.0 per cent in 2007.
Of those registered and present, 82.7 per cent took a free school meal on the survey day, up from 79.7 per cent in 2007.
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