How does the Irish middle class compare to ours

[Norfolker]

My sister in law is from the Republic & she says the class system in Ireland is there but less obvious than ours.. Not as many private schools but more subtle markers.
She also thinks their state education system is far superior so private schooling is unnecessary. Any Irish on here want to elaborate? I found it interesting.
YABU there is no difference between UK & ROI. Exact same class system no difference in markets.
YANBU different traits contribute to the Irish middle class system

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@Pinkandwhiteblossom that new eye wateringly expensive school ''nord anglia'' in leopardstown claim on their website to be the only school in ireland that does IB, but in my day, St Andrew's did it. After looking at the fees for Nord Anglia (I only looked out of curiosity) the fees at st andrew's will look like loose change.

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I think they're both right
You mentioned he's on the spectrum. If he has an asd diagnosis I shouldn't think he'd have a problem getting exemptions (I hope not anyway - my DS is the same, but a bit younger).
I know there are very good Disability Support Services at UCC and other NUI colleges...maybe contact them for advice around applications.

Thanks Lizzie, he does have an ASD dx, he went to St Catherine's for a year before primary school. I think he has PDAS, specifically, so he ''presents'' very normally and even socially as long as he's happy, and then when he is asked to do something he isn't good at (Spanish) all hell breaks loose! So it looks to the outside world like Bold Brat Syndrome! I will look in to all of this as soon as the first is settled in! (to college).

It's good to know there are a few exceptions made and that there are supports. He doesn't identify as a boy with autism. He knows, but we don't discuss it. I don't want to hand him an excuse to dodge out of anything challenging.

Nord Anglia What a strange name.

I think it's a chain!

I hear you Danu2021. My DS has many PDA characteristics too.

@Danu2021, even by U.K. standards those fees are cracked. They must be operating entirely outside the Irish system or something. Andrew’s certainly used to do the IB (my sister did IB art there). I’m sure KH or Columba’s did too - must have been a Protestant thing

@HeyGirlHeyBoy, aha - I stand corrected. I do think that % makes a difference to the fees though.

You'll need that!

I kept getting Nord Anglia ads for a while there. Those prices are insane. 😳

A while ago they were looking for a vegan dinner lady. I saw the ad.

I think the job had a posher title

Oh the do of course blossom, see my link above for the amounts but I know from being in it a lot of that goes on admin staff, bills etc.

I think it is very interesting Convents. I don’t remember learning much about religion (but we did attend chapel every morning).

I remember very forward thinking, proactive, intelligent women who pushed her very hard. The standards were very high but in London in the 80s they needed to be to compete with the public/private system. We were pushed to make our lives worthwhile and of value and that is a positive message for goals.

In the Irish league tables, I think State Convents nearly always lead or dominate the top. The pres/Loretos, etc.

I am really interested in how things change from the secondary sector to university for those who can comment - do you feel there is a big jump? I don’t think there is a big jump from a’levels to third level - the biggest jump for me was always from O’levels to a’level.

Apologies typos - I don’t have my 🤓

No, not a big jump but v different in terms of say critical thinking, arguing points instead of reeling off facts.

A while ago they were looking for a vegan dinner lady. I saw the ad.

Did she have to be Vegan herself?

I was educated in NI, then went to Trinity. I don’t think there was much of a difference (really) between those that had done A levels compared to LC. Uni is a step up regardless.

It is exactly the same here in Ireland but people just don't care so don't talk about it.

Vegan dinner lady Peak notions.

It’s like the €900 coat in Dunnes from a few years ago

Peak notions is right.

Someone put up a sign saying dry robes were banned and dry robes types

That's a joke. It's not actually a serious thing.