Four rural Waterford primary schools to coordinate in new project

A number of rural schools will have the option of sharing teachers and principals under a new project being launched today.

Six clusters across Waterford, Galway, Donegal, Kerry, and Wicklow are being formed, made up of between three and five schools.

In Waterford, the schools are Scoil Naisiunta An Chlais Mhor, Ballycurrane NS, St Marys NS Grange and Scoil Naisiunta Naomh Parthalan.

The schools will be encouraged to identify common challenges and receive funding under the two-year initiative.

Among the options are sharing teachers, organising common activities and bringing a number of schools under the management of one principal.