Grinds

In Ireland, grinds are private tuition; a major industry in Ireland, particularly at secondary school level.

For other uses, see Grind (disambiguation).

In 2012, the Office of the Revenue Commissioners launched an investigation into a perceived failure of some teachers to declare extra income from giving grinds for tax purposes. The teachers' union ASTI denied that this is a widespread problem.[1]

Some schools such as Ashfield College,[2] Bruce College,[3] Institute of Education,[4] Leinster Senior College,[5] and Yeats College[6] which offer the Leaving Certificate as a single year (repeat) course are called grind schools.

A study in 2020 indicated the students from Irish-speaking post primary schools and grind schools had strong chances to progressing to further education but were significantly less likely to finish their course or achieve a 2:1 degree or greater compared to students from secondary schools.[7]

References
  1. "Teachers play down reports of tax investigation over grind fees", The Journal, 9 January 2012
  2. Grinds Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Ashfield College
  3. The Irish Times (2000).
  4. Hickey (2008).
  5. The Irish Times (2002).
  6. Yeats College Grinds
  7. Donnelly 2020.
  • Hickey, Shane (28 October 2008). "Sacrifices will be made to pay for the grinds". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  • Donnelly, Katherine (21 May 2020). "Pupils from Irish-speaking and grind schools less likely to finish college". Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  • The Irish Times (28 May 2002). "Former Bruce College Dublin principal to set up grind school". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  • The Irish Times (21 November 2000). "Class goes on for the students at Bruce". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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