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How boarding schools still hold an appeal for some modern families: ‘They’re on screens less’:
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While the proportion of students who live away from home is declining, principals say boarding fosters skills such as independence and self-confidence

Latest enrolment data shows there were 3,557 students boarding in 25 second-level schools in Ireland last year in both the free and fee-charging sectors. Boarding costs range from about €7,500 to just over €21,000 a year.

“Lizzy gets to use her mobile phone for half an hour in the morning and for an hour at night, so we talk to each other twice a day. I can also ring the office any time and they will give her their mobile phone so she can talk with us privately. Similarly, if she is feeling lonely or anything during the day, they will let her ring out,” she says.“The first year was very difficult. It was like we experienced the empty nest syndrome early.

Glenstal Abbey, Co Limerick, where seven-day boarding costs in excess of €20,000. File photograph: Frank Miller/The Irish Times However, the “boarding master” of an Irish school, who declined to be named, believes such claims are anachronistic. “If a child needs to go home there is no issue whatsoever. But sometimes it works out better that a child is on site. If there is conflict in a class, let’s say, I can say ‘let’s sleep on it’. It doesn’t blow up with parents getting involved and potentially making it worse. We deal with it calmly together and that builds independence in the young person,” he says.

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