Post – Primary Schoolbooks Scheme for the 2026/2027 School Year
Dear Parents/Guardians,
For the 2026/27 school year all students in post-primary schools in the Free Education Scheme will receive free schoolbooks and core classroom resources. These will be in place in time for the start of the new school year.
This scheme is being implemented by Minister for Education and Youth, Hildegarde Naughton TD.
Funding for the scheme in 2026/2027 is being provided directly to post-primary schools by the Department of Education and Youth. Schools now have responsibility for providing schoolbooks, and core classroom resources, to all students at the start of the 2026/2027
school year. All schoolbooks will remain the property of the school so that they can be reused in future years. Schoolbooks will be provided on loan to children and young people for the duration of the school year/cycle and must be returned to school at the end of the school year/cycle. Parents/Guardians are requested to remind their child/children to take care of their schoolbooks and keep them in good condition during the year.
*For the 2026/2027 school year all essential classroom resources will also be provided by the school and parents/guardians are not asked to purchase any items or pay a fee towards these items. Any items which are lost during the course of the year will not be replaced.
Kind regards,
The Leadership Team