If response to GOIPSCHL is 'No - they attended another type of school in Northern Ireland' ...

Here are some factors that parents/guardians take into account when deciding which primary school they would prefer their child to attend.

Please select 5 factors which were most important to you when making the decision about your child's school.

This table shows the percentage of respondents selecting each issue. Respondents could select up to five issues.

	%
Quality of education	89
Proximity to home	84
School facilities	62
How easy it was to travel there	60
Family or friends are/were at the school	45
Extra-curricular activities	32
Prefer child to learn with children from their own faith, culture or community background	29
Childcare arrangements	26
Condition of buildings	22
Special Educational Needs (SEN) provision	15
It was an Irish Medium school or unit	4
Other factor (please write in)	3
I don't know	0

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