Children's finance special: School curriculum is helping

The aim of Ireland’s education system is to make financial literacy an outcome of our pupils’ study, even when it is not an explicit course

In the primary curriculum, children learn about minding their money from 1st class

Education supports people throughout their lives. It plays a huge part in developing their mental resilience and personal wellbeing. These equip people with the ability to adapt, to work with others, to think critically and to be creative. They give people the skills and knowledge to fulfil their personal goals.

Our Action Plan for Education, which aims to make the Irish education and training service the best in Europe within a decade, has ...