A voluntary secondary school (alternatively: secondary school) in Ireland is a type of secondary education school that is privately owned and managed, often by church authorities, especially in the case of the Roman Catholic religion. Like national schools they are funded to a large extent by the state, on a per capita basis, with the local community often topping up funding, whilst approximately 90% of teachers' salaries are met by the state. Secondary education - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... It has been suggested that Ecclesia (Church) be merged into this article or section. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... A national school is a particular type of primary school in Ireland that is not directly financed or administered by the State. ... Per capita is a Latin phrase meaning for each head. ...

The voluntary secondary schools are attended by about 60% of secondary education students and still form the largest part of the secondary school system. The schools are generally managed by a Board of Management or less often a patron or religious order with a principal in general control of everyday business. In relation to a company, a director is an officer of the company charged with the conduct and management of its affairs. ... Generally, patronage is the act of supporting or favoring some person, group, or institution. ... A religious order may mean any of the following: // In Buddhist societies such as Sri Lanka, Thailand, Korea and Tibet, a religious order is one of the strikingly large number of monastic orders of monks and nuns. ... A principal is generally the chief administrator in an elementary school, middle school, or high school. ...

Some voluntary secondary schools are boarding schools, this is particularly so in the case of Protestant, many of which are Church of Ireland, as students cannot commute daily to such schools which are often only located in a few provincial towns. These schools generally receive additional grants to the normal per capita grant. A boarding school is an educational institution where some or all pupils not only study, but also live, amongst their peers. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... Church of Ireland The Church of Ireland (Irish: Eaglais na hÉireann) is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion, operating seamlessly across the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. ...

See also

• Education in the Republic of Ireland