One in every 200 pupils in NI was off school with the virus in the week before the Easter break.
The number of school pupils absent due to Covid-19 has fallen to its lowest level of the 2021/22 school year.
In the last full week before most schools broke up for Easter only 1 in every 200 pupils was off sick with Covid-19.More teachers were also off school in the week beginning Monday 4 April for non-Covid reasons than with Covid.That is the lowest rate of Covid absence recorded in the entire 2021/22 school year.
It marks a significant fall from the highest rates of Covid absence recorded at the end of January, when aroundHowever, the numbers of pupils absent from school for 'other' reasons is generally higher than pre-pandemic levels.Illness was the biggest reason for not being in school, followed by things like medical or dental appointments or family holidays.
As a result, about one in every 10 pupils has not been in school on any given day, but the exact reasons for the rise in 'other' absences in Northern Ireland is unclear.into children who are not attending school in the wake of lockdowns.
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