Irish Boarding survey 2024 Question Title * 1. Name of the school Question Title * 2. Are you based in Northern Ireland or Republic of Ireland? Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Question Title * 3. How many boarders do you currently have on roll? Question Title * 4. How many beds are available in your school? Question Title * 5. Do you offer flexi boarding? (pupils who board maximum 2 nights per week) Yes No Comment Question Title * 6. Do you offer short-stay (one-term) boarding? Yes No Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. How many boarding staff (FTE equivalent) currently work at your school? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21+ Comment Question Title * 8. Where do your boarders come from? Tick all that apply and add any countries not mentioned in the comment box. Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland England, Wales, Scotland France Germany Spain Italy Mainland China Hong Kong Russia Nigeria Kenya Other countries: Question Title * 9. Compared to 23-24, have you seen an increase/decrease/stable in number of Irish Boarders? Increase 1-5% Increase 6-10% Increase 11-15% Increase 16-20% Increase 21-25% Increase 25% + Decrease 1-5% Decrease 6-10% Decrease 7-15% Decrease 16-20% Decrease 21-25% Decrease 25%+ Stable numbers Comment Question Title * 10. Compared to 23-24, have you seen increased/decreased/stable numbers of international Boarders? Increase 1-5% Increase 6-10% Increase 11-15% Increase 16-20% Increase 21-25% Increase 25% + Decrease 1-5% Decrease 6-10% Decrease 7-15% Decrease 16-20% Decrease 21-25% Decrease 25%+ Stable numbers Comment Question Title * 11. Compared to 2019 pre-pandemic, have you seen increased/decreased/stable numbers of international Boarders? Increase 1-5% Increase 6-10% Increase 11-15% Increase 16-20% Increase 21-25% Increase 25% + Decrease 1-5% Decrease 6-10% Decrease 7-15% Decrease 16-20% Decrease 21-25% Decrease 25%+ Stable numbers Comment Question Title * 12. What are the operational challenges related to boarding in your school? Question Title * 13. What are the top three challenges international boarders face in your school? Question Title * 14. What challenges does your school face in its global marketing? Question Title * 15. Can you identify key training needs for your boarding staff? Question Title * 16. Over the last year, has the number of international applications increased/decreased? If so, please state potential reasons why. increased decreased static (please specify reasons why) Done