In
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
, grinds are private tuition; a major industry in Ireland, particularly at secondary school level.
In 2012, the Office of the Revenue Commissioners launched an investigation into a perceived failure of some teachers to declare extra income from giving grinds for tax purposes. The teachers' union ASTI denied that this is a widespread problem.
Some schools such as
Ashfield College
Ashfield College is a private post-primary school founded in 1977 and located in Dundrum in Dublin, Ireland. The school offers preparation for the Leaving Certificate examination, both as a two-year leaving certificate senior cycle, but also as ...
,
Bruce College
The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king Robert the Bruce (1274−1329), it has been ...
,
Institute of Education
IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society (IOE) is the education school of University College London (UCL). It specialises in postgraduate study and research in the field of education and is one of UCL's 11 constituent faculties. Prior to m ...
, Leinster Senior College, and
Yeats College
Yeats College is the brand name of two private, co-educational day schools in Ireland, one on College Road in Galway, founded in 1992, and one on Parnell Street in Waterford, founded in 1999. They offer the final two years of the Irish second ...
Yeats College Grinds
/ref> which offer the Leaving Certificate as a single year (repeat) course are called ''grind schools.''
A study in 2020 indicated the students from Irish-speaking post primary schools and grind schools had strong chances to progressing to further education but were significantly less likely to finish their course or achieve a 2:1 degree or greater compared to students from secondary schools.
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* {{cite news, author=The Irish Times, date=21 November 2000, title=Class goes on for the students at Bruce , url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/class-goes-on-for-the-students-at-bruce-1.1116992, access-date=30 June 2020, newspaper=The Irish Times
Irish slang
Secondary education in Ireland