Significant on-going illness; Physical Disability; or Specific Learning Difficulty (including Dyslexia and Dsycalculia) Educational Impact Criteria In order to meet educational impact criteria, applicants must meet the correct combination of two of DARE’s the following indicators of educational impact: Applicants with a Specific Learning Difficulty must meet indicator 7 plus one other indicator to meet DARE Educational Impact Criteria. All other applicants must meet any combination of two indicators from indicators 1 to 6 to meet DARE Educational Impact Criteria. Indicators Criteria Learning and Has your disability caused you to experience additional challenges compared with your classmates in Exam Results completing homework, studying for exams, participating in class or in accessing the curriculum; OR If onset (or deterioration) of your condition occurred while you were attending secondary school, has this impacted on your exam results?; OR Do you attend a supported or specialised school (e.g. school for the deaf)? Attendance and Have you missed a significant number of days in secondary school due to your disability?; OR Disruption Have you missed a significant number of classes or been unable to complete full school days? This may be due to, for example, personal care needs, appointments for learning support, fatigue or your condition means that you need to take breaks from classes; OR Is there any other type of significant disruption to your school experience, such as having to repeat a school year due to the impact of your disability? School Has your potential to participate in extra-curricular or social activity been constrained as a result of Experience and your disability or condition?; OR Well-being Have you at any stage during your time in second level required and received support due to the emotional impact of your disability or condition? Intervention and Have you received additional support in school due to the impact of your disability?; OR Supports Have you been granted exam accommodations for the leaving certificate? Time Issues Does it take considerably longer for to complete school work or study in comparison to your classmates due to the impact of your disability?; OR Do you have less time than your classmates to dedicate to study or homework due to managing your condition? Other Is there another educational impact related to your disability that has not been covered under any of Educational the previous sections above? Impact Specific Do you have a Psycho-Educational Assessment report showing two literacy or two numeracy scores Learning at or below the 10th percentile? Difficulty
Significant on-going illness; Physical Disability; or Specific Learning Difficulty (including Dyslexia and Dsycalculia) Educational Impact Criteria In order to meet DARE’s educational impact criteria, applicants must meet the correct combination of two of the following indicators of educational impact: Applicants with a Specific Learning Difficulty must meet indicator 7 plus one other indicator to meet DARE Educational Impact Criteria. All other applicants must meet any combination of two indicators from indicators 1 to 6 to meet DARE Educational Impact Criteria. Indicators Criteria Learning and Exam Results Has your disability caused you to experience additional challenges compared with your classmates in completing homework, studying for exams, participating in class or in accessing the curriculum; OR If onset (or deterioration) of your condition occurred while you were attending secondary school, has this impacted on your exam results?; OR Do you attend a supported or specialised school (e.g. school for the deaf)? Attendance and Disruption Have you missed a significant number of days in secondary school due to your disability?; OR Have you missed a significant number of classes or been unable to complete full school days? This may be due to, for example, personal care needs, appointments for learning support, fatigue or your condition means that you need to take breaks from classes; OR Is there any other type of significant disruption to your school experience, such as having to repeat a school year due to the impact of your disability? School Experience and Well-being Has your potential to participate in extra-curricular or social activity been constrained as a result of your disability or condition?; OR Have you at any stage during your time in second level required and received support due to the emotional impact of your disability or condition? Intervention and Supports Have you received additional support in school due to the impact of your disability?; OR Have you been granted exam accommodations for the leaving certificate? Time Issues Does it take considerably longer for to complete school work or study in comparison to your classmates due to the impact of your disability?; OR Do you have less time than your classmates to dedicate to study or homework due to managing your condition? Other Educational Impact Is there another educational impact related to your disability that has not been covered under any of the previous sections above? Specific Learning Difficulty Do you have a Psycho-Educational Assessment report showing two literacy or two numeracy scores at or below the 10th percentile?
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