Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Title:
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Darragh Salmon
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Table of Contents
Contents
Comments Page ...................................................................................................................................... 1
Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................... 2
Abstract ................................................................................................................................................... 2
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 4
EXPERIMENTAL METHODS ............................................................................................................................. 5
RESULTS..................................................................................................................................................... 6
Conclusions and recommendations ........................................................................................................ 9
Acknowledgements............................................................................................................................... 10
REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................................. 11
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Abstract
Our project was to research and calculate the costs of the ‘school
run’ to the economy and compare it to the cost of a free bus service
for all students.
Our research included looking at different factors.
We compared our findings and found that the ‘school run’ by car is
two and a half times as expensive as a bus seat, thus parents
dropping students to school is costing the economy money.
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Introduction
The idea for our project came from reading a RTE article at the
beginning of the school year. It was reported that the number of
students eligible for the state school bus transport scheme system
had fallen by around 18,000 between 2011 and 2015.
Our aim for this project is to calculate many of the cost factors
involved with the school run and to estimate the cost of a bus service
that would cover all students who currently go to school by car.
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EXPERIMENTAL METHODS
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RESULTS
We found that a bus service that would cover all students that
currently drive would be two and a half times cheaper than the
‘school run’
The cost of a bus service that would cover all students would be:
€146,358,195
€ 357,946,083
Euro
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Breakdown of Results/ Calculations
Lost Income
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Fuel Cost
Bus Service
Results
- That means that the school run is 2.5 times more expensive.
o 357,946,083(total cost of ‘school run’) / 142,346,346(total cost of bus
service) = 2.5
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Conclusions and recommendations
Our project was to investigate the economic side of the side of the
school run versus traveling by bus but clearly there is plenty of scope
for further investigation into the effect on mental health and
subsequent costs relating to this.
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Acknowledgements
Our Principal:
Mr Long
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REFERENCES
- Number = https://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Statistics/Key-Statistics/Key-
Statistics-2015-2016.pdf
- How = Irish Independent Article
- http://www.cso.ie/en/census/censusforschools/census2002schoolresources/factsforstuden
ts/averagedistancetravelledtoschool/
- http://www.nextgreencar.com/cost-calculators
- https://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Value-For-Money-
Reviews/st_vfm_school_transport_scheme_2011.pdf
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