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A Gaelscoil ((:ˈɡeːl̪ˠsˠkɛlʲ); plural: ''Gaelscoileanna'') is an Irish-medium school (particularly primary school) in Ireland: the term refers especially to Irish-medium schools outside the Irish-speaking regions. Students in the Gaelscoileanna acquire the Irish language through language immersion, though they study the standard curriculum. Gaelscoileanna, unlike English-medium schools, have the reputation of producing competent Irish speakers. English-medium schools, in contrast, produce relatively few fluent Irish speakers, despite the Irish language being an obligatory subject in the Republic of Ireland in both primary and secondary school. This has been attributed in part to the lack of Irish-language immersion programs.〔()〕 The present government has promised reforms in curriculum and teaching training for Irish in English-medium schools. ==Overview== Their success is due to effective (though limited) community support and an efficient administrative infrastructure. They are distinguished by being the product, not of state policy, but of a genuine community movement. Gaelscoileanna have undergone a striking expansion over the last few decades, though there are now concerns that recent rules limiting the founding of new schools may affect Irish-medium education, especially when the demand is greater than the supply.〔'Níl go leor spásanna sna Gaelscoileanna,'Colm Ó Broin, 24 June 2011, ''Gaelscéal'': http://www.gaelsceal.ie/ Retrieved 27 June 2001〕 In 1972 there were only 11 such schools at primary level and five at secondary level in the Republic. In the 2012-2013 school year there were 177 gaelscoileanna at primary level, attended by 35,710 students, and 40 gaelcholáistí at secondary level, attended by 9,663 students in non-Gaeltacht areas across Ireland.〔(Irish-Medium Education Outside The Gaeltacht 2012-2013 )〕 36 of these primary schools operated in Northern Ireland, while 1 of the postprimary schools and 4 of the postprimary units operated in Northern Ireland.〔 Additionally, some 4,000 children attend Irish-medium preschools. There is now at least one gaelscoil in each of the 32 counties of Ireland and several in some larger towns and cities. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gaelscoil」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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