Despite multiple surveys consistently showing majority public support for integrated education, only around 8% of pupils in Northern Ireland attend integrated schools. Report launch and panel discussion event: “Parental Choice and Preference: Education in Northern Ireland”. A LucidTalk poll in 2025 found 61% of Northern Ireland respondents said integrated schools should be the main education model. The department’s own parental school admissions survey found over 31% preferred integrated education. The responsibility for delivering integrated education has largely fallen to parents and to charity — and that’s not how you run an education system.”