SECONDARY EDUCATION COMMITTEE

The Secondary Education Committee (SEC) Grant is a dedicated programme that provides financial assistance to Protestant families whose children are attending secondary schools supported by the SEC. By means-testing each application, the scheme ensures that aid is directed to those with genuine financial need, covering both day-school and boarding expenses where the family lives more than 20 km from the school.

Eligibility is straightforward: the child must belong to a recognised Protestant denomination, have secured a place at an SEC-affiliated school, and the household must be a taxpayer or social-welfare recipient in the Republic of Ireland. Applicants submit a three-step, fully online process - registration, application and document upload - with clear deadlines (registration by 30 October each year). A handy means-test calculator helps families estimate potential support, and the grant amount is calculated from the household's 2024 income.

SEC Grant serves families across the Republic of Ireland, offering a transparent, supportive route to ensure that financial barriers do not prevent eligible Protestant students from accessing secondary education.