Irish Second-Level Students' Union (ISSU)
Aontas Daltaí Iar-bhunscoile na hÉireann (ADIÉ)[1]
PresidentCaitlin Faye Maniti [2]
Vice PresidentHeather Doyle
Honorary PresidentEmer Neville[2]
FoundedAugust 2008
Preceded byUnion of Secondary Students
International affiliationOBESSU
Websitewww.issu.ie

The Irish Second–Level Students' Union (ISSU)[3] is Ireland's national umbrella body for second-level students working through the student council network in second-level schools.[4] ISSU represents post-primary school students nationwide.[4]

ISSU's activities have three stated strands: it aims to provide training, guidance and advice to students and to equip them with the skills needed to become involved in the decision-making processes in their own school communities; and it aims to work with other organisations to bring the views of secondary school students to the attention of policy-makers and the media; and it aims to provide services to the membership of ISSU on the principle that control of those services lies with the membership.[5]

ISSU was founded in August 2008, from the remains of the Union of Secondary Students (USS)[6] which had been in existence from 2001 to 2008. It is a member of the Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions (OBESSU)[7] and the National Youth Council of Ireland.[8]

During September 2009, ISSU modified its name from the Irish Secondary Students' Union to the Irish Second–Level Students' Union to encompass all Irish post-primary schools.[9]

Students in Northern Ireland are represented by the Secondary Students' Union of Northern Ireland (SSUNI).[10]

References

  1. ↑ "ISSU Constitution". issu.ie. Irish Second–Level Students' Union. May 2021. Article1.1.
  2. 1 2 "Comhghairdeas to the newly elected Coiste Gnó na nDaltaí nd Monitoring & Advisory Committee for 2022/23!". issu.ie. Irish Second–Level Students' Union. 24 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "ISSU Exam Survey #ClarificationNow". SchoolDays.ie. April 2020. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020.
  4. 1 2 Kiernan, Lynda (18 May 2020). "Laois student elected as President of national secondary school union". LeinsterExpress.ie. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "ISSU Website - About ISSU". issu.ie.
  6. ↑ "Making a case for equality in education". IrishTimes.com. 20 May 2003.
  7. ↑ "OBESSU | Members". www.obessu.org.
  8. ↑ "Members - Irish Second-Level Students' Union". youth.ie.
  9. ↑ "Cork teen: Why you should support the vote at 16". echolive.ie. The Echo. 2 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "SSUNI | Secondary Students' Union of Northern Ireland". SSUNI | Secondary Students' Union of Northern Ireland. Retrieved 13 March 2023.


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