School Lunches Taken

This data item records whether an infant pupil has taken a ‘school lunch’ on census day; where ‘school lunch’ is defined as: ‘food made available by the school for consumption by the pupil as his / her midday meal on a school day’.

This data item, collected each term from all schools with an appropriate age range (Years R to 2) and regardless of whether they are FSM eligible or not.