The Class Rep Census Project was established by the National Student Engagement Programme (NStEP) in 2022, with the aim of directly ask students to share more information about themselves to provide us with a snapshot of the diversity of student representation in Irish Higher Education.
The Census Project is run annually, and this is the fourth year (2025/26) that the project has been carried out. This data collection is carried out via a survey that is embedded within the ‘Introductory Class Rep Training’ Feedback form that is circulated to all participants of the Introductory Class Rep Training (ICRT) sessions.
Students are informed prior to taking the survey of the following:
- Their responses are anonymous
- Their responses will not be shared with their higher education
institution - Not all questions may apply to them, and they may not know
the answer to every question, and, - They don’t have to answer these questions if they don’t want to.
This year the survey had 338 respondents across 23 higher education institutions that participate in the National Student Engagement Programme.
To read the report, please click the button or the image on the right.
Past reports can be found here.
The National Student Engagement Programme would like to thank all who participated in this year’s Class Rep Census Project.
The work of student representatives contributes to the enhancement of teaching and learning, student engagement, and partnerships with staff across Irish Higher Education.
The data collected is invaluable and will assist in developing future resources and events to benefit students across Ireland, as well as lobbying for future supports and initiatives.
If you have any questions about the Census Project, please contact our Development Coordinator, at nstepdevelopment@usi.ie
