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School healthy living survey: school meal uptake statistics 2024

Statistics on school meal uptake from the 2024 School Healthy Living Survey

Uptake of free school meals was 71 per cent on survey day in 2024 (70.4 per cent in 2023).

Uptake of school meals (free or paid for) was 55 per cent on survey day in 2024 (53.4 per cent in 2023).

No school meals data was collected for 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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