Update to the capturing/entry of pupil ethnicity to the Primary Online Data (POD) and the Post-Primary Online Database (PPOD).

This circular provides supplementary information on the Primary Online Database (POD) and the Post-Primary Online Database (PPOD) in light of the upcoming introduction of the National Equality Data Strategy, and adds to section 5 of Circular 50/2015. In short, the circular updates the categories of ethnic or cultural background that schools should capture when enrolling a pupil, and makes the capturing of such data mandatory