Twelve Limerick students who were left without a secondary school placement have received offers of places in schools of their choice.
The news follows a two hour meeting between between school representatives and Department of Education officials this evening.
The meeting ended in an agreement by the city school principals that they would enrol children from all social backgrounds and would give priority to city children.
Letters offering places to these children were sent to the parents informing them which schools their children will be attending.
A remaining eight students who had dropped out of mainstream education in previous years have been offered alternative education.
A Department of Education statement said: "The National Educational Welfare Board is currently engaged with 8 other young people who dropped out of the mainstream education system in previous years."
"These young people have been in receipt of intermittent education provision since dropping out."
"The Minister will in the next few days invite the Patrons and Management authorities of all post Primary Schools in the greater Limerick area to a meeting to ensure that a coordinated approach will be taken by all schools to enrolments for 2005/06," the statement concluded.