Appendix
Revisions
DIS Scale
The Deprivation Index Score ranges from approximately -40 (extremely disadvantaged) to +40 (extremely affluent). The thresholds for each of the four DIS categories are outlined in Introduction.
Provision of Home Addresses
Socio-economic profiling is intended for the student’s original home address. For example, if a student’s home address is Letterkenny, but they reside in Dublin during the term-time, the returned home address should be in Letterkenny.
Home addresses are provided by the student to each of the HEIs upon registration. The onus is on each institute to ensure students are made aware of this, and that an accurate home address is provided for each and every student registered at their institute.