Five Ramsey residents have put their names forward as candidates for the town's vacant seat on the Board of Education.
No one was interested when an election was involved, so the department advertised for nominations and says it has received five strong applications.
An appointment will be made on Wednesday.
Education Minister Anne Craine says people are interested in serving on the board, but the prospect of fighting an election appears to be a turn-off:
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