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The school aims to help all students achieve their fullest potential in academic and co-curricular fields at each stage of their development. In our teaching, we aim to help, stimulate and challenge each student, and this aim is supported by careful monitoring and regular reporting.
The curriculum provided is balanced, broad and diverse. Scholarship and academic depth are its central features.
A high priority is placed on communication with parents. There is a programme of regular reporting and staff are available to meet with parents on request. There is also a parent-teacher meeting for every year group each year.
The Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate curricula of the Irish Department of Education and Skills are followed. All students sit the Junior Certificate at the end of 3rd Year. Transition Year is compulsory in 4th Year. All students sit the Leaving Certificate at the end of 6th Year. All subjects are taught at Higher level, with the exception of Irish and Mathematics, where there is streaming into Higher and Ordinary level classes.
The Leaving Certificate points obtained by our students exceed the national average each year.
The following links show how the Leaving Certificate points are calculated for entrance to UK Universities: Qualifax / UCAS Tariff Points / UCAS Tariff Calculator.
Each year group is normally divided into two or three for academic purposes, giving us classes of approximately 16 per base class. The academic progress of each class group is monitored by a Tutor. Many classes in the Senior Cycle are considerably smaller than the average size.
Each Student Realising His Full Potential
Equivalent to 3 x A* (UK’s A Levels)
Irish and International University Destinations
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