About Us

The links below will bring you to a variety of pages that will tell you more about us. The News page and the Newsletter pages have the most recent information on them. There will be photos from the awards night on the awards page. Want to know how well the Ard Scoil girls and strange exotic animals get on with each other ? Go to the 6th year visit to Fota on the Events page. Photos of the "Ard Scoil has Talent" show will soon be on the events page.

Open Night. Our open night is coming up, read the details below. Students are very welcome to come and see our fantastic school.

7th January, 2009.

Dear Parents/Guardians,

I would like to invite you and your daughter to the Open Night at Árd Scoil na nDéise, which will be held in our school on Thursday, January 29th at 7.30 p.m. SHARP.
The night will provide you with an opportunity to meet the teachers and to view the school and its facilities.

Our pupils will give a practical demonstration of their work in the subjects that will be new to First Year pupils, and the teachers will answer any questions you may have.

Enrolment Forms will be available on that night.

Please note that, for safety reasons, visiting students must be accompanied by a parent/guardian or other responsible adult throughout their visit.

We look forward to seeing you and your daughter on Thursday, January 29th.

Yours faithfully,

Dorothy Hughes.
Principal.

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School Entrance Policy

Ard Scoil na nDeise Entrance Policy (Revised Sept. 05)

Ard Scoil na nDeise as a Voluntary Catholic Secondary School welcomes all female students, provided that the school can reasonably meet their educational needs and that they can benefit from what the school has to offer. Its entrance policy is both open and inclusive.

All students and parents of prospective students are asked to read and sign the school’s Code of Behaviour and other school policies which will be made available to them i.e. Drugs Awareness Policy, Acceptable User Policy, Homework Study Policy.

1st Year Students.
There is no entrance exam for the 1st Year students. Assessment of their reading and numeracy skills is carried out by the Guidance Counsellor and Learning Support teachers. This gives an objective indication of the need for learning support if this has not already been indicated from primary school or from parents.
The school operates mixed ability teaching where students of differing abilities learn together. There may be some limitation on subject choices dictated by class sizes and resources. From 2nd Year onwards, some subjects are blocked to allow students to select higher or ordinary level courses.

T.Y.
Student entry to Transition Year is by:

application
interview
teacher recommendation
parent consultation

Transfer Students

Students transferring from another school will need a report from that school, detailing their academic, attendance and behavioral records.
Transfer from another school during a school year or course of study is generally not advisable.

on 10/10/07

Ard Scoil