Ard Scoil na nDéise

The Ard Scoil na nDéise is an all-girl's secondary school in Dungarvan, County Waterford, Republic of Ireland.

Ard Scoil na nDéise
Address
Convent Road

Dungarvan
,
County Waterford

Ireland
Information
TypeVoluntary secondary school
Established1990
PrincipalJenny Williams
Teaching staff28
Genderall girls
Enrollment210
Colour(s) 
Websitehttps://ardscoildungarvan.com/

History

The school was established in 1990 as an amalgamation of Coláiste Muire, run by the Sisters of Mercy, and St. Joseph's Secondary School, run by the Presentation Sisters.

In 2007, the school began operating under the trusteeship of CEIST Catholic Education an Irish Schools Trust.

Academics

The Core Curriculum includes Gaeilge, English, Mathematics, Science, German or French, History, Geography, and Civic, Social & Political Education.[1] The school offers a broad curriculum and a range of extracurricular activities. The school provides the Junior Certificate, an optional Transition Year (TY) programme, the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP) and the established Leaving Certificate.[2]

Extracurricular


The school also has a student council. The Cáirde team is a student-mentoring initiative, which assists with the transition of incoming students.[2] The group is made up of fifth and sixth year students who volunteer to help first years settle in as they start secondary school.

References
  1. ""Curriculum", Ard Scoil na nDéise" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  2. "Whole-School Evaluation", An Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna, 2012


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