1st Year

Information for Parents/Guardians of 1st Year Students 2024/25

Year Head: Ms Ciara Cormac
Link Deputy Principal: Ms Gráinne Malone

Principal’s Letter 2024/25

Click here to read Principal’s letter to incoming students and parents/guardians. This letter was posted to all incoming 1st year parents/guardians on Friday 21st June along with the name of your child’s based class and subject options for Junior Cycle and the letter explaining how the new Junior Cycle book grant will operate.

First Year Parent Information evening slides can be accessed here

School books and resources

Letter available here

Booklist of items covered by JC book grant and items that parents should purchase available here

School Calendar 2024/25

available here

Financial Information

Details of our online payment system can be found on our website homepage (top right button “Pay Online”) or here. When your details of our new students are uploaded we will text you to remind you to check our online payment system to ensure that all outstanding balances are paid. Please note that we do not use VSware for school payments.
- The €50 admin covers the cost of student 24-hour insurance and operating costs of the school communication system. It contributes to other school costs including locker rental, printing, photocopying, phone calls and access to IT educational software for all students. We ask all parents to pay this cost for each student. Padlocks for lockers will be made available for all students when they start school.
- A voluntary student contribution of €90 helps us to cover the costs of our active extra-curricular programme, end of year awards and other ongoing costs. Sibling discounts can be requested through the front office (2 siblings – pay €90+€45; 3 or more siblings pay €90+€45+€30+€0).

School timetable

Your child’s timetable will be available when they arrive for induction and you can also view it on your parent VSware app when term starts.

Uniform

Full uniform policy available on our website here – please read carefully; Students in all years do PE and require a full school PE uniform. Students wear their PE uniform for the day when PE is on the timetable. Our uniform supplier is Schoolwear House and the uniform flyer and pricelist is here.Contact details and sizing advice are available on their website Schoolwearhouse.ie

Induction Day 1 and 2

Students should arrive in full uniform on the date and time specified on the calendar and require only a copy, a pencil case and a small snack on their induction days. A locker will be allocated to students and books can be brought in gradually over the first week.