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  • 12-12-2005 10:31pm
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    Nobis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭


    Welcome.
    I have a reguest.
    COuld someone give me some advices how to find good type of school suitable for 17,15 and 14 years old children?

    Thanks in advance

    (We are living in Poland now but we wanna move to Ireland)


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    cournioni
    Moderators, Regional North East Moderators Posts: 12,739 Mod ✭✭✭✭cournioni


    No problem. What part of the North East are you thinking of moving to?


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    Dundalk Online
    Closed Accounts Posts: 119 ✭✭Dundalk Online


    i would just say send them to any secondary school but maybe you are looking for particular religious or same sex schools?


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    marco murphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,715 ✭✭✭marco murphy


    Beaufort College
    Girls and boys
    Loads of poles


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    Slippin Jimmy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,031 ✭✭✭Slippin Jimmy


    To tell you the truth, I think the best school to go to in Navan is ST. Pats. It is a boy's only school, but the teachers are excellent in it. If you kids want to leard they will do really well in Pats. The school has a strong anti-bullying policy, so there are no worries there. There are a few polish people in the school, all of which are very desent people, well actually the majority of people that go to the school are very nice people.
    The only thing is that you would want to get your name down quick because places are going quick.


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    marco murphy
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    St Pats is a nightmare for non national people.
    Its way to strict for newcomers.
    Beaufort College has as many foreigners as nationals.
    Loads of poles, boys girls the lot


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    Nobis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭Nobis


    I will be living in Drogheda. Could you give me some best for us schools adresses or links?
    I am not looking for religious or same sex schools. I am just looking for the most suitable school for them.


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    marco murphy
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    Drogheda is too far for a school in Navan anyway


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    Dundalk Online
    Closed Accounts Posts: 119 ✭✭Dundalk Online


    DROGHEDA SCHOOLS

    I am not from Drogheda so i dont know much about them. I presume these are all secondary schools.

    Christian Brothers
     Telephone: 041-9837232, 041-9833000

    Drogheda Grammar School
    Telephone: 041-9838281, 041-9838019

    St Laurences Community College
    Telephone: 041-9837105

     St Olivers Community College
    Telephone: 041-9838515, 041-9838390

     Our Ladys College
    Telephone: 041-9831786, 041-9832809

     The Sacred Heart School
    Telephone: 041-9837812


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    Nobis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭Nobis


    They (children) can also attend to schools in or other cities, towns 30km away from Drogheda, so I please for some details of those schools. I also would like to thank you for all replies:) Particularly for telephone numbers


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    - bo -
    Registered Users Posts: 826 ✭✭✭- bo -


    DonnybrookGhost wrote:
    To tell you the truth, I think the best school to go to in Navan is ST. Pats.........the teachers are excellent in it..

    :D hehe good wan...


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    Nobis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭Nobis


    I have one more question.
    How education system looks in Ireland? Is it similiar to UK?


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    MonkeyTennis
    Registered Users Posts: 3,098 ✭✭✭MonkeyTennis


    Not really Nobis

    At age 15/16 kids do a set of exams called the junior certificate. In days gone by this had value in the workplace but now its really an indicator as to how they are getting on. At 17/18 they do a leaving cert which is usually seven subjects, English, Irish, Maths and four others. These are taken into account for further education, eg University. You need to check what exemptions your kids will be entitled to eg They wont have to do Irish I hope!!

    Its possible to do the UK system of A levels in Ireland but I dont knwo much about it. I know you can do them in Newry but that is maybe to far for you.


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