School Help !

DinoBot

Hi,

I have a son starting secondary school soon and Im not
sure which school to send him to. We live in swords
Co. Dublin but I have been less than impressed with the
secondary schools here. I would be willing to travel.
Does anyone know of good schools
around ?

Thanks

luckat

I can't suggest any specific schools in Swords, but here are a couple of points to consider:

* Make sure you send your kid to a school near where you live (even if you have to move to do so), because when he's a teenager you want his friends to live nearby, so he can visit them on foot, and they can come and visit your house. If you send him, say, to Newpark in Monkstown, he'll spend half his teens in friends' houses on the southside and you won't know those friends well enough.

* Think about what you want - is he a kid who really likes lots of academic work, and does well at it, or sporty, or both, or is he more of an all-rounder? Do you want a school that's going to get him great results in his Leaving, or one where he's going to learn a lot of different subjects? Do you want a big school with lots of facilities and remedial teachers and a big selection of different kids, or a smaller, more intimate school, maybe with smaller classes and more attention (or maybe not)? Do you want a religious or an unaligned school?

DinoBot

Hi Luckat,

Thanks for the tips you have given me some good points to think over . I think I will have to go call around to a few of the schools.