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CCC and Luttreslestown
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27-02-2011 8:50pm#1Hi folks,
With the recent announcment that CCC and Luttreslestown will strategically work together when allocating spots I am looking to get more information on this. I understand that Luttrelstown school will serve the greater "luttrelstown area" while CCC will serve Castleknock - hence enforcing a stricter catchment area going forward. Does anybody have some info on how they would define these regions? For example, some would say that CCC itself is in the luttlestown area. So if a child was to live in Burnell Park, Bramley Ave for example would they automatically be assigned to Luttrelstown? The reason I ask is that I am currently living abroad but will most likely be moving home in the next year so that my son can start school in Ireland. We quite like the idea of living in that area but just want to make sure we understand the situation re schools. We do not want to send him to the Castleknock private school.
Also, does anybody have any feedback on these two schools (CCC and Luttreslestown) in terms of reputation - quality of teachers, sports facilities, culture etc. I believe that 75% of education is at home but school is important also.
Thanks,
Cathal0
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Hello Number 5.
Unfortualty the days of you choosing a school in this area are gone... its more of a case of what you can find and waiting to see if you are accepted.
CCC is a very very big school and places are very limited. unless your son has a sibling in the school or attends the feeder school i think you will have great trouble getting him into that school.
As for luttrelstown, they are in prefabs at the moment and places are very limted also. I am aware that the places have been filled.
There are other schools in the area.
This is a problem in this area and has been for a long time with secondary school
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thanks for feedback folks. i suppose i should have mentioned that he still has to go through primary school! We'll be sending him to either Patricks or Brigids in Castleknock starting next year. I know it might sound like early planning but in the background we will be buying a house and want to sure we as many bases covered as possible. Our aim is to live close to quality schools (primary and secondary) such that he will benefit from friendship continuity right through from 5 to 18.
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thanks for feedback folks. i suppose i should have mentioned that he still has to go through primary school! We'll be sending him to either Patricks or Brigids in Castleknock starting next year. I know it might sound like early planning but in the background we will be buying a house and want to sure we as many bases covered as possible. Our aim is to live close to quality schools (primary and secondary) such that he will benefit from friendship continuity right through from 5 to 18.
Sorry i totally misunderstood you I thought he was going into secondary school next year...:) Fair play to you for planing ahead.
I would strongly recommend Castleknock educate together, This is from my experiance a fantastic school.
Lutrellstown is a grea:)t school it at the moment only has first and second year. The teachers are fab, Headmistres great very very firm but I think you have to be with kids that age.
They are soon going to be building a new school for them that will be ready in a couple of years. But IMO its more to do with the teachers and student then the building
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thanks for feedback folks. i suppose i should have mentioned that he still has to go through primary school! We'll be sending him to either Patricks or Brigids in Castleknock starting next year. I know it might sound like early planning but in the background we will be buying a house and want to sure we as many bases covered as possible. Our aim is to live close to quality schools (primary and secondary) such that he will benefit from friendship continuity right through from 5 to 18.
Whoa that's forward planning!
Have you considered Dublin 7 schools or Schools in Dublin City Centre?
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cheers again
I forgot about educate together in castleknock - it wasn't built long when i left the country.
I dont have anything in particular against the Castleknock College. We both want him to go to a public school - rightly or wrongly i think it gives a kid a better perspective on all parts of society and as a result a better balance. But does private offer a better education? - i dont think so - i think we all now plenty of people of public/private schools who have done both great and terrible. As I said below I think 75% of it gets back to how much the parent puts in and the example set. Again, nothing against people who have gone to or are going to private schools - just a personal preference.
We have thought about where to live and have considered a number of areas (including dublin 7 as you say, clontarf/howth, and even across the liffey
). But we grew up in D15 and part of the motivation in coming home is to spend time with the relatively elderly grandparents. And within that I was lucky enough not to have a long commute when i was going to school and would be great if my son could have the same - hence the focus on schools in the castleknock/carpenterstown area.
Obviously a lot can change in the years ahead as luttrelstown build their permanent headquarters. And to be honest we usually aren't the best at planning ahead but just want to make sure we are in the right area before taking the plunge with a house. Again, I appreciate the feedback!
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CETNS has a long waiting list. Download a pre-enrolment form and send it off immediately. Use an Irish address so that they can reply to you with your waiting list number. You can update that address when you move to Ireland.I forgot about educate together in castleknock - it wasn't built long when i left the country.
I pre-enrolled my son right after he was born (late 2007) and he was #30 on the list for the year he will start! (Sept 2012)
** Rants about education choice to follow **
Disclaimer: I am/was involved with the campaign to establish an Educate Together school in Carpenterstown. We are still accepting pre-enrolment forms.
Not really. If you want a Catholic school then you probably don't have to worry but if you want something different you quickly see that your options are very limited (and in demand).Diddler1977 wrote: »Whoa that's forward planning!
Unfortunately very typical of the (outgoing) Government to be playing catchup - the demand for secondary school places doesn't just happen overnight - the kids will have been in primary school for the preceding 8 years!They are soon going to be building a new school for them that will be ready in a couple of years. But IMO its more to do with the teachers and student then the building
It is bad planning that Luttrellstown Community College, in temp premises at the entrance to Connolly Hospital, will not have a permanent school until 2 or even 3 years after it was established.0 -
CETNS has a long waiting list. Download a pre-enrolment form and send it off immediately. Use an Irish address so that they can reply to you with your waiting list number. You can update that address when you move to Ireland.
I pre-enrolled my son right after he was born (late 2007) and he was #30 on the list for the year he will start! (Sept 2012)
** Rants about education choice to follow **
Disclaimer: I am/was involved with the campaign to establish an Educate Together school in Carpenterstown. We are still accepting pre-enrolment forms.
Not really. If you want a Catholic school then you probably don't have to worry but if you want something different you quickly see that your options are very limited (and in demand).
Unfortunately very typical of the (outgoing) Government to be playing catchup - the demand for secondary school places doesn't just happen overnight - the kids will have been in primary school for the preceding 8 years!
It is bad planning that Luttrellstown Community College, in temp premises at the entrance to Connolly Hospital, will not have a permanent school until 2 or even 3 years after it was established.
I agree with you that its a shame that the kids dont have permanent buildings from the start, but they do get there in the end
My eldest was one of the first in Castlenock Educate together in a class room in the Boys school for the deaf in cabra and now look at what they have...its a fantastic school IMO.
The kids dont seem to be put out that much either in Luttrellstown, They will get there new school in time and they know this. Its a great school 0 -
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It's a pity that there isn't a link to the Design Team Procedures. I had a quick look on the DoE site but could not find them.
I would love to see the site design too.
I wonder if the school will make use of renewable energy sources e.g. solar water heating? The adjacent Scoil Choilm, with its large south facing roofs, doesn't - a really silly oversight.
Give them a buzz or contact via http://www.luttrellstowncc.ie/contact-us.html 0 -
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I emailed them and got a strange reply that was intended for a member of staff. I will wait a few days before emailing again.Give them a buzz or contact via http://www.luttrellstowncc.ie/contact-us.html0 -
I know several people who have had problems in CCC. I attended there myself, but left after transition year, just couldn't hack it in there any more.. My sister's in third year and loves it, but my parents are refusing to send my brother there after my own problems with it. He's going to start in LCC in September, and is looking forward to it.
It really does depend on the child in primary school. Both my brother and I were bullied extensively, and CCC did very little to stop it.
It is a good school exam result wise, but there has to be a balance between exams and students happiness, and I think they fall short a bit there. But, it is my own opinion.
I'm curious as to your experiences at CCC (if you don't mind expanding!). I attended as well for five years (through to LC), and far from it being overly academic (which is the implication I'm getting from your post?), I found at times that it wasn't academic enough?! So I'm just curious really 0 -
I'm curious as to your experiences at CCC (if you don't mind expanding!). I attended as well for five years (through to LC), and far from it being overly academic (which is the implication I'm getting from your post?), I found at times that it wasn't academic enough?! So I'm just curious really
No, you're grand!
It wasn't overly academic (despite getting amazing results, which surprises me), but they concentrate on either academics or sport, and that seems to be it.
I went to the main feeder school for it, and out of the 105 in my primary school, about 90 went there, which was probably a reason I didn't like it. I just found that there were no supports for students with a problem other than academic.0 -
No, you're grand!
It wasn't overly academic (despite getting amazing results, which surprises me), but they concentrate on either academics or sport, and that seems to be it.
I went to the main feeder school for it, and out of the 105 in my primary school, about 90 went there, which was probably a reason I didn't like it. I just found that there were no supports for students with a problem other than academic.
I can completely understand where you're coming from with regards feeling suffocated around the same people- by the time I was finishing up, I couldn't wait to get away from some people, and deliberately chose to attend a university that not a large number from the school move on to (i.e. not NUIM
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I suppose if you were a couple of years after me (I left in 2006?), then perhaps the academic element of the school has developed more. When I was coming up through the school, the emphasis was very much on sports & non-curricular things. I felt that as a fairly strong student academically, they just assumed I'd be ok left to my own devices, and would motivate myself etc., which of course just doesn't work. Thankfully I had some great teachers later on in LC who were very encouraging. And yes they have produced some great results at both JC & LC, but up until a couple of years ago they weren't great at really promoting that I don't think, and encouraging people to do well especially at JC. For instance, as a fellow CTYI-er (;) ) I was amazed when I heard of friends at other schools who were given prizes for getting into CTYI, and whose schools had prizes for individual subjects, essay-writing competitions etc. CCC didn't have that, and I think still doesn't.
As regards the academic/sport binary, I believe they're pretty good for debating: I was a debater :P0 -
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I can completely understand where you're coming from with regards feeling suffocated around the same people- by the time I was finishing up, I couldn't wait to get away from some people, and deliberately chose to attend a university that not a large number from the school move on to (i.e. not NUIM )
I suppose if you were a couple of years after me (I left in 2006?), then perhaps the academic element of the school has developed more. When I was coming up through the school, the emphasis was very much on sports & non-curricular things. I felt that as a fairly strong student academically, they just assumed I'd be ok left to my own devices, and would motivate myself etc., which of course just doesn't work. Thankfully I had some great teachers later on in LC who were very encouraging. And yes they have produced some great results at both JC & LC, but up until a couple of years ago they weren't great at really promoting that I don't think, and encouraging people to do well especially at JC. For instance, as a fellow CTYI-er (;) ) I was amazed when I heard of friends at other schools who were given prizes for getting into CTYI, and whose schools had prizes for individual subjects, essay-writing competitions etc. CCC didn't have that, and I think still doesn't.
As regards the academic/sport binary, I believe they're pretty good for debating: I was a debater :P
Debating is probably second to none. Someone won in Oxford last year.
I started in 2006, and took part in a creative writing course that year, run by the now-principal. I think the main reason that I left was not being pushed. If I was passing, teachers didn't care.
One teacher in particular, who I had for French and Religion, would give us the answers for the tests and have us learn them off!0
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