Mixed private secondary schools

Jess16

Wesley College and The King's Hospital are both very reputable schools

Seaswimmer

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Coláiste Íosagain (all-girls though) is one of the most popular schools in South Dublin, it's non-fee paying. I believe it has an excellent reputation both sportingly and academic in the area. It's all-Irish speaking though, which could be off-putting.

all girls but in the same grounds as colaiste eoin (all boys) Children are educated seperately but socialise together during breaks after school ect. Some classes are mixed in 5th and 6th year depending on numbers.
Both schools are highly successful in sport. Iosagain for basketball, athletics and football, Eoin for football and hurling but in my experience its only for the very best. There are no "B" teams. I have seen exceptional boys from Cuala and Kilmacud Crokes GAA not even get a look in in Colaiste eoin for their 6 years there..

johnfás

homer911 wrote: »

The Irish Times used to publish "league tables" based on the admissions to 3rd level education. I dont know if they still do it

They were heavily biased by the "grinds schools" of course - they could not tell what school the 3rd level entrant had been in before attending the grinds schools...

You should also choose the school that suits the pupil. There's no point in paying for secondary school, if it doesnt suit your child and they end up having a miserable time. If your child is academic, then choose an academic school, if your child is an all-rounder, choose an all-round school, or if you want a school with a particular religous ethos, then your choice is relatively straghtforward

They also factor against schools with overseas boarders who are likely to study overseas or just generally against the encouragement of children to study overseas or indeed pursue interests outside of the university set up, be that in music or the arts, the best courses for which are not in UCD/TCD etc. I know people who got 590 points and studied music at the Academy (not recognised in Irish Times figures) and people who went to Cambridge (again not counted) and both are deemed failures in the Irish Times figures. I wouldn't read alot into them at all and they in fact tell you nothing about points achieved in the leaving cert.

homer911

johnfás wrote: »

They also factor against schools with overseas boarders who are likely to study overseas or just generally against the encouragement of children to study overseas or indeed pursue interests outside of the university set up, be that in music or the arts, the best courses for which are not in UCD/TCD etc. I know people who got 590 points and studied music at the Academy (not recognised in Irish Times figures) and people who went to Cambridge (again not counted) and both are deemed failures in the Irish Times figures. I wouldn't read alot into them at all and they in fact tell you nothing about points achieved in the leaving cert.

Having had a daughter who left secondary this year, I know a lot of her peers who would have applied to Scottish Universities through UCAS. If living away from home to go to university in Ireland, you might as well go to Scotland: no fees, cheaper cost of living, cheaper accommodation (but not included in any league table!)

melekalikimaka

St. Conleth's in Donnybrook is mixed but only in 5th and 6th year