What are the schools in Ireland?

templar79

What is the system like?

Also what is the attitude to the British, would British children be made an exception of?

Cheers for any pointers.

Moonbeam

primary or secondary?
most people would not bat an eyelid most of our schools have kids from all over the world.

templar79

Hi, it would be Primary School

Moonbeam

There are National schools which are usually mixed and catholic.though there are protestant ones too.
Educate together schools which are mixed and multi denominational
Religious schools - normally single sex and run by an order of nuns or priests.
There are some school project schools but they are few and I know little about them.
There are some primary montessori schools too but they would have fees.
There are a handful of private primary schools as well.

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/education/primary_and_post_primary_education/going_to_primary_school/

byhookorbycrook

There are also Irish speaking schools that may be Catholic or multi-denom.

Jimmy Iovine

templar79 wrote: »

What is the system like?

Also what is the attitude to the British, would British children be made an exception of?

Cheers for any pointers.

Children spend a year longer in primary education in Ireland than they do in England.

6th class is the equivalent of Year 7 and is the last year in primary school. The first year in secondary school is, unsurprisingly, called 1st year and is the same as Year 8.

There are also no SATS, or LNF tests if you're coming from Wales.

Finally, there are no assemblies in the school during the week. At least I've never seen one. They may be in some schools. I think they're brilliant and I think schools should really look into incorporating them into their weekly timetable.

byhookorbycrook

In primary school there are compulsory standardised tests. Many schools do hold assemblies, but not on a weekly basis.

Jimmy Iovine

byhookorbycrook wrote: »

In primary school there are compulsory standardised tests.

Yes, forgot about them. Ignore that part of my previous post.

sadie06

Jimmy Iovine wrote: »

Finally, there are no assemblies in the school during the week. At least I've never seen one. They may be in some schools. I think they're brilliant and I think schools should really look into incorporating them into their weekly timetable.

My children's school (a gael scoil) has assembly every Friday. I agree that it's a brilliant idea. It serves to unify the school, and gives the children a communal feeling.

By the way, don't dismiss the option of a Gael Scoil just because you are not Irish. Children of all nationalities are welcome in Gaelscoileanna.

thesimpsons

weekly assemblies in both my kids schools, and in my niece's school too. thought it was the norm

Kathnora

"Religious schools - normally single sex and run by an order of nuns or priests."

Not too many schools left in Ireland (especially primary) where there are priests or nuns on the teaching staff. The running of these schools has been handed over to lay principals a long time ago. The nuns are very much in the background and recently in one school when it came to the appointment of a new principal the nuns declined an offer to sit on the interview board. The ethos of such schools does remain Catholic but can't see that being taken very seriously when the current crop of principals who may be in their 50s retire....could be wrong there and am only judging from my own experience.

Cailin CoisFarraige

Also not many single sex schools left in Ireland. The vast majority are co-educational, though of course some remain single sex. Just in the town I'm teaching in at the moment, there are about 9 large schools, 8 of them are co-educational.

byhookorbycrook

There are quite a number of single sex schools remaining, country wide. Rural schools tend to be mixed, as a very general rule.

Moonbeam

Cailin CoisFarraige wrote: »

Also not many single sex schools left in Ireland. The vast majority are co-educational, though of course some remain single sex. Just in the town I'm teaching in at the moment, there are about 9 large schools, 8 of them are co-educational.

unfortunately our local ns is an all girls presentation convent and the only school for miles with space.