Over 75 per cent of School Leavers go on to Higher and Further Education and Training
Bealtaine 7, 2013
New research shows that over 50 per cent of students who were enrolled in the final year of Senior Cycle in a Department of Education & Skills-supported post-primary schools in 2010 went directly to higher education. A further 28 per cent progressed to further education, training or continued second-level education. Some 10 per cent took up employment while 7 per cent had Social Welfare claims.
In another new study, DES has also tracked early leavers, who left DES-supported post-primary schools between the 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 academic years. This research, which forms part of a new data series, found that 55 per cent of these early leavers went on to further education or training or continued in second-level education in Ireland such as Post-Leaving Cert (PLC) courses. A further 14 per cent were enrolled in education or training outside of the State and amongst the early leavers, 6.6 per cent had Social Welfare claims while another 6 per cent had joined the workforce during 2010.
Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., welcomed the new data series. “This new research will provide a baseline for tracking school leavers in the years ahead and will fill current data gaps. It will enhance the information used by the Department to plan for the future education needs of our school leavers.”
Data showing where school leavers went after completing the Leaving Certificate in 2010 is contained in School Completers – What’s Next? It found that of the 54,824 school leavers that year, 44per cent went on to study for a Higher Education course in a HEA funded Institution. Another 20 per cent enrolled in PLC courses and 5 per cent repeated the Leaving Certificate. An estimated 4 per cent enrolled in colleges abroad, predominantly in the UK, including Northern Ireland, just over 2 per cent were estimated to have enrolled in a non-HEA funded Institution.
The research shows that 66 per cent of students who attended fee-charging schools progressed directly to higher education compared to 47 per cent from the non-fee charging secondary sector. Some 42 per cent of students from comprehensive schools, 38 per cent from community schools and 34 per from the vocational sector progressed directly to higher education. In terms of students attending DEIS schools, some 24 per cent went onto higher education compared to 49 per cent overall from non-DEIS status schools. Over 57 per cent of pupils attending all-Irish schools also enrolled in higher education courses.
The Early Leavers – What Next? report focussed on students who left DES aided post-primary schools before enrolment in the final year of Senior Cycle and were last enrolled in the academic year 2009/2010. It shows that 57 per cent of the 7,713 early school leavers left after the Junior Certificate cycle or enrolment in Transition Year. Some 55 per cent of Early Leavers went on to further education or training or continued second-level education in Ireland. A further 13.9 per cent were enrolled in education or training outside of the State. Of those Early Leavers who did not continue in the education sector, 6.6 per cent were seen to have social welfare activity at the end of December 2010. Of the remainder, 6.1 per cent found employment during 2010.
Female early school leavers left at an earlier stage than their male classmates with over 20 per cent leaving after the first or second year of the Junior Certificate or JCSP cycle compared to less than 20 per cent of males. Another 25 per cent of females left after year three of Junior Certificate/JCSP compared to 21 per cent of males.
To access the reports please click on links below
http://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Statistics/School-Completers-–-What-Next-.pdf
http://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Statistics/Early-Leavers-–-What-Next-.pdf
These two reports are the first in a series of reports by the Department of Education and Skills (DES) that track school leavers a year after they leave school. This evidence-based research has been compiled using the Higher Education Authority (HEA) Student Record System, the Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC) awards database (now the Quality and Qualifications Ireland), the FÁS dataset, the Central Records System of the Department of Social Protection and P35 files (employer end-of-year returns) from the Revenue.
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Aonaid lán-Ghaeilge – Polasaí GAELSCOILEANNA TEO.
Bealtaine 3, 2013
Is é misean na heagraíochta GAELSCOILEANNA TEO. ná an gaeloideachas a chur chun cinn agus tacaíocht a thabhairt do phobail a dteastaíonn uatha córas gaelscolaíochta a fhorbairt ina gceantar féin.
Tá sé cruthaithe go hidirnáisiúnta gurb é an modh is éifeachtaí chun sealbhú teanga a thabhairt do dhaltaí scoile sa dara theanga ná iad a thumadh sa teanga sin i rith an lae scoile (an córas tumoideachais). Leis an sprioc seo a bhaint amach ní mór do na daltaí bheith saor ó thionchar na mór-theanga agus an tumadh seo ar siúl. Is é an córas is fearr chun sin a dhéanamh ná gaelscoil nó gaelcholáiste a chur ar fáil ina bhféadfaí gach ní a bhaineann le saol scoile a chur i bhfeidhm trí mheán na Gaeilge.
Is é polasaí GAELSCOILEANNA TEO. iarbhunscoil neamhspleách a bhunú le leanúnachas san oideachas lán-Ghaeilge a thabhairt do dhaltaí gaelscoileanna agus le deis a thabhairt do dhaltaí ó scoileanna eile teacht ar an tumoideachas ag leibhéal na hiarbhunscoile. Is í taithí ghairmiúil GAELSCOILEANNA TEO. ná go bhfuil sé i bhfad níos casta iarbhunscoil lán-Ghaeilge a bhunú i gcomparáid le bunscoile lán-Ghaeilge. Mar sin, ar uairibh bunaítear Aonaid lán-Ghaeilge i scoileanna lán-Bhéarla mar chomhréiteach. Déantar é seo de bharr cúinsí logánta a bhaineann de gnáth le tíreolaíocht agus daonra an cheantair nach bhfuil leordhóthanach chun scoil neamhspleách a bhunú ag an tús.
Tá deacrachtaí agus dúshláin ag baint leis an tumoideachas in Aonad thar mar a bhaineann le gaelcholáiste neamhspleách. Chun teacht thairis na dúshláin sin bíonn bun-thacaíocht de dhíth ar Aonaid chun gaeloideachas éifeachtach a chur ar fáil dóibh siúd a chuireann a muinín sa chóras sin. Sa cháipéis thíos leagtar amach polasaí GAELSCOILEANNA TEO. maidir leis an struchtúr cuí atá de dhíth d’fhorbairt na n-Aonad lán-Ghaeilge ag an dara leibhéal. Eascraíonn an polasaí seo as plé leis na hAonaid lán-Ghaeilge atá bunaithe agus as plé le Bord Stiúrtha na heagraíochta. Tá breis eolais maidir le hAonaid lán-Ghaeilge ar fáil ach teagmháil a dhéanamh leis an oifig;oifig@gaelscoileanna.ie nó 01 8535195.
Polasaí Aonaid Gaelscoileanna Teo.
School managers tell Quinn to drop new pupil enrolment laws
Bealtaine 3, 2013
SECONDARY school managers say there is no need for a law to back up proposed changes in enrolment policies.
They are unhappy with some of the proposed changes and insist that they do not need to be supported by legislation.
The Joint Managerial Body (JMB), representing management in over half of secondlevel schools, is responding to moves by Education Minister
Ruairi Quinn, who will bring draft legislation on the issue to Cabinet within weeks.
Mr Quinn will set out a range of practices that schools will not be able to engage in when enrolling pupils.
One proposal to which the JMB is opposed is Mr Quinn’s intention to curb the practice in many schools of giving preference to the children of past pupils.
Advantage
While the new rules are expected to allow schools give priority to brothers or sisters of an existing pupil, siblings of past pupils will not enjoy the same advantage.
A ban on booking deposits, curtailment of compulsory open days and interviews of children and parents and an end to the use of first-come, first-served as a basis for admissions, are also envisaged.
Mr Quinn, who says the overhaul is designed to introduce more fairness and transparency, says he needs the backing of legislation so the changes can be enforced.
The legislation would allow the minister to impose sanctions in the event of a breach.
About 80pc of schools can accommodate all applications, but the changes are designed for the 20pc of schools that are oversubscribed.
Addressing Mr Quinn at his association’s annual conference yesterday, JMB president Fr Paul Connell said those 20pc attempted to enrol pupils in as fair, equitable and inclusive a manner as possible.
He said that included a commitment to the “family unit”, a reference to the practice of giving priority to applicants with family links to the school.
Fr Connell said legislation was unnecessary, and where there was perceived inequity or difficulty it was open to the Department of Education to approach a school directly.
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Over 4,600 students to get new classrooms under next phase of public private partnership school building plan
Bealtaine 3, 2013
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., today announced details of the schools that are to be delivered in Bundle 5 of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) school building programme.
An existing primary school, St Philomena’s National School in Bray, Co. Wicklow and three post- primary schools, Eureka Secondary School in Kells, Co. Meath, Coláiste Raithín in Bray, Co. Wicklow, and Loreto College in Wexford, will get new school buildings under this new bundle.
A VEC college in Carlow town currently providing Post-Leaving Certificate courses and mainstream second-level education will be replaced with two new institutions. The joint campus will comprise a post-primary school and a further education college, each catering for 1,000 students.
The projects, due to be completed by the end of 2016, will see some 4,650 students benefit from state of the art classrooms and facilities. Local communities will also benefit, as many schools make their grounds and buildings available for a range of community activities.
It is expected that approximately 750 jobs in construction will be created.
Minister Quinn said, “These school building projects which will give an important boost to employment in the construction industry and have knock-on benefits to the local communities.
“The PPP model, through which the private sector bears the initial cost of building projects, strengthens our capacity to deliver much needed school places at a time of financial difficulty.
“I am confident that these developments will serve students and communities for many years to come.”
Part of the Government’s Economic Stimulus Package announced by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin T.D., in July 2012, Bundle 5 has a total indicative value of €50-€60 million.
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Speisialtóir Tionscadail
Bealtaine 3, 2013
Cuireann Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta fáilte roimh iarratais ó iarrathóirí a bhfuil taithí acu chun tuarascáil mhionsonraithe a ullmhú ina ndéanfar measúnú straitéiseach ar riachtanais Earnáil na Gaelscolaíochta ar bhonn réigiúnach, ar an leibhéal bunscoile agus iar-bhunscoile araon.
Tuarastal: £52k pro rata agus costais atá bainteach leis
Treimhse Fostaíochta: 25 lá
Critéir Riachtanach:
- Cáilíocht tríú leibhéal i réimse an oideachais, na pleanála nó na bainistíochta;
- Taithí 3 bliana i gcáil bhainistithe tionscadail;
- Taithí chúlra 2 bhliain sa phleanáil lóistíochta;
Critéir Inmhianaithe: Fios ar earnáil na Gaelscolaíochta; Tuiscint mhaith ar earnáil na Gaelscolaíochta.
Is é an dáta druidim d’iarratais agus moltaí tionscadal ná 12:30 an Aoine 10ú lá Bealtaine 2013
Le haghaidh foirm iarratais nó tuilleadh eolais téigh i dteagmháil le P Ó Mordha ar (028) 90 321 475 nó ag pomordha@comhairle.org
Seoladh: 4 Sráid na Banríona Béal Feirste BT1 6ED
Post mar Speisialtóir Tionscadail
Bealtaine 2, 2013
Cuireann Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta fáilte roimh iarratais ó iarrathóirí a bhfuil taithí acu chun tuarascáil mhionsonraithe a ullmhú ina ndéanfar measúnú straitéiseach ar riachtanais Earnáil na Gaelscolaíochta ar bhonn réigiúnach, ar an leibhéal bunscoile agus iar-bhunscoile araon.
Tuarastal: £52k pro rata agus costais atá bainteach leis
Treimhse Fostaíochta: 25 lá
Critéir Riachtanach: Cáilíocht tríú leibhéal i réimse an oideachais, na pleanála nó na bainistíochta; Taithí 3 bliana i gcáil bhainistithe tionscadail; Taithí chúlra 2 bhliain sa phleanáil lóistíochta;
Critéir Inmhianaithe: Fios ar earnáil na Gaelscolaíochta; Tuiscint mhaith ar earnáil na Gaelscolaíochta.
Is é an dáta druidim d’iarratais agus moltaí tionscadal ná 12.30 i.n., an Aoine 10ú lá Bealtaine 2013
Le haghaidh foirm iarratais nó tuilleadh eolais téigh i dteagmháil le
P Ó Mordha ar (028) 90 321 475 nó ag pomordha@comhairle.org<mailto:pomordha@comhairle.org>
Seoladh: 4 Sráid na Banríona Béal Feirste BT1 6ED
Nuachtlitir Futa Fata
Bealtaine 2, 2013
Stair na Gaelscoile Phortlaoise – De réir a Chéile a Thógtar Caisleán
Bealtaine 2, 2013
Bunaíodh Gaelscoil Phortlaoise sa bhliain 1998 le 12 paiste agus múinteoir amháin. Is Gaelscoil sinn le hétos Caitliceach.
Thosaíomar i gClub na nOifigeach Priosúnaigh (Prison Officers Club). Chaitheamar cúpla bliain san Ionad CLG Phortlaoise agus 3 bliana i nGort na bhFraoch, Bóthar Átha Cliath sna seomraí réamhdhéanta. An bhliain seo chugainn beimid ag tosnú in ár suíomh nua i gCnoc an tSamhraidh, áit a mbeidh 16 seomra ranga, dha oifig riaracháin, 6 seomra oideachais speisialta, leabharlann agus halla breá mhór. Ní aithneoimíd sinn féin! Beidh 253 páiste cláraithe ag Gaelscoil Phortlaoise sa scoilbhliain 2013/2014.
Beidh 12 múinteoir, 4 cúntóir, rúnaí, glantóir agus príomhoide againn.
Ce mbeidh se deacair orainn bogadh eile, is fiú é!
Féile Scríbhneoireachta Átha Cliath 2013
Bealtaine 2, 2013
Beidh Féile Scríbhneoireachta Átha Cliath ar siúl i mBaile Átha Cliath ón 20-26 Bealtaine 2013. Beidh imeachtaí go leor ar siúl in ionaid éagsúla ar fud na cathrach.
Tá an fhéile idirnáisiúnta seo ar an fhód le breis is deich mbliana tá sé ar ceann de na príomh fhéilte litríochta sa tíre agus é ag dul ó neart go neart le blianta beaga anuas.
An aidhm is mó atá an fhéile na aitheanta a thabhairt do scríbhneoirí na tíre seo agus treoir a thabhairt do scríbhneoirí óga agus ag eirí aníos.
Beidh neart ceardlainne scríbhneoireachta ar siúl agus beidh siad siúd a dteagasc ag scoth na scríbhneoirí is fearr sa tire.
Mar chuid de imeachtaí na féile beidh seoladh leabhair, léachtaí taispeántas ealaíona, scéalaíocht do pháistí i siopaí leabhair, taispeántas scannáin sa , sárthaispeántas, comórtais scéalaíocht chomh maith le léamh filíocht in ionaid éagsúla timpeall na cathrach.
Mar chuid de Féile Scribhneoirí Áth Cliath na bliana seo tugadh cuireadh don scríbhneoir Patricia Forde agus Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin Lísín, an foghlaí mara a chur in aithne do pháistí na cathrach. Scéalaíocht agus amhranaíocht bunaithe ar leabhar nua ó Forde, Lísín Scoil na bPáistí Deasa a bheas i gceist, chomh maith le lán báid d’amhráin faoin bhfarraige agus eile, beidh sé seo ar siúl ar 20ú Bealtaine san Ark, Barra Teampall, BÁC ag 10:30am.
Ar 21 Bealtaine beidh maidin den scoth leis leis an t-aisteoir, scri´bhneoir agus sce´alai´ no´ta´ilte Diarmuid de Faoite san Ark, Barra Teampall, BÁC. Beidh Diarmuid ag léamh scéalta do ranganna 1– 3 (aois 7 – 9) tá an ócáid seo á reáchtáil i gcomhar leis an fhéile litríochta IMRAM.
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Ag imirt Ultimate
Bealtaine 1, 2013
Bhí deireadh seachtaine gnóthach i gCill Chainnigh agus Craobhchomórtas na Scoileanna Laistigh Uile-Éireann d’Ultimate Frisbee ar siúl ar an Domhnach seo caite.
Ghlac 13 foireann ó chúig scoil páirt ann, dhá Ghaelcholáiste ina measc, ach déarfainn nach raibh mórán cliú ag an chuid is mó de dhaoine sa chathair go raibh sé ar siúl.
Tháinig Ultimate Frisbee go hÉirinn i 1995 nuair a bhí mic léinn ar cuairt i gColáiste na Tríonóide. Thóg sé tamall chun an spórt a fhás – i 1998 bhí sé deacair teacht ar fiú 10 imreoir le cluiche cúigear an taobh a imirt.
Ach anois bíonn comórtais náisiúnta agus réigiúnacha ar siúl gach bliain, tá thart ar 13 club Ultimate Frisbee sa tír agus imríonn gach ollscoil, an-chuid Institiúidí Teicneolaíochta agus neart coláistí.
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