Gaelcholáiste moves one step closer
September 10, 2012
The Gaelcholáiste Steering Committee is happy to report that the project is progressing rapidly towards opening a new All-Irish secondary school in Carrigaline, which is still on course for September 2014.
We met with Joan Russell, CEO of Cork County VEC, last Monday, 3rd September. She confirmed that the VEC were officially appointed by the Department of Education as Patron of the school, and therefore are the project managers for the development.
The VEC is in the process of selecting and commissioning the design team who will propose a design for the site, and hopefully agree it in principal with the planning authority over the next few months . The new Gaelscoil and Sonas school will be part of the same project and all three schools will be developed as one project.
When detailed plans are completed, they will be submitted for formal planning approval for the new Gael campus on the Ballinrea Road, Carrigaline. The budget is in place and we are confident that construction of the campus will commence in the course of 2013.
The VEC have confirmed that they will be advertising for places again early in the new year. All enrolments through the committee have been passed
on to the VEC also.
We will keep parents informed of any further developments as they happen.
