Student Support is co-ordinated by a team of staff who review how the school is responding to the overall needs of the students and, in particular, those students facing challenges.
The members of the team are:
Mr. Robert Dunne (Principal)
Mr. Will. Flanagan (Deputy Principal)
Sr. Mary Delahunty (Chaplain)
Ms. Roisin Conlon (Acting Deputy Principal/AEN)
Ms. Orla Brophy & Dara Shortt (Guidance)
Year Heads have both a pastoral and disciplinary role in supporting students. For full details on their roles, see our Student Support Policy above.
| 6th Year | Year Head | Ms. Marie Lonergan |
| 5th Year | Year Head | Ms. Aisling Mooney |
| 4th Year | Year Head | Ms. Joanne McBreen |
| TY co-ordinator | Ms. Aoife McHenry | |
| 3rd Year | Year Head | Ms. Collette Gallagher |
| 2nd Year | Year Head | Ms. Therese Ryan |
| 1st Year | Year Head | Ms. Aisling Green |
The Guidance Counsellors offer a range of services which include:
The Guidance Counsellors are Ms Orla Brophy & Mr Dara Shortt, and the Psychotherapist is Ms Belinda Kelly.
The Learning Support / Resource Department, in light of the results of assessment tests, offer support to students in various subjects. This tuition may be carried out in class, in small groups or on a one-to-one basis.
The members of the Department are:
Ms. Roisin Conlon (Co-ordinator)
Ms. Laura Brennan
Ms. Joanne McBreen
Mr. Carl Thompson
Ms. Ciara Bourke
Ms. Alice O’Keefe
Ms. Muireann Gageby
Ms. Allyson Egan
Ms. Suzanne McSherry
The Role of the Chaplain is of great importance. Sr. Mary Delahunty is our current Chaplain. She supports students during hard times and responds to the spiritual needs of the students as they arise during the year.
Recognising that the transition from primary to secondary school is a significant step in the life of a student, this school has put in place structures that will ease this transition.
A formal induction process provides new students with opportunities to meet their class group, teachers and student support staff. Senior students who have spent a number of years here are particularly well-positioned to help their new companions. At the end of the Fifth Year, each student is encouraged to volunteer to be a ‘cara’ to a first-year student. They provide friendship and support throughout the year and meet at regular, structured activities in each term.
Three prefects and the Chaplain coordinate these events throughout the year.
The mentoring process provides students in senior classes with an opportunity to meet a designated teacher in order to discuss academic work at key points during the school year. It provides the student with support, guidance and practical advice.
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