Author Archive | ballyhale

Notice to 5th year students about Cairdeas mentoring Programme

Notice to all 5th year students. Scoil Aireagail’s mentoring cordinator is Ms. Leahy. She is looking for names of people interested in the Cairdeas mentoring program for the coming school year. This would involve working with the incoming first years in September to help them settle in to their new school environment. Training will be […]

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Online Summer Examinations 2020 1st, 2nd & 5th Years

Online Summer Examinations 2020 Procedure: 1st, 2nd & 5th Years Summer tests to be done online through Teams Please contact the school by 3pm Thursday 14th May if any student is not in a position to do exams online due to connectivity/device issues. Paper version of tests will be posted to students’ home in this […]

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Junior Cycle Examinations 2020

Junior Cycle Examinations 2020 procedure: 3rd Years 3rd Year Junior Cycle written exams to be done at home Parents collect packs from school gym on Wednesday 20th May from 9am to 1pm. Packs will be posted home for those not in a position to collect from school, but it is hoped as many as possible […]

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Leaving Certificate 2020 Grading System

On 8 May Minister Joe McHugh announced that the 2020 Leaving Cert examinations are being postponed. Instead of the usual marking process students will receive certification on the basis of certified grades. The school is meeting the students using its remote learning mechanisms to explain this process to them. This has been a stressful period […]

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Leaving Certificate Announcement 2020

For the attention of Leaving Cert Parents and Students: We hope you and your family are keeping safe and well at this time, and that today’s decision relieves somewhat the stress caused by exam uncertainty. Scoil Aireagail will remain supportive and fair to our class of 2020 where we have always recognised, acknowledged and rewarded […]

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New Leaving Certificate webpage to help Leaving Cert students and their Parents

For the attention of Leaving Certificate students, their parents and teachers there is a New Leaving Certificate 2020 webpage available from gov.ie. The link to the new Leaving Certificate 2020 webpage: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/d8920c-leaving-cert-2020/#keep-learning.  On this page there are links directly to: Information and resources on the Leaving Cert: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/2f07eb-leaving-cert-2020-information/ Well-being information and resources: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/256911-leaving-cert-2020-practical-supports/

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