The 6th Year Students & Parents career information event will be an online Google Meet on Tuesday 5th November 2024 at 5.30pm:
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/euo-qfun-ajb 
We will provide an online presentation on CAO college applications. We will also provide information on Further Education/PLC (Post Leaving Certificate) courses, apprenticeships  grants and access routes to college (DARE & HEAR). 
Please submit any questions you have in relation to college applications (lporter@olschool.ie or fbannan@olschool.ie) and we will endeavour to answer these questions in our online presentation. There will also be an opportunity to submit questions at the end of the Google Meet. We encourage both 6th Year students and their parents to join this information meeting. If students are attending after-school study they may leave at 4.30 or 5pm to go home and log on to the meeting with their parent/guardian.

What a fabulous display of creativity and teamwork today with each form class dressed to impress - check out the gallery for some pics! 

Ms. Maguire's 1st Year Art class learned some Special Effect Make-up techniques this week, just in time for Halloween. They used latex and paint to create cuts and scars.

Well done to our Senior Camogie team who played out another thriller against Dominican College. In a repeat of last year’s Junior Final, the game finished in a draw of 4-10 to 3-13. 

A big congratulations to Aoibhe Tunney P3, Aoibhin McDonnel L3 and May Brennan B2. They were winners in the short story writing competition called "Summer Shorts: Library Daze" run by Ballyroan Library. The three students wrote a short story set in a library. Their stories will now be published in a collection with a forward written by Claire Hennessy. 

Reminders:

Midterm Break next week!

Monday 4th November is the start of Stand Up Awareness Week.

The 5th Year Parent Teacher Meeting is on Tuesday 5th Nov. so school finishes at 3.15pm for all year groups. 

There is a CAO information session for 6th Year students & parents on Tues 5th Nov. at 5.30pm - link will be sent on that morning via the app.

School is closed for students on Thursday 7th Nov. as staff have DES Senior Cycle Redevelopment Training.

Happy Midterm Break!

Hot off the press from the TY Journalism class: October Newsletter

Please see attached the TY updates.

Please read the following information from the State Examinations Commission regarding the Leaving Certificate Self Service Portal:

In 2021, the State Examinations Commission (SEC) as part of its digital strategy, introduced a facility to allow Leaving Certificate candidates to confirm their subject and level entry details online (including adding or withdrawing from subjects). The use of the online system, the Candidate Self Service Portal (CSSP) will continue for the 2025 Leaving Certificate.

The portal will open Monday 14th of October 2025 for candidates to register and activate their account and confirm their subject entries and levels. It will remain open for this purpose until 5pm Friday 25 October 2024. Candidates will be given a further opportunity to amend subjects/levels in February 2025.

Can you please advise all candidates in your school that it is essential that they register through the Portal as this Portal will provide candidates with the opportunity to confirm their subject choice and levels, to also allow future access to their results and for the later stages of the process such as the appeals application process.

Click here to access portal.

A copy of the Before You Start Guide 2025 is also attached to this email for reference.

 There is helpdesk support available at 1800-111135 or 1800-111136  between 9am  to 5pm until Friday 25 October 2025. Outside of these hours you can email candidateportal@examinations.ie

A reminder this is on tomorrow! We look forward to seeing you there!

Please see the attached information regarding this on-line session for both students and parents of 6th Year.

Many thanks.

See attached information for Haunted HOUSE fancy dress day in aid of Crumlin Children's Hospital this Friday!

Please note that the deadline for appointment requests is tomorrow, Tuesday, 9am (instructions attached).

Many thanks.