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Dear Parents/Guardians
Please find attached an updated draft Uniform Policy. If you have any comments or suggestions to make, please email them to info@mountcarmel.ie
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Exam Procedures
- Please take careful note of the start/ end time. Most examinations, but not all, will take place in the students’ base room.
- Pencils, pens etc. must be brought into the examination centre either in a see-through pencil case, a zip-lock bag, or carried in your hand. No regular pencil cases are allowed.
- Your mobile phone must be switched off, or placed in Airplane mode, and placed in the box at top of classroom.
- Do not forget your calculator if required, as there are none available in the examination centre for your use.
- Silence is required at all times in the examination centre. This includes entering and leaving the centre.
- While seated in the examination centre, you must face forward at all times.
- If you need more paper, or require the attention of one of the supervising teachers for any reason, you must stay in your seat and raise your hand quietly.
- The supervising teachers will not be able to help you with your examination. Do not ask.
- You must not leave your seat until told to do so at the end of the examination.
- You may not go to the toilet during the examination, except in a very real emergency. You may never go to the toilet during the first and last 30 minutes of an examination.
- You may not leave the examination centre early if you are finished.
- When your examination is over, please remember that classes and other examinations may be continuing for others students. Please be quiet and considerate of others.
For the attention of students whose first language is not English or Irish
The use of bilingual translation dictionaries in the examinations is allowed.
Bilingual translation dictionaries between the candidate’s first language and English or Irish (i.e. without explanation of terms/definition) are permitted. Electronic bilingual dictionaries, translators, wordlists or glossaries, are not permitted.
Subjects in which the use of dictionaries are not permitted:
The use of bilingual dictionaries is not permitted in the case of examinations in the following subjects:
- English
- Irish
- The candidate’s first language. For example, a candidate whose first language is French will not be permitted to use the dictionary in the French examination.
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Archived : 28 Mar 2025, 12:00 AM
Exam Procedures
- Please take careful note of the start/ end time. Most examinations, but not all, will take place in the students’ base room.
- Pencils, pens etc. must be brought into the examination centre either in a see-through pencil case, a zip-lock bag, or carried in your hand. No regular pencil cases are allowed.
- Your mobile phone must be switched off, or placed in Airplane mode, and placed in the box at top of classroom.
- Do not forget your calculator if required, as there are none available in the examination centre for your use.
- Silence is required at all times in the examination centre. This includes entering and leaving the centre.
- While seated in the examination centre, you must face forward at all times.
- If you need more paper, or require the attention of one of the supervising teachers for any reason, you must stay in your seat and raise your hand quietly.
- The supervising teachers will not be able to help you with your examination. Do not ask.
- You must not leave your seat until told to do so at the end of the examination.
- You may not go to the toilet during the examination, except in a very real emergency. You may never go to the toilet during the first and last 30 minutes of an examination.
- You may not leave the examination centre early if you are finished.
- When your examination is over, please remember that classes and other examinations may be continuing for others students. Please be quiet and considerate of others.
For the attention of students whose first language is not English or Irish
The use of bilingual translation dictionaries in the examinations is allowed.
Bilingual translation dictionaries between the candidate’s first language and English or Irish (i.e. without explanation of terms/definition) are permitted. Electronic bilingual dictionaries, translators, wordlists or glossaries, are not permitted.
Subjects in which the use of dictionaries are not permitted:
The use of bilingual dictionaries is not permitted in the case of examinations in the following subjects:
- English
- Irish
- The candidate’s first language. For example, a candidate whose first language is French will not be permitted to use the dictionary in the French examination.
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Archived : 28 Mar 2025, 12:00 AM
Dear Parent/Guardian,
The HSE’s school health programme is part of Ireland’s free universal programme of clinical care for all children.
It includes:
• eyesight and hearing screening
• vaccines
• dental checks
Mount Carmel has facilitated the programme for several years through the:
• distribution of consent forms for participation
• use of the school premises by the HSE team
New legislation
Every school has obligations under GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). As part of this, I want to share a recent update to legislation. This update is about the sharing of pupil data with the HSE.
The Minister for Health has signed two new statutory regulations.
These are the:
1. Infectious Diseases (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2024
2. Health (Provision of Information for Health Examination and Treatment Service) Regulations 2024 Information request to the school
A HSE school health team will contact the school when planning their visits. They will ask for information about children who are eligible for the programme. Under the regulations, the school must provide the following information:
• the name, address, date of birth and sex of the pupil
• the mother’s birth surname
• contact details (including the name, phone number and email address of their parent/guardian)
• the pupil’s PPSN (if any)
• the name of the school which the pupil attends and the school roll number. The school has a legal obligation to provide the data to the HSE within 10 days of a request from them.
Why the information is needed
The nurse uses these details to send in consent forms and any other relevant information to the school. The data also helps to make sure the programme reaches as many children as possible. It allows the nurse to follow up with families who do not return the consent form, providing additional information to make sure children do not miss out on the service.
You will continue to have the choice to consent to your child taking part in the services offered by the programme.
I have previously attached a note to parents/guardians from the HSE. This will give you more information about the school health programme.
Yours faithfully
A Carty,
Principal
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