There will be a civies- non-uniform day tomorrow to celebrate the end of Wellbeing Week. The cost is 2 euro and all proceed will go to a local Mental Health Charity for Young People. The Wellbeing colours are Pink, Purple, Blue & Greenso we would encourage all students to wear these colours. TYs are wearing the school PE uniform tomorrow as they are away in the afternoon representing the school. However all TYs are encouraged to wear coloured/ fun socks to celebrate and support Wellbeing day and donate what they can to this great cause.

Dear Parents of 6th Years ,

Below please find important notes from the State Examinations Commission (SEC).  All 6th Year students must register on the Portal.this information has also been posted in your daughter’s assembly Team . 

CONFIRMATION OF ENTRIES ref Leaving Cert.

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), replacing the previous system of using individual Leaving Certificate candidate (E7) entry forms. The use of the online system, the Candidate Self Service Portal (CSSP) will continue for the 2024 Leaving Certificate.

The portal will open today Wednesday 17th of January 2024 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 02 February 2024.

It is essential that students register through the Portal as this Portal will provide candidates with the opportunity to confirm that their personal details are correct (i.e. Name and Date of Birth), their subject choice and levels, registration will also allow future access to their results and for the later stages of the process such as the appeals application process. During this time Leaving Certificate Applied Year 2 (LCA2) candidates will be required to register and create their account.

Reviewing and Confirming Subjects and Levels.

The portal will be pre-populated with the data entered by schools through the PPOD October returns process (i.e. Names, Date of Births, Subjects & Levels). This means that only those subjects which candidates have been studying in schools will be displayed on the portal.

Candidates will have the opportunity to add any subjects that they are studying outside of school or to delete subjects if they are no longer intending to present for examinations in particular subjects.

It is extremely important that candidates take the time to ensure that their examination entries are correct on the portal before they submit. Once a candidate has confirmed their subjects and levels on the portal, they will not be able to log back into the portal to update their data. Candidates will receive a confirmation email outlining the subjects and levels they are entered for. If a candidate notices an error on their confirmation email, they must contact Ms.Carey at the school in relation to the error.

Reviewing and Confirming Name and Date of Birth

For 2024, a new feature has been added to the CSSP. If the prepopulated name and date of birth is incorrect, candidates will have an opportunity to update their record on the CSSP during the registration process. Once they have completed the registration process, they will not be able to log back in to update.

Access to the Portal

Leaving Certificate candidates will access the portal at www.examinations.ie from Wednesday 17th January 2024 at 1pm. A CSSP Before You Start Guide 2024 is available online which candidates should read before commencing the process. To access the portal, candidates will need the following:

Examination Fees 2024
There are no examination fees for 2024 exam.

There is helpdesk support available at 1800-111135 or 1800-111136 between 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday until Tuesday 02 February 2024. Outside of these hours you can email <219>candidateportal@examinations.ie

Please click on the link below and register and follow instructions.

Click here to login CSSP 2024

Dear Parents/Guardians,

The 1st Year Subject Options form is now available to complete under Consent Forms in the school App. PLEASE SUBMIT THIS FORM BEFORE 1:00pm Wednesday, 31st January 2024.

All pupils study the following Subjects: - Irish, English, Maths, History, Geography, Science, Business, R.E. & Wellbeing (SPHE, CSPE, P.E.). (Some pupils have an exemption from Irish).

Junior Cycle Examination OPTION Subjects: – There are 3 modern languages to choose from: French/German/Spanish.

There are 4 practical subjects to choose from: Music/Home Economics/Art/Graphics.

Please see an overview and description of all Junior Cycle subjects on the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) website ncca.ie/en/

All pupils study 1 Modern Language and 1 Practical Subject. Please enter your preferences for Modern Language and Practical Subject below. (Example: 1. French 2. Spanish 3. German)

PLEASE NOTE that Subjects are allocated by random selection taking into account the preferences indicated. Places depend on available resources and class size.

WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO OFFER YOUR CHILD THEIR FIRST 2 PREFERENCES. We do strive to give each pupil one of their first 2 preferences if at all possible. 1ST YEAR CLASSES ARE ALLOCATED RANDOMLY IN MIXED ABILITY GROUPINGS.

** Pupils studying ART OR HOME ECONOMICS MUST pay an ADDITIONAL ANNUAL CHARGE for materials as follows:- Art - Annual Charge is €40 to contribute towards the cost of Paints/Paper/Art Materials. Home Economics - Annual Charge is €20 to contribute towards kitchen running costs.

Classes will finish at 3.30pm on Thursday 18th January to facilitate the 5th Year Parent Teacher meeting.

Huge Congratulations to the Cadette B volleyball Team who won their two matches against Portlaoise and Lisdoonvarna yesterday.They have secured a place in the All Ireland final on 23rd January .Well done girls, great Team work and camaraderie shown yesterday !

Good morning ,

A quick reminder about the 2nd year assessment and CBA schedule. Please see the attached document with dates and the list of subjects to be assessed in either November or May .Subject reports for November exams are now available to view on Vsware.

Good morning and a very Happy New Year. The November assessment reports are now available to view on Vsware .We look forward to welcoming all our students back to school on Monday 8th January . 

Today, February 6th marks the 21st anniversary of Safer Internet Day, which has become a landmark global event in the online safety calendar.

The theme for Safer Internet Day 2024 is ‘Tech in our World’

Please find some information about the annual event in the attached. 

In Holy Family, students will be engaging with some material related to Safer Internet Day this week in their classes.

February 6th.pdf