Private Schools in Dublin

!!! · 15-06-2010 12:52pm #1

Hey guys,

I was wondering if somebody could give me the websites to private schools in Dublin (something like the Institute - but a lot cheaper!)

Here in Cork there are private schools that only have 5th, 6th and repeat years, no uniform and all that and cost 1K

(I'd be repeating)

Anything similar in Dublin? Don't bother linking me to a seach engline or anything as I'm looking but know nothing about areas etc.

Thanks a million and good luck in exams

microbio · 15-06-2010 12:58pm

Most community schools will allow you to repeat 6th year and are free (except for the capitation fee).
There is also Bruce College (Dublin 2) and Ashfield College (Rathfarnham).
There is a school in Rathmines too but it's a private one and fairly pricey I think. I can't remember the name of it though.
Fingers crossed you won't even need to repeat :-)

!!! · 15-06-2010 1:24pm

Yeah I'm not going to go to a public school (snob alert), I've been in private schools here for the last few years and now that I've decided I'm repeating my parents are pissed off and won't send me somewhere that cost a lot..

Thanks a mill I'll look into those

Appreciate it.

bullpost · 15-06-2010 1:28pm

This one is popular and has a good reputation:

http://www.stlaurencecollege.com/repeat.html

Captain-America · 15-06-2010 1:29pm

Surely living costs in Dublin would make up the difference in cost if you found somewhere cheaper in Dublin?

microbio · 15-06-2010 2:14pm

You're welcome

Another school with a good reputation for repeats/ selection of subjects is St. Tiernans in Sandyford. It is a community school, but as far as I know they allow their repeats to wear their civvies rather than a uniform. It sounds like you are looking for something that will treat you more as an adult than a schoolchild. You could also look at some of Cork's/Dublin's VEC colleges where they also do PLC courses. This might be a cheaper option but still 'feel' like college?

I would 2nd the opinion that coming to Dublin and paying for cost of living will negate any saving you make on fees, unless you have digs sorted out.
If you are worried about not getting the points to do your course of choice, then maybe consider a PLC in Cork and use the points on that to get into your course next year, unless of course it's medicine or similar you are trying to get!
Best of luck with your search.

fauxshow · 15-06-2010 2:20pm

You're not going to get into any private school for less than one thousand euro I'm afraid... the lowest the fees are anywhere is maybe two and a half grand at the very very least... and they also don't cater to repeats. I know De La Salle in Waterford cater for repeats, it's a boarding school I think too. Good luck!

Cen92 · 15-06-2010 2:29pm

or you could just go to a normal school like the other 99% of Ireland

PARARORY · 15-06-2010 2:33pm

or you could just go to a normal school like the other 99% of Ireland

Dont be ridiculous. Some of us actually value our education....

eoins23456 · 15-06-2010 2:39pm

PARARORY wrote: »

Dont be ridiculous. Some of us actually value our education....

so is it harder to get 600 points or near it when ur in a normal public person rather then a grinds school?

Cen92 · 15-06-2010 2:41pm

fauxshow wrote: »

I know De La Salle in Waterford cater for repeats, it's a boarding school I think too. Good luck!

Thats my school, they allow repeats in, its not a boarding school.

PARARORY · 15-06-2010 2:44pm

so is it harder to get 600 points or near it when ur in a normal public person rather then a grinds school?

I was actually being sarcastic but anyways... :cool:

On a side note , not all private schools are "grind schools".
The standard of teaching is exactly the same in both private and public schools.

I've been in both types over the years and the only real difference is the facilities each school has because of the money they take in. Private schools have better facilities because they spend more money on things like that.

15-06-2010 2:46pm

bullpost wrote: »

This one is popular and has a good reputation:

http://www.stlaurencecollege.com/repeat.html

They do a "7th year" I've only ever heard great things about it.

sitstill · 15-06-2010 2:48pm

Another good one is Marian College in Dublin 4. They also have the "7th year" set-up and I've heard great things about it. My mate repeated there a few years back, it was only about 500-600 euro.

tommyhaas · 15-06-2010 2:52pm

PARARORY wrote: »

Dont be ridiculous. Some of us actually value our education....

If dosent matter whether its public or private school, you'll only get the points if you put the work in. OP, you say you went to a private school for the last few years, obviously didnt work out if your repeating.

There are plenty of good public schools in the country, and you shouldnt turn your nose up at them, just because someone has the money for a private school dosent mean they'l do any better in the leaving. Its the one thing I think is great about the CAO system, you cant buy a place in a good college

!!! · 15-06-2010 2:55pm

Well I'm spending about 8K a year in my current "grind school" with no uniform and it's basically college life!

Don't think I'm going to go into a public school and wear a uniform and be around those kind of people...

(I'm actually such a snob! :O :P)

Thanks for the advice guys I'll look into it some more

x

Michael Phelps · 15-06-2010 2:57pm

Your parents are spending. Not you.

!!! · 15-06-2010 2:58pm

Michael Phelps wrote: »

Your parents are spending. Not you.

Thank God!

15-06-2010 4:15pm

!!! wrote: »

Well I'm spending about 8K a year in my current "grind school" with no uniform and it's basically college life!

Don't think I'm going to go into a public school and wear a uniform and be around those kind of people...

(I'm actually such a snob! :O :P)

snob is a very mild word :rolleyes:

leg · 15-06-2010 4:26pm

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!!! · 15-06-2010 4:37pm

Feck it, I'll go to the Institute..

Fad · 15-06-2010 4:39pm

PARARORY wrote: »

On a side note , not all private schools are "grind schools".
The standard of teaching is exactly the same in both private and public schools.

I've been in both types over the years and the only real difference is the facilities each school has because of the money they take in. Private schools have better facilities because they spend more money on things like that.

This.

As an aside, any petty bickering just generally asshattery will be met with a ban, this thread comes up over and over again and it descends into a total mess.

**Timbuk2** · 15-06-2010 4:41pm

!!! wrote: »

Feck it, I'll go to the Institute..

I go to a public school, and people in my year went to the Institute. They are sitting their LC in my school now but they reckon that our school is better than the institute! You're just paying for the notes in the institute anyway.

Fad · 15-06-2010 4:44pm

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

I go to a public school, and people in my year went to the Institute. They are sitting their LC in my school now but they reckon that our school is better than the institute! You're just paying for the notes in the institute anyway.

The institute depends entirely on your motivation, if you want to do well and you are willing to work, you can get stupid high points, if you go expecting an easy ride, you wont get very far

**Timbuk2** · 15-06-2010 4:51pm

Fad wrote: »

The institute depends entirely on your motivation, if you want to do well and you are willing to work, you can get stupid high points, if you go expecting an easy ride, you wont get very far

True, but a really motivated student could get the points they wanted in a 'free' public school. You can pay a lot of money to go to a school with a lot of good 'notes', but you can't have the notes beside you in the exam. You just have to be motivated and learn yourself, no different really from any other school!

Fad · 15-06-2010 4:57pm

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

True, but a really motivated student could get the points they wanted in a 'free' public school. You can pay a lot of money to go to a school with a lot of good 'notes', but you can't have the notes beside you in the exam. You just have to be motivated and learn yourself, no different really from any other school!

I entirely understand this, was more pointing out the assumption most people make, that going to the tute will get them high points with minimal effort.......

While I happened to go to a private school, it was not a grinds school, and teachers got the same pay as almost every other teacher in the country (ie their pay was not related to results) and I had some amazing notes. But at the same time I had some terrible terrible teachers.....

wonderfulname · 15-06-2010 5:03pm

tommyhaas wrote: »

If dosent matter whether its public or private school, you'll only get the points if you put the work in. OP, you say you went to a private school for the last few years, obviously didnt work out if your repeating.

There are plenty of good public schools in the country, and you shouldnt turn your nose up at them, just because someone has the money for a private school dosent mean they'l do any better in the leaving. Its the one thing I think is great about the CAO system, you cant buy a place in a good college

I went to a private and public school, the public schools are actually better catered for as private schools cannot charge fees equal to what the government spends per head in the public sector as very few would be able to afford it. The only reason private schools are statistically better is because children from high income groupings are expected to move on to higher education hence most or all do, whereas ones from other sectors see jobs such as hairdressing or careers in the army in a much more favorable light. This is why there is such a stark difference in feeder rates and no school should be judged on these alone.

Private schools are in no way better, nor are those who attend anyway smarter.

wonderfulname · 15-06-2010 5:08pm

PARARORY wrote: »

I've been in both types over the years and the only real difference is the facilities each school has because of the money they take in. Private schools have better facilities because they spend more money on things like that.

Yes in my first one we had a swimming pool but computers from the 1980s,
An astroturf pitch but classrooms in horrendous states of disrepair..

I could go on, I prefer the way the government spends its money to be honest.

Fad · 15-06-2010 5:18pm

wonderfulname wrote: »

I went to a private and public school, the public schools are actually better catered for as private schools cannot charge fees equal to what the government spends per head in the public sector as very few would be able to afford it. The only reason private schools are statistically better is because children from high income groupings are expected to move on to higher education hence most or all do, whereas ones from other sectors see jobs such as hairdressing or careers in the army in a much more favorable light. This is why there is such a stark difference in feeder rates and no school should be judged on these alone.

Private schools are in no way better, nor are those who attend anyway smarter.

I would dispute the first point tbh, most private schools have their teachers paid for by the government and fees go towards school maintenance and the share holders (Or wherever, I really dont care!) as a results the school I went to had huge buildings etc, but still had the same problems that public schools have with teachers. (Not saying they're all the same!).

I do agree that private schools aren't necessarily better though

wonderfulname · 15-06-2010 5:25pm

Fad wrote: »

I would dispute the first point tbh, most private schools have their teachers paid for by the government and fees go towards school maintenance and the share holders (Or wherever, I really dont care!) as a results the school I went to had huge buildings etc, but still had the same problems that public schools have with teachers. (Not saying they're all the same!).

I found the money was misspent tbh, and that in public schools as the spending is carefully watched students get what they need, to refer to my above example, computers that work instead of a bloody swimming pool!

Fad · 15-06-2010 5:28pm

wonderfulname wrote: »

I found the money was misspent tbh, and that in public schools as the spending is carefully watched students get what they need, to refer to my above example, computers that work instead of a bloody swimming pool!

There was mismanagement of money (I worked in the school as a lab tech this year and money was spent on stupid shít.........) but tbh they learned from mistakes. Private schools are probably in a better position now purely because funding from the government is pretty tight.

Original_Name · 19-06-2010 12:27am

tommyhaas wrote: »

There are plenty of good public schools in the country

Don't be ridiculous...

fauxshow · 19-06-2010 12:41am

Cen92 wrote: »

Thats my school, they allow repeats in, its not a boarding school.

Whoops my bad!

theowen · 19-06-2010 12:55am

!!! wrote: »

Feck it, I'll go to the Institute..

I can guarantee that you will fail if you go there. If your not there for the right reasons (as you're clearly not) you'll fail from the first week and that'll continue for the whole year. Then you'll be one of a very large group with really poor leaving certs having paid thousands for them.

DL Saint · 19-06-2010 1:16am

bullpost wrote: »

This one is popular and has a good reputation:

http://www.stlaurencecollege.com/repeat.html

I couldn't recommend this enough.
I did 7th year their this year and believe me it is the best repeat programme in the country. Although it is very intense (nicknamed the bootcamp),the teachers are brilliant, the career guidance is second to none and everyone gets on very well. They make you do alot of work through the year but it all pays off in the end.
Also while you may be a snob

if this repeat programme is good enough for people from private schools such as Blackrock college,St. Michaels, Mt. Anville and CBC Monkstown(my old school:D), believe me it is good enough for you. Also no uniform

yourmother · 19-06-2010 1:30am

DL Saint wrote: »

I couldn't recommend this enough.
I did 7th year their this year and believe me it is the best repeat programme in the country. Although it is very intense (nicknamed the bootcamp),the teachers are brilliant, the career guidance is second to none and everyone gets on very well. They make you do alot of work through the year but it all pays off in the end.
Also while you may be a snob if this repeat programme is good enough for people from private schools such as Blackrock college,St. Michaels, Mt. Anville and CBC Monkstown(my old school:D), believe me it is good enough for you. Also no uniform

Do you know costs?

DL Saint · 19-06-2010 1:41am

I think it was around 1k for the year,which isn't cheap but it is compared to most private schools.

randylonghorn · 19-06-2010 3:38am

Original_Name wrote: »

Don't be ridiculous...

What's ridiculous about it?

Mazda · 19-06-2010 9:53am

!!! wrote: »

those kind of people...

The majority of people you're seeking advice from here are "those kind of people".

BarnhallBull · 19-06-2010 10:00am

I'm a public school baby, was supposed to go to private rugby schools a couple of times (starting 1st year and 5th year) but on both occasions I chickened out and decided to stay with what I knew. I spent the majority of time in prefabs, we only got our long-promised new building midway through 5th year, before that we had absolutely no facilities at all, it was desperate. Because it was also a Gaelscoil, we struggled to find a high standard of teachers, and we had no textbooks in Irish for a lot of subjects so we were massively disadvantaged by that.

In spite of all those circumstances, out of 41 students who sat the LC with me, 17 of us scored >500 points, and another 15 or so were upwards of 430/440. I know it's a small sample size, but I don't think many private schools could present statistics like those. We had all sat in prefabs, wrestled with teacher after teacher who wasn't qualified to teach us and translated books ourselves, yet we all came out with very high grades. My point is, a good student is a good student regardless of where they go to school. Private schools tend to provide a little bit of an advantage in certain areas but in general, you'll find your level in whatever environment you're in I think. In my opinion the advantages offered by private schools are more of a help to your "average" student than to those looking for top grades, as the top guys will work in any environment.

As for you OP, I see your point about freedom etc. Having been in a sitation where you're given freedom and treated like an adult to go back to a traditional school environment wouldn't be easy. Whatever you choose just make sure you work hard, being in a private school doesn't mean you've a God-given right to top grades.

citizenerased1 · 19-06-2010 2:35pm

!!! wrote: »

and be around those kind of people...

(I'm actually such a snob! :O :P)

thats really lovely...

just because some familys can pay to put there kids through these schools doesn't mean there kids are any better or worse than 'those kind of people'

i hate social snobbery...

trust me you'll be round 'those type of people' when your out in the big bad world and contempt breeds contempt my dear

!

!!! · 19-06-2010 3:33pm

*their

Damn public school system...

tommyhaas · 19-06-2010 4:06pm

OP,
if you add up all the money spent on your private education so far, and on to that then all the money your gona have to spend on a private college (to avoid the riff-raff obviously), then take that figure away from the total money your gona earn in your career with daddy's firm (who luckely are one of the only companies around to recognise the higher diploma in marketing you bought got in DBS), you'l probley be no better off then a lad going to a public school, leaving after the inter-cert for a trade.

randylonghorn · 19-06-2010 5:09pm

/studies his crystal balls

/sheds tear at where this thread is heading

/locks

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