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How to check out primary schools in Dublin ?

jamboambo1 · 2011-06-21 10:46:09

I am new to all this and just wondering how to choose a primary school apart from word of mouth. Can you visit the schools. TO be honest most of the schools seem to be oversubsribed and you need to put your childs name for all of them . At what point can you visit a school to get a feeling for it or do you generally end up…

21-06-2011 11:46AM

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jamboambo1

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I am new to all this and just wondering how to choose a primary school apart from word of mouth. Can you visit the schools. TO be honest most of the schools seem to be oversubsribed and you need to put your childs name for all of them .
At what point can you visit a school to get a feeling for it or do you generally end up just taking what you are given?!
Would love some advice on it

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#2 21-06-2011 12:21PM

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Yes, you can visit,make an appointment with the principal. Probably not a good time right now though. If you have an area in mind, many schools have done WSE (whole school evaluations) which may be viewed on education.ie

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