Feedback on St.Johns & St.Colmcill national schools Ballybrack..

marley123

to cut a long story short.. we are moving to the Dalkey area in the next 2 wks so my LO will not be entitled to the place in the Primary School she was due to start in September. The above 2 schools will take her & cant get through to most of the others as no one there! She is on the wait list for Loreto Dalkey but doubtful she will get a place as so many ahead of her... at my wits end as can't hold her back a year as she is more than ready to start school.

Perhaps post/ask a mod to move this post to the South County Dublin forum. There's a far bigger pool of people there familiar with those areas and schools more likely to know your answer.
There might be a thread on those schools already, do a search in South County Dublin forum fyourself for them. You may find another school there you didn't consider.

Praetorian Saighdiuir

I live in the area and was a pupil in St.Johns. That was 20 years ago though, but I never had any problems.

Being from the area, if I had a choice between St.Johns and St. Columbcilles....St.Johns is what I would choose.

Fratton Fred

Have you tried Harolds school in Glasthule? That is pretty good and fairly easy to get in to.

When you say the Dalkey area, are you actually in Dalkey because that might make a difference.

Is the school she was supposed to start in convenient to you? if so, I would say nothing and let her start there.

I wouldn't be mad on either of those schools truth be told, my husband went to St. John's and turned out ok though definitely seems the better school out of both of those.

Fratton Fred

My wife went to St Johns. She would have no hesitation sending our daughter there.

marley123

Deleted User wrote: »

Is the school she was supposed to start in convenient to you? if so, I would say nothing and let her start there.

I wouldn't be mad on either of those schools truth be told, my husband went to St. John's and turned out ok though definitely seems the better school out of both of those.

Not mad on either myself!! but we are in a desperate situation & need to get her sorted for Sept - @ least for Junior Infants!

To be fair it's not a bad school, it wasn't great years ago but it seems to have a lot of parent involvement which I always think is a good thing.

If you have any desire to send your child to a gaeilscoil I think scoil phadraig is pretty easy to get in to. It's also in ballybrack.

casio4

marley123 wrote: »

to cut a long story short.. we are moving to the Dalkey area in the next 2 wks so my LO will not be entitled to the place in the Primary School she was due to start in September. The above 2 schools will take her & cant get through to most of the others as no one there! She is on the wait list for Loreto Dalkey but doubtful she will get a place as so many ahead of her... at my wits end as can't hold her back a year as she is more than ready to start school.

I would say st Johns it's a smaller school but the parents are very involved and know what's going on all the time:)

RosieJoe

So which school did you go with in the end?

marley123

Ended up getting her a place in a completely different school 2 wks before the schools went back. Great school & my little one is very happy.

Fratton Fred

marley123 wrote: »

Ended up getting her a place in a completely different school 2 wks before the schools went back. Great school & my little one is very happy.

In Dalkey?

marley123

Not Dalkey but 5mins down the road!

marley123

marley123 wrote: »

Not Dalkey but 5mins down the road!

Oooh cryptic!
Best of luck, hope your daughter is very happy

marley123

Thank you all - all going well & its a very well run school - couldnt be happier with it so its all worked out in the end:)

Fratton Fred

marley123 wrote: »

Thank you all - all going well & its a very well run school - couldnt be happier with it so its all worked out in the end:)

I can't think of any schools within 5 minutes of Dalkey that aren't good schools. We are lucky in that respect.

Welcome to the area, it is a great place to live.

schemingbohemia

marley123 wrote: »

Thank you all - all going well & its a very well run school - couldnt be happier with it so its all worked out in the end:)

If you're happy with it you should really name it. Bit cheeky asking advice on named schools and then not revealing the school you're happy with.

marley123

The Harold School in Glasthule!

I'm amazed at how easy the harold seems to be to get into these days, two children from my daughter's class are gone into first class there and I know quite a few gone in to Junior Infants.

Great school from what I have heard so well done

marley123

There is I think about over 70 Junior Infants in 3 classes! & 580 total students in the school.. seems to be very popular.

Fratton Fred

A couple of my neighbours took their kids out of castlepark and put them in their, they love it.

schemingbohemia

Have only ever heard good things about The Harold School.