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Naíonra balbriggan

  • 04-03-2013 4:22pm
    #1
    SarahC11
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    just wondering if anyone has any info about this playschool its linked with the gaelscoil in castlelands. cant seem to ever get through to phone number! basically we want to send our daughter to the gaelscoil and it seems the best way to get her in is to get her into the naionra first problem is she because of the way her birthday falls she cant start school untill she's 5 and we think 4 is a bit late to be only starting playschool so we were thinking 2years in the naionra, which means we will have to pay for one year ourselves. anyone know much it would cost for the extra year (even a ball park figure! first time parents so havnt a clue!) also how hard is it to get a place in the naionra? we put her name down the other day for sept 2014 what are the chances of her getting a place and when will they tell you if she has a place? sorry for the long post any info would be great cant seem to find much about it on the net!


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  • #2
    January
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    Moved from Parenting.


  • #3
    byhookorbycrook
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    Would you ring the Gaelscoil,they probably should be able to put you in touch?


  • #4
    Moonbeam
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    around 240 a month for a 5 day week ,based on other play schools.
    Ring them and ask and ask the school for a copy of its enrolment policy.
    we are having huge school issues for Sept where we are as it is strictly 1st come 1st served so the kids having done 2 years in the naionra make no difference.


  • #5
    SarahC11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 114 ✭✭SarahC11


    got through to them today, its 3000 for the extra year, but they have a long waiting list so its unlikely she will get in next year and even said she's far down the list for 2015 so prob wont get in at all, when we enrolled her in the gaelscoil last week they said last year they took in 66 pupils and only 1 of them wasnt either from the naionra or a relative of someone already in the school. we dont have any family in the school so it looks like of she doesnt get into the naionra she hasnt a hope of getting into the gaelscoil. im devastated. i was so naive to think you just chose a school you liked and off they go when they turn 3! baby number 2 nearly due and im going to put him on the list as soon as i get out of the hospital!!


  • #6
    LordSutch
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    SarahC11 wrote: »
    im devastated. i was so naive to think you just chose a school you liked and off they go when they turn 3! baby number 2 nearly due and im going to put him on the list as soon as i get out of the hospital!!

    What about an English speaking Pre school, and an English speaking Primary? must your kids go to Irish speaking schools?

    May I ask, are you and your partner Irish speakers, and is Irish the spoken language at home and in the family?

    Curious.


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  • #7
    SarahC11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 114 ✭✭SarahC11


    im brutal at irish but would do a course if i had to, my partner is good but not fluent, honestly the gaelscoil just seems like the best school in the town (in my opinion!), close to where we live and i just get a good feeling about it, i would send her there if it was just an english speaking school, the fact they become fluent in irish is a bonus and a good thing to have for leaving cert points or on a cv ect.!


  • #8
    LordSutch
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    Thanks for that SarahC11, as a parent on young ones myself I am currently curious about all things connected to schools, education and the like. Personally I dont speak Irish either, neither does my Wife, nor does anybody we know speak Irish, so I think sending our little ones to an Irish speaking school would be totally wasted (in our situation), but I do understand the reasoning behind your decision, best school in the town etc.

    Thanks, and I hope it works out ok for you and the kids.


  • #9
    Moonbeam
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    SarahC11 wrote: »
    got through to them today, its 3000 for the extra year, but they have a long waiting list so its unlikely she will get in next year and even said she's far down the list for 2015 so prob wont get in at all, when we enrolled her in the gaelscoil last week they said last year they took in 66 pupils and only 1 of them wasnt either from the naionra or a relative of someone already in the school. we dont have any family in the school so it looks like of she doesnt get into the naionra she hasnt a hope of getting into the gaelscoil. im devastated. i was so naive to think you just chose a school you liked and off they go when they turn 3! baby number 2 nearly due and im going to put him on the list as soon as i get out of the hospital!!

    My eldest was about 11 months before I put her name down for the local gael scoil and we are currently on a waiting list and school less for Sept:(
    She will have done 2 years in the Naíonra, it is so stressful.


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