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Secondary Schools Greystones

  • 17-01-2022 12:28am
    #1
    Sunrise_Sunset
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    I need to start researching secondary schools in the area for my eldest child. I'd love to hear some feedback from parents of St. David's, Temple Carrig and the new Greystones Community College. I suppose I'm looking for feedback on all aspects such as teachers and academics, are your kids happy where they attend, any problems with bullying, was it difficult to get a place, baptism barrier, and whatever else you might like to share or advise.



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  • #2
    loyatemu
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    we have kids in Temple Carrig and have been generally very happy with the school. They've only had 2 years go through the LC so far and both were Covid-affected but I believe their college entry figures are pretty good (this is not the only metric for judging a school obviously). However it is difficult to get in, as siblings of existing students get priority and there are some places reserved for CofI parish members too.

    You'll probably get better info on this from the Greystones Open Forum on FB though as very few people have kids in more than one secondary school you'd need to ask more specific questions to learn anything useful.



  • #3
    2011
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    We had two in Temple Carrie, one is now in now in college and the other is in transition year. Overall I would say it is an excellent school. As above it is very difficult to get a place. The first child gained entry to first year due to a cancellation and the second gained entry in second year.

    The teachers are very dedicated and the kids seem to form a real bond with them. Many of the students are from very wealthy families (not ours) so there is pressure from kids to “keep up” with iPhones, clothing (other than uniform) etc. Not the school’s fault of course but no harm being aware.



  • #4
    Sunrise_Sunset
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,215 ✭✭✭Sunrise_Sunset


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118495899#Comment_118495899

    Thank you. I don't like posting on the Greystones Open Forum on FB, but I guess for something like this I might have to make an exception. GCC won't have had any years go through the LC by the time my child is due to start secondary school. As you say, it is only one marker, but it's still one area which I'd like to have some past stats on.

    My child isn't baptised so I'm just trying to gauge how difficult it might be to get into St Davids or Temple Carrig. GCC is multi-denominational.

    Are your kids happy at Temple Carrig?

    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118496586#Comment_118496586

    Thank you for this info. Good to know.



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