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Secondary school choices in Dublin South

connorsmith

Our family is moving to Ireland to live this summer.

In order to find a school that is suitable for my daughter, here are some questions to ask you:

The first is the choice of the school;

After a period of contact with the school, during this time I have found Mount Anville Secondary School, Loreto College Foxrock, St Joseph of Cluny, Rathdown School and Rosemont these schools. I know these are excellent schools, but since we are new to Ireland, we don't know the specific differences between these schools and don't know which one is right for my daughter.

I know the rankings of Irish schools, but since the rankings are only calculated by the university acceptance rate, they can only be used as a reference.

My daughter is very good in the arts and is very interested in science and geography, but she is not very interested in sports. If you know the difference between these schools, please let me know, thank you.

Since we haven't rented a house yet, the location of the school doesn't make any difference.

The second is my daughter's grade,

Since my daughter is currently in Year 9 in a British school, which is equivalent to Year 2 in Ireland, she should enter Year 3 if she is in order, but she can also enter Year 2 according to her age, and some schools recommend her to enter Year 2. Is it better for her to choose the second or third grade?

Thanks fo all.

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connorsmith

Thank you for your replies, neither the religious orientation nor the location of the school is an issue for my family. Whether it is a girls' school or a co-educational school is acceptable to us.

Tabnabs

I would have real concern about getting into any of these schools as the pressure on places appears to be extreme at the moment. I know of an American family recently arrived with primary aged children that have been rejected by 10 primary schools in this same catchment area due to simply no available spaces. They are now reconsidering their decision for the family to move to Ireland.

Ring each of the schools you have listed and ask them directly.

Cyrus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118914686#Comment_118914686

Rathdown has announced it will go co - ed it isnt co-ed yet, and i dont think they have announced yet whether the phase in will be at junior level or secondary.

backwards_man

Keep in mind also that competition for places in these schools is fierce and they might not have availability as they would have taken a full compliment for 1st year. Unless they have already indicated that they would take your daughter into 2nd or 3rd year you might find you have to take what you can get rather than what you want. Also these are all fee paying, in case that is a factor. As a previous poster has said religious ethos prevails in all these schools, mostly catholic, Rathdown is protestant. If co-ed is important, Rathdown is your only choice on that list. All girls schools tend to have hockey as the main sport.

spurious

You can read Inspection reports about the schools on https://www.gov.ie/en/school-reports/?school_roll_number=&report_title=&school_level=Post+Primary&school_level=Primary&school_level=Special+Education&report_date_from_day=&report_date_from_month=&report_date_from_year=&report_date_to_day=&report_date_to_month=&report_date_to_year=

After you read a few reports, you can read between the lines as to what they are criticising/praising.

By far the strongest influence on a child in any school will be the home.

Cyrus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058241266/secondary-school-choices-in-dublin-south

you want to make sure if possible that you are living relatively close to the school, so that your daughter isnt isolated from her friends after school or during holidays.

Rathdown is a great school, there are also another two in the general area you should consider, loreto dalkey and holy child killiney.

sekond

Also - while, other than Rathdown, all the schools are Catholic schools, there will be differences in their approach to religion, which may or may not be an issue for you (for example, Rosemont has links with Opus Dei).

sekond

Third year is an exam year, and your daughter would be coming in two thirds of the way through the curriculum, with some of the classroom based assessment work not done (which is done in 2nd year).

My feeling would be, if at all possible to start her in 2nd year.

homer911

Rathdown is the only protestant school on your list and has recently announced its going co-ed