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Students at two Balbriggan schools were among those recently honoured by disability organisation Prosper Fingal for their commitment to social justice, equality and inclusion. The Prosper Fingal Making a Difference Awards were established by Prosper Fingal last year as part of the (more…)
Over 120,000 students are due to take this year’s State exams. The exams get underway at 9.30 am on Wednesday when Junior and Leaving Cert students will sit English exams. It’s common for students to feel additional stress around exam time. There are ways to manage (more…)
Planning has been approved for a new state of the art school for Balbriggan Community College. The planning which has been approved will see the demolition of existing school & relocation/removal of temporary buildings at Balbriggan Community College. The development will include the (more…)
3rd class Students in Balbriggan Educate Together National School made a promotional video about the town as part of Community Week. The video is a lovely guide sharing what Balbriggan has to offer. A big congratulations to the students on reminding everyone what a great town we (more…)
Balscadden National School welcomed the Irish Coastguard to the school on Monday, 27th May, 2019. The visit was arranged by Philip O’Neill, a parent of children in the school, himself an Irish Coastguard volunteer. The helicopter touched down at 9.30am in the field of local farmer (more…)
The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. today (Monday 27 May) announced almost 800 new special needs assistant posts will be allocated to schools from September. And as the need for more additional supports in schools is confirmed in the early weeks of the school year, up to 130 (more…)
Sixth years at Ardgillan Community College enjoyed a fabulous evening at their graduation ceremony. A lot of tears were shed as students time at Ardgillan draws to a close but there was also a lot of excitement for the next chapter ahead. Everybody enjoyed a look back at the students time (more…)
ECO-UNESCO is Ireland’s Environmental Education and Youth Organisation that works to conserve the environment and empower young people. Four transition students from Ardgillan Community College, Louise, Keeva, Britney, Kerene and Temi have done a project on (more…)
ECO-UNESCO is Ireland’s Environmental Education and Youth Organisation that works to conserve the environment and empower young people. Four transition students from Ardgillan Community College, Ellen, Stefan, Luke and Alex have selected reducing single use plastic as their (more…)
Yesterday, Ardgillan Community college held a farewell assembly for their founding Principal Mr. Michael O’Leary who is retiring in August. Mr O’Leary has dedicated himself for the last ten years to establishing Ardgillan College into the great school it is today. A big thank you must (more…)
Ardgillan Community College held a very successful Awards Ceremony in the School on Friday the 17th May to celebrate all of the students’ achievements throughout the year. Mr. Lanigan and Ms. Dunne were the masters of ceremonies for the event. The school has had a fantastic year and this was (more…)
Today Ardgillan Community College was awarded their first Amber Flag. Maebh Fitzpatrick and Keeva Tallon of Pieta house came to the school to hand over the flag and to be part of the flag raising ceremony. This flag symbolises that Ardgillan is proactive in Mental Health Awareness. (more…)