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All Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate Applied students should register now on gov.ie/leavingcertificate. The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh TD today (Monday 25 May 2020) announced that the new online Calculated Grades Student Portal will open for registration (more…)
Tá folúntas ann d’áiteanna scoile i nGaelscoil Bhaile Brigín don scoilbhliain 2020-21. There are school places available in Gaelscoil Bhaile Brigín for the 2020-21 school year. Gaelscoil Bhaile Brigín is located in Castlelands and has a very strong community within their school and it is the students who (more…)
The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. has today (Friday 8 May 2020) announced the postponement of the 2020 Leaving Certificate. Following a decision at Cabinet, all students are to be offered the option of receiving Calculated Grades for the subjects they are studying (more…)
All third year Junior Cycle students to be awarded certificates for the completion of Junior Cycle by the Department of Education and Skills. Schools given autonomy to assess students and all students to receive a report on achievement. Adult learners to be given opportunity to take (more…)
The Department of Education and Skills is liaising closely with the Department of Health on a continuing basis. Any decision to close schools will be made on public health advice. There is no such advice at this point. It is essential that any decisions regarding responses to Coronavirus (more…)
Over the last twelve months, Community Garda Maurice Cunningham and Superintendent Twomey have liaised with all secondary schools in the District (Balbriggan, Rush, Lusk, Skerries Schools) in a Forum capacity. The principals and counsellors of the schools attended the meetings (more…)
Adult Education Service Balbriggan and Swords award ceremony, took place on Thursday 13th of February in the Bracken Court Hotel. A total of 62 adult learners were eligible to graduate in a range of Quality and Qualifications Ireland certification (QQI) ranging from Level 2 to Level 6. (more…)
There will be no stopping the music this March when the first ever Fingal International Festival of Voices is staged from March 12-15 in Balbriggan! As part of preparations for the Festival, eleven schools around Balbriggan have signed up for free singing workshops as part of an outreach (more…)
The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D has today (Wednesday 15th January 2020) announced new rules are coming into effect at the start of February in relation to admission to schools. The Minister has signed a Commencement Order in respect of the Education (more…)
This morning staff at Scoil Chormaic CNS in Balbriggan (INTO members and Forsa Union member) came out before school this morning to show support for the Forsa Union #SupportOurSecretaries day of strike in pursuit of better terms and conditions for secretaries not under the ETB (more…)
Gardaí in Balbriggan responded to a welcome 999 call today when they were requested to provide an escort for Santa on his visits to local Primary Schools. On receipt of the call the members of the Garda Band were summonsed to provide Jingle Bells, HoHoHo music and songs to warm up the (more…)
Children from 3rd class in Balbriggan Educate Together National School and Bracken Educate Together National School took part in the annual Big Sports Quiz in Balbriggan Library on Wednesday 11th December. The Big Sports Quiz is the culmination of a programme run by Fingal County (more…)