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Schools in Northern Ireland have similar school holidays to those in the Republic of Ireland. Unlike in the UK or Republic of Ireland, Northern Irish schools operate a 200-day school year. The school year begins around 1 September, although most schools return up to a week earlier.
In 2009, businessman Bill Cullen dismissed Transition Year as a “doss year” (an Irish slang expression meaning a school year in which little work is done). [11] In 2011, independent councillor Richard Finn said Transition Year was a doss year and costs parents a fortune. [12]
The Leaving Certificate Examination (Irish: Scrúdú na hArdteistiméireachta), commonly referred to as the Leaving Cert or (informally) the Leaving (Irish: Ardteist), is the final exam of the Irish secondary school system and the university matriculation examination in Ireland.
Education in the Republic of Ireland is a primary, secondary and higher (often known as "third-level" or tertiary) education.In recent years, further education has grown immensely, with 51% of working age adults having completed higher education by 2020. [1]
Fifth year is the first mandatory year of the Leaving Certificate cycle. It is usually preceded by the optional Transition Year. Most pupils are 17 or 18 years of age by the end of their Fifth Year. Many secondary schools have Summer exams at the end of Fifth Year to test the student on what they have learned throughout the year.
The school year in Scotland generally runs from middle or late August to late June or early July of the following year (usually in eastern council areas from the third Monday in August to the first Friday in July and in western council areas from the second Monday in August to the last Friday in June). Most schools operate a three-term school ...
The first printing press in Ireland was established in 1551, [1] the first Irish-language book was printed in 1571 and Trinity College Dublin was established in 1592. [2] The Education Act 1695 prohibited Irish Catholics from running Catholic schools in Ireland or seeking a Catholic education abroad, until its repeal in 1782. [3]
The school is under the patronage of the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board. [1] Reachrann shares a premises with Grange Community College. [2] In the 2020/21 school year, Gaelcholáiste Reachrann (GCR) had an enrollment of 499 students. [3] The school was ranked 1st in its area by the Irish Times in the 2019 Good Schools ...