The school has a guidance counsellor who offers a complete and confidential service to our students.
She supports the emotional, educational and social well being of the students in the following ways:
Educational Counselling:
Motivation, Learning and Self Management. Practical advice in study and exam preparation.
Career Counselling:
Information and guidance on subject choices, courses and levels for study. Advice and information on 3 Level study and choices available.
Personal Counselling:
In partnership with parents and guardians we offer care, support and advice in times of particular need or crisis.
Some Important Dates for Leaving Certificate Students…..
- 15 October - Application deadline for the receipt at UCAS of applications for all professional medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine and veterinary science courses, and for all courses at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
- 3 November - CAO online application facility opens(discounted fee €30)
- 4 November - HPAT-Ireland registration opens for aptitude test for entry to Medicine. (fee €95)
- 15 January - Application deadline for the receipt at UCAS of applications for all courses except those listed above with a 15 October deadline.
- 20 January - Closing date for registration for the HPAT-Ireland test for entry to Medicine.
- 20 January - Final date for CAO online discounted application fee.
- Late January - Application deadline for Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses direct to each college of further education
- 1 February - Normal closing date for CAO. Applications to restricted entry courses and applications from mature students must be made to the CAO by this date.(please check universities for their own deadlines too)
- 25 February - Date of HPAT-Ireland test for entry to Medicine.
- 1 March - Closing date for final completion of online HEAR/DARE forms.
- 1 April - Latest date for HEAR/DARE supporting documentation to arrive in CAO.
- 16 to 27 April - Leaving Certificate Oral Examinations commence.
- 1 May - Late closing date for CAO. Late applications to restricted entry courses will not be considered.
- 6 June - Leaving Certificate Written Examinations commence.
- 1 July - Closing date for submission of a ‘Change of Mind’ to CAO.
- 15 August - Leaving Certificate results expected to be available through schools
Check www.cao.ie and www.examinations.ie for any changes to these dates.
Some useful websites
Useful Websites for Careers Support:
www.qualifax.ie
www.cao.ie
www.ucas.co.uk
www.fetac.ie
www.studentfinance.ie
www.accesscollege.ie
www.careerdirections.ie
www.careersportal.ie
www.gotocollege.ie
www.ukcat.co.uk
www.hpat.ie
www.studyinscotland.org
www.careersworld.com
Useful Websites for Personal / Emotional Support:
http://www.barnardos.ie/teenhelp/finding-help.html
http://www.letsomeoneknow.ie/need_help/
http://www.crosscare.ie/teencounselling/index.htm
http://www.parentline.ie/
http://teenbetween.ie/resources/ywi/Meath.pdf
http://www.ispcc.ie/Services/Teenfocus.aspx
http://www.mentalhealthireland.ie/links-mainmenu-23