The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., today announced his decisions on the patronage of new post-primary schools to be established in 2013 and 2014.
The successful patrons are:
Blanchardstown West, Dublin 15 Educate Together
Drogheda, Co. Louth Joint patronage County Louth VEC and Educate Together
Mulhuddart, Dublin 15 Le Chéile Schools Trust
Greystones, Co. Wicklow Church of Ireland
Lusk, Co. Dublin County Dublin VEC
Claregalway, Co. Galway County Galway VEC
Naas, Co. Kildare County Kildare VEC
Navan, Co. Meath County Meath VEC
[*]Cork City – South Suburbs/ Carrigaline County Cork VEC
Maynooth, Co. Kildare County Kildare VEC
Dundalk, Co. Louth County Louth VEC
Ashbourne, Co. Meath County Meath VEC
*Balbriggan, Co. Dublin An Foras Pátrúnachta
*Dundrum, Co. Dublin An Foras Pátrúnachta
Announcing the patronage of the new schools, Minister Quinn said, “In making the decisions on the patronage of these new schools I was particularly conscious of taking into account the clear parental demand for plurality and diversity of patronage. The successful patrons include those of a Catholic ethos, Church of Ireland ethos, multi-denominational and Gaelcholáistaí.”
“I am particularly pleased that Educate Together will be patron in one school and co-patron in a second school, given that ET was officially recognised by me as a second level patron just one year ago. I am also pleased that for the first time in a generation a new Catholic and a new Church of Ireland voluntary secondary school are to open. This demonstrates clearly that I and the Department are committed to diversity of ethos and respect for parental choice.”
“I am confident that these new schools, alongside the existing schools in each area, will mean that parents and students have real choice when it comes to deciding which school most reflects their own ethos.”
Today’s announcement is the culmination of the process which began in June 2011 when the Minister announced that 20 new post-primary schools were to be established up to 2017 across a number of locations to cater for increasing pupil numbers.
At that time the Minister also announced new criteria and arrangements for the recognition of the new schools. The arrangements included the establishment of a New Schools Establishment Group, an independent advisory group, to advise the Minister on the patronage of the new schools following its consideration of a report prepared by Department officials. The New Schools Establishment Group reported to the Minister at the end of June.
Patrons were asked to provide evidence of parental demand when making an application for a new school. In addition, the criteria used in deciding on patronage included how the proposed schools under the respective patrons would provide for extending or strengthening diversity of provision in each area, having regard to the views of parents.
The Minister expressed his thanks to the members of the New Schools Establishment Group for their valuable input to the process. Minister Quinn said, “I initiated the revised system for the establishment of new schools and the appointment of the school patron so that it would be an objective and transparent process. The role of the New Schools Establishment Group is critical to achieving these aims and I want to thank them for their work in this area.”
Department officials will shortly contact each of the patron bodies in regard to the logistics of the establishment of these new schools.
Four new post-primary schools will open in September 2013, all of which will be under the patronage of the local Vocational Educational Committee (VEC).
Ten new post-primary schools will open in September 2014. Of these, four will be under VEC patronage, one will be under the patronage of Le Chéile Schools Trust, two will be under the patronage of An Foras Pátrúnachta, one will be under the patronage of the Church of Ireland, one will be under the Patronage of Educate Together and one school will be under the joint patronage of a VEC and Educate Together.
In the case of both Maynooth, Co. Kildare and Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, the Department noted the high level of parental demand identified as part of this process for alternative language provision in these areas. In light of this, the Department will be making provision to cater for this alternative demand in both of these areas in the medium term.
ENDS
For more information contact:
Deirdre Grant 01 889 2417 or 086 0484 279
Sarah Miley 01 889 2322 or 087 782 0941
Sarah Moroney 01 889 2162 or 087 7720570
Editors’ Note:
The report of the New Schools Establishment Group to the Minister can be found at http://www.education.ie/en/Schools-Colleges/Information/Establishing-a-New-School/New-Primary-Schools/?pageNumber=2. Minister Quinn accepted the recommendations of the Group in all cases.
New Post- Primary Schools 2013
Area Approved Patron Comment
Lusk, Co Dublin Co. Dublin VEC
Claregalway, Co. Galway Co. Galway VEC
Naas, Co. Kildare Co. Kildare VEC Given the low level of parental preferences identified as part of this process, the Department will be consulting with existing post-primary providers in the area regarding their intake capacity for 2013 with a view to determining the year the new school will be required to open.
Navan, Co. Meath Co. Meath VEC
New Post-Primary Schools 2014
Area Approved Patron Comment
Cork City – South Suburbs/ Carrigaline Co. Cork VEC This school will be a Gaelcholáiste providing instruction through the medium of Irish
Blanchardstown West, Dublin 15 Educate Together
Mulhuddart, Dublin 15 Le Chéile Schools Trust
Maynooth, Co. Kildare Co. Kildare VEC This new school will provide instruction through the medium of English. However, an application was received from An Foras Pátrúnachta to establish an Irish medium school in this area, with significant expressions of interest. Therefore it is planned that an Aonad will be established in the new school or in the existing school in Maynooth in consultation with An Foras. If the Aonad is enrolling in the region of 70 pupils per year by the fourth year of operation consideration will be given to its establishment as an independent Gaelcholáiste.
Drogheda, Co. Louth Joint patronage of Co. Louth VEC and Educate Together
Dundalk, Co. Louth Co. Louth VEC
Ashbourne, Co. Meath Co. Meath VEC
Balbriggan, Co. Dublin This school will be a Gaelcholáiste providing instruction through the medium of Irish. However, an application was received from Educate Together to establish an English medium school in this area with significant expressions of interest. In view of this it is intended to reduce the size of the Gaelcholáiste (to 700 with the option to expand to 1,000) and to establish an additional school, which will be English medium, post 2015, at which time the patronage decision making process will be organised.
Dundrum, Co. Dublin An Foras Pátrúnachta This school will be a Gaelcholáiste providing instruction through the medium of Irish
Greystones, Co. Wicklow Church of Ireland
New Post Primary Schools where Patronage has been Announced Previously
Area Approved Patron Comment
Doughiska, Co. Galway Co. Galway VEC Opening in September 2013
Lucan/ Clonburris, Co. Dublin
Co Dublin VEC in partnership with Educate Together Opening in September 2014
2015 to 2017 – Patronage to be decided
Area Comment
Kingscourt, Co. Cavan
Tallaght (Kingswood Heights), Dublin
Ballinteer, Dublin A new Gaelcholáiste will open in this region (Dundrum area) in 2014. Further additional accommodation will also be required in this area to meet demographic demands through the medium of English.
Midleton/Carrigtwohill Co. Cork
Celbridge, Co. Kildare
Balbriggan, Co. Dublin See comment in table above in regard to provision in this area.
Cork City - South Suburbs/ Carrigaline A new Gaelcholáiste will open in this region in 2014. Further additional accommodation will also be required in this area to meet demographic demands through the medium of English.
[*] These schools will be Gaelcholáistaí providing instruction through the medium of Irish
Le scaoileadh láithreach:
25 Iúil, 2012
Fógraíonn an tAire Quinn socruithe pátrúnachta i gcás 14 Iar-bhunscoil nua a bhunófar sna blianta 2013 agus 2014
Inniu, d'fhógair an tAire Oideachais agus Scileanna, Ruairí Quinn, T.D., na cinntí atá déanta aige i dtaca le pátrúnacht iar-bhunscoileanna nua a bhunofar sna blianta 2013 agus 2014.
Is iad seo a leanas na pátrúin atá ceaptha:
Baile Bhlainséir Thiar,
Baile Átha Cliath 15 – Educate Together
Droichead Átha, Co. Lú – Patrúnacht i bpáirt idir Coiste Gairmoideachais Chontae Lú agus Educate Together
Mullach Eadrad, Baile Átha Cliath 15 a– Iontaobhas Scoileanna Le Chéile
Na Clocha Liatha, Co. Chill Mhantáin – Eaglais na hÉireann
Lusca, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath – Coiste Gairmoideachais Chontae Bhaile Átha Cliath
Baile Chláir, Co. na Gaillimhe – Coiste Gairmoideachais Chontae na Gaillimhe
An Nás, Co. Chill Dara – Coiste Gairmoideachais Chontae Chill Dara
An Uaimh, Co. na Mí – Coiste Gairmoideachais Chontae na Mí
[*]Cathair Chorcaí – Na Bruachbhailte ó Dheas / Carraig Uí Leighin – Coiste Gairmoideachais Chontae Corcaí
Maigh Nuad, Co. Chill Dara – Coiste Gairmoideachais Chontae Chill Dara
Dún Dealgan, Co. Lú – Coiste Gairmoideachais Chontae Lú
Cill Dhéagláin, Co. na Mí – Coiste Gairmoideachais Chontae na Mí
*Baile Brigín, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath – An Foras Pátrúnachta
*Dún Droma, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath – An Foras Pátrúnachta
Agus pátrúnacht na scoileanna nua á fógairt aige, dúirt an tAire Quinn "Agus cinneadh á dhéanamh agam faoi phátrúnacht na scoileanna nua seo bhí mé meabhrach ar an ngá atá leis an éileamh soiléir ó thuismitheoirí ar iolrachas agus ar éagsúlacht pátrúnachta a chur san áireamh. I measc na bpátrún a ceapadh tá pátrúin a bhaineann leis an éiteas Caitliceach, le héiteas Eaglais na hÉireann, leis an éiteas ilchreidmheach agus le héiteas Ghaelcholáistí."
"Táim thar a bheith sásta go mbeidh Educate Together ina phátrún ar scoil amháin agus ina gcomhphátrún ar scoil eile. Níl ach bliain ann ó thug mé aitheantas oifigiúil d'ET mar phátrún dara leibhéal den chéad uair. Is áthas liom, leis, go mbeidh meánscoil dheonach Chaitliceach agus meánscoil dheonach de chuid Eaglais na hÉireann i measc na scoileanna nua. Léiríonn sé sin go soiléir go bhfuilim féin agus an Roinn tiomanta d'aitheantas a thabhairt d'éitis éagsúla agus do roghanna tuismitheoirí."
"Tá muinín agam go gciallóidh na scoileanna nua seo, le hais na scoileanna atá cheana féin i ngach ceantar, go mbeidh rogha sásúil ag tuismitheoirí agus iad ag lorg an scoil is fearr a léiríonn a n-éiteas féin."
Buaicphointe is ea fógra an lae inniu ar phróiseas a thosaigh i Meitheamh 2011 an tráth a d'fhógair an tAire go mbeadh 20 iar-bhunscoil á mbunú suas go dtí an bhliain 2017 i suíomhanna éagsúla chun soláthar a dhéanamh do mhéadú ar líon na ndaltaí.
An tráth sin d'fhógair an tAire critéir agus socruithe nua, leis, d'aitheantas na scoileanna nua. Ar áireamh sna socruithe bhí bunú an Ghrúpa um Bunú Scoileanna Nua, grúpa comhairleach neamhspleách a bhunaigh an tAire chun comhairle a chur air i dtaca le pátrúnacht na scoileanna nua tar éis tuarascáil arna hullmhú ag oifigigh na Roinne a bheith breithnithe ag an nGrúpa. Thuairiscigh an Grúpa um Bunú Scoileanna Nua don Aire ag deireadh mhí an Mheithimh.
Iarradh ar phátrúin fianaise ar éileamh tuismitheoirí a sholáthar agus iarratas á dhéanamh ar scoil nua. Lena chois sin, chuimsigh na critéir a úsáideadh chun cinneadh a dhéanamh i dtaca le pátrúnacht an tslí a d'fhéachfadh pátrúin na scoileanna beartaithe le héagsúlacht an tsoláthair i ngach ceantar a leathnú agus a neartú, ag féachaint do thuairimí tuismitheoirí.
Ghlac an tAire buíochas le baill an Ghrúpa um Bunú Scoileanna Nua as a n-ionchur tábhachtach sa phróiseas. Arsa an tAire Quinn: "Chuir mé tús le córas leasaithe um bunú scoileanna nua agus um cheapadh pátrún scoile ionas gur próiseas oibiachtúil trédhearcach a bheadh ann. Ról criticiúil ab ea ról an Ghrúpa um Bunú Scoileanna Nua maidir le baint amach na n-aidhmeanna sin agus is mian liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leo as a gcuid oibre."
Beidh oifigigh na Roinne i dteagmháil go gairid le gach ceann de na forais phátrúnachta roghnaithe maidir leis an lóistíocht a ghabhfaidh le bunú na scoileanna nua.
Osclófar ceithre cinn d'iar-bhunscoileanna i Meán Fómhair 2013, gach ceann díobh faoi phátrúnacht an Choiste Ghairmoideachais áitiúil.
Osclófar deich gcinn d'iar-bhunscoileanna nua i Meán Fómhair 2014. Díobh sin beidh ceithre cinn faoi phátrúnacht an Choiste Ghairmoideachais, ceann amháin faoi phátrúnacht Iontaobhas Scoileanna Le Chéile, dhá cheann faoi phátrúnacht an Fhorais Phátrúnachta, ceann amháin faoi phátrúnacht Eaglais na hÉireann, ceann amháin faoi phatrúnacht Educate Together agus ceann amháin faoi chomh-phátrúnacht Choiste Gairmoideachais agus Educate Together.
I gcás Mhaigh Nuad, Co. Chill Dara agus Bhaile Brigín, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath, thug an Roinn suntas don ardleibhéal éilimh ó thuismitheoirí ar scoil Ghaeilge sna ceantair sin, rud a aithníodh le linn an phróisis. Ina fhianaise sin, beidh an Roinn ag déanamh socruithe chun an t-éileamh malartach seo a shásamh sa dá cheantar sin sa ghearrthéarma.
CRÍOCH
Gheofar eolas breise ó
Deirdre Grant 01 889 2417 nó 086 0484 279
Sarah Miley 01 889 2322 nó 087 782 0941
Sarah Moroney 01 889 2162 nó 087 7720570
Nóta an Eagarthóra:
Gheofar tuarascáil an Ghrúpa um Bunú Scoileanna Nua chuig an Aire ag http://www.education.ie/ga/Scoileanna-Coláistí/Eolas/Scoil-Nua-a-Bhunú/Scoileanna-Nua-Bunoideachas-/. Ghlac an tAire Quinn le moltaí an Ghrúpa i ngach cás.
Iar-Bhunscoileanna Nua 2013
Ceantar Pátrún Formheasta Ráiteas
Lusca, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath Coiste Gairmoideachais Chontae Bhaile Átha Cliath
Baile Cláir, Co. na Gaillimhe Coiste Gairmoideachais Chontae na Gaillimhe
An Nás, Co. Chill Dara Coiste Gairmoideachais Chontae Chill Dara Toisc a laghad roghanna tuismitheora a aithníodh le linn an phróisis, tá beartaithe ag an Roinn dul i gcomhairle le soláthraithe oideachais iar-bhunscoile sa cheantar féachaint cén líon daltaí a d'fhéadfaidís a ghlacadh sa bhliain 2013 chun an bhliain ina mbeidh gá le scoil nua a oscailt a chinneadh.
An Uaimh, Co. na Mí Coiste Gairmoideachais Chontae na Mí
Iar-Bhunscoileanna Nua 2014
Ceantar Pátrún Formheasta Ráiteas
Cathair Chorcaí (Na Bruachbhailte ó Dheas/Carraig Uí Leighin) Coiste Gairmoideachais Chontae Chorcaí Gaelcholáiste a bheidh sa scoil seo, a ndéanfar an teagasc inti trí mheán na Gaeilge
Baile Bhlainséir Thiar, Baile Átha Cliath 15 Educate Together
Mullach Eadrad, Baile Átha Cliath 15 Iontaobhas Scoileanna Le Chéile
Maigh Nuad, Co. Chill Dara Coiste Gairmoideachais Chontae Chill Dara Trí mheán an Bhéarla a dhéanfar an teagasc sa scoil nua seo. Ach fuarthas iarratas ón bhForas Pátrúnachta ar scoil Ghaeilge a bhunú sa cheantar céanna, agus léiríodh mórchuid spéise ann. Mar sin tá beartaithe Aonad a bhunú sa scoil nua nó sa scoil atá ann cheana i Maigh Nuad i gcomhairle leis an bhForas. Má tá 70 dalta nó mar sin á gclárú san Aonad gach bliain faoin gceathrú bliain breithneofar ar cheart an tAonad a bhunú mar Ghaelcholáiste ann féin.
Droichead Átha, Co. Lú Comhphátrúnacht idir Choiste Gairmoideachais Chontae Lú agus Educate Together
Dún Dealgan, Co. Lú Coiste Gairmoideachais Chontae Lú
Cill Dhéagláin, Co. na Mí Coiste Gairmoideachais Chontae na Mí
Baile Brigín, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath Gaelcholáiste a bheidh sa scoil seo, a ndéanfar an teagasc inti trí mheán na Gaeilge Ach fuarthas iarratas ó Educate Together chun scoil Bhéarla a bhunú sa cheantar céanna agus léiríodh mórchuid spéise ann. Ina fhianaise sin tá beartaithe méid an Ghaelcholáiste a laghdú (go 700 dalta agus rogha é a mhéadú go 1,000 dalta) agus scoil bhreise a bhunú, scoil Bhéarla, tar éis na bliana 2015, an tráth a mbeidh an próiseas cinnteoireachta i dtaca le pátrúnacht ina phróiseas ina phróiseas eagraithe.
Dún Droma, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath An Foras Pátrúnachta Gaelcholáiste a bheidh sa scoil seo, a ndéanfar an teagasc inti trí mheán na Gaeilge.
Na Clocha Liatha, Co. Chill Mhantáin Eaglais na hÉireann
Bunscoileanna Nua mar ar fógraíodh an Phátrúnacht roimhe seo
Ceantar Pátrún Formheasta Ráiteas
Dabhach Uisce, Co. na Gaillimhe Coiste Gairmoideachais Chontae na Gaillimhe Osclóidh an scoil seo i Meán Fómhair 2013
Leamhcán/Cluain Buiríosa Mór, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath
Coiste Gairmoideachais Bhaile Átha Cliath i gcomhpháirtíocht le Educate Together Osclóidh an scoil seo i Meán Fómhair 2014
2015 go 2017 – An Phátrúnacht le cinneadh fós
Ceantar Ráiteas
Dún an Rí, Co. an Chabháin
Tamhlacht (Arda Choill an Rí), Baile Átha Cliath
Baile an tSaoir, Baile Átha Cliath Osclófar Gaelcholáiste nua sa réigiún seo (ceantar Dhún Droma) sa bhliain 2014 Beidh cóiríocht bhreise ag teastáil sa cheantar seo chun riar ar an éileamh ar scoil Bhéarla.
Mainistir na Corann/Carraig Thuathail, Co. Chorcaí
Cill Droichid, Co. Chill Dara
Baile Brigín, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath Féach an ráiteas sa tábla thuas i dtaobh soláthair sa cheantar seo.
Cathair Chorcaí - Na Bruachbhailte ó Dheas/Carraig Uí Leighin Osclófar Gaelcholáiste nua sa réigiún seo sa bhliain
2014. Beidh cóiríocht bhreise ag teastáil sa cheantar seo chun riar ar an éileamh ar scoil Bhéarla.