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== History == | == History == | ||
Collinstown Park Community College was established in 1984 to serve the [[Clondalkin|Neilstown]] and Rowlagh communities of [[Clondalkin, South Dublin]], after a NCO study revealed that no one in this area had a third level qulification and [[Leaving Certificate (Ireland)|Leaving Certificates]] were uncommon.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=March 27, 2007 |title=Pass notes Collinstown Park Community College |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/pass-notes-collinstown-park-community-college-1.1294342 |access-date=2026-09-29 |website=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref> In addition, the [[Irish government]] had identified Clondakin as one of the 45 most [[disadvantaged]] [[Urban area|urban areas]] in Ireland.<ref name=":1" /> No tuition is charged to attend the college.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2021-07-07 |title=Collinstown Park Community College |url=https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-education/schools/collinstown-park-community-college/ |access-date=2026-09-29 |website=gov.ie |language=en}}</ref> | Collinstown Park Community College was established in 1984 to serve the [[Clondalkin|Neilstown]] and Rowlagh communities of [[Clondalkin, South Dublin]], after a NCO study revealed that no one in this area had a third level qulification and [[Leaving Certificate (Ireland)|Leaving Certificates]] were uncommon.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=March 27, 2007 |title=Pass notes Collinstown Park Community College |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/pass-notes-collinstown-park-community-college-1.1294342 |access-date=2026-09-29 |website=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref> In addition, the [[Irish government]] had identified Clondakin as one of the 45 most [[disadvantaged]] [[Urban area|urban areas]] in Ireland.<ref name=":1" /> No tuition is charged to attend the college.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2021-07-07 |title=Collinstown Park Community College |url=https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-education/schools/collinstown-park-community-college/ |access-date=2026-09-29 |website=gov.ie |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=Dempsey |first=Anne |date=1987-03-11 |title=The Good Schools Guide: Collinstown Park |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-herald-the-good-schools-guide-c/206977730/ |access-date=2026-09-29 |work=Evening Herald |location=Dublin, Ireland |pages=10 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> | ||
The college opened in September 1984.<ref name=":5" /> By March 1988, it was one of the fastest growing schools in Ireland, with 697 students.<ref name=":5" /> | |||
Collinstown Park Community College won the Making Our Country Poverty Free challenge for its promect "Early School Leaving – What's Your Story?" at the 2007Young Social Innovators National Showcase.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=Summer 2007 |title=Notice Board |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Action_on_Poverty_Today_Issue_17_Summer/QbNp-IsdbsIC?hl=en&gbpv=0 |journal=Action on Poverty Today |publisher=Combat Poverty Agency |issue=17 |page=16 |via=Google Books|issn=1649-3796}}</ref> | Collinstown Park Community College won the Making Our Country Poverty Free challenge for its promect "Early School Leaving – What's Your Story?" at the 2007Young Social Innovators National Showcase.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=Summer 2007 |title=Notice Board |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Action_on_Poverty_Today_Issue_17_Summer/QbNp-IsdbsIC?hl=en&gbpv=0 |journal=Action on Poverty Today |publisher=Combat Poverty Agency |issue=17 |page=16 |via=Google Books|issn=1649-3796}}</ref> | ||
== Campus == | == Campus == | ||
Collinstown Park Community College is located on Neilstown Road in Clondalkin, South Dublin.<ref name=":4" /> | Collinstown Park Community College is located on Neilstown Road in Clondalkin, South Dublin.<ref name=":4" /> The campus includes a large assembly hall and a physcial education hall. The college is adjacent to a thirty-acre public park.<ref name=":5" /> | ||
== Academics == | == Academics == | ||
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The college has second level programs for the [[Junior Cycle|junior cycle]], including a Junior Certificate Programme and a Junior Certificate Schools Programme.<ref name=":3" /> For the senior cycle, the college's programs include the Leaving Certificate, the [[Leaving Certificate Applied|Leaving Certificate Applied Programme]], and the [[Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme]].<ref name=":3" /> The college also has a [[Transition Year|Transition Year Programme]], a School Completion Program, and various courses for [[Adult learner|adult learners]].<ref name=":3" /> | The college has second level programs for the [[Junior Cycle|junior cycle]], including a Junior Certificate Programme and a Junior Certificate Schools Programme.<ref name=":3" /> For the senior cycle, the college's programs include the Leaving Certificate, the [[Leaving Certificate Applied|Leaving Certificate Applied Programme]], and the [[Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme]].<ref name=":3" /> The college also has a [[Transition Year|Transition Year Programme]], a School Completion Program, and various courses for [[Adult learner|adult learners]].<ref name=":3" /> | ||
Subjects offered for the intermediate and group certificates include art, commerce, French, home economics, humanities (English, geography, and history), Irish, maths, metalwork, music, physical education, religion, science, technical drawing, and woodwork.<ref name=":5" /> | |||
== Students == | == Students == | ||
In March 2007, Collinstown Park Community College had 810 students.<ref name=":1" /> It had 520 twelve to eighteen year-olds enrolled in its Leaving Certificate program.<ref name=":1" /> It also had 90 full-time and 200 part-time mature students who were studying for FETAC Certificate examinations.<ref name=":1" /> The | In March 2007, Collinstown Park Community College had 810 students.<ref name=":1" /> It had 520 twelve to eighteen year-olds enrolled in its Leaving Certificate program.<ref name=":1" /> It also had 90 full-time and 200 part-time mature students who were studying for FETAC Certificate examinations.<ref name=":1" /> The college is co-educational and multi-denominational.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /> All applicants are accepted.<ref name=":5" /> | ||
== Student life == | |||
Sports at Collinstown Park Community College include basketball, [[camogie]], cross country, football, and volleyball.<ref name=":5" /> It has a [[Cumann Gaelach]] Club and clubs for jobs, music, photography, and pottery.. The college also has an Outward Pursuit group for hiking, nature study, orienteering, and walking.<ref name=":5" /> | |||
== Governance and staff == | == Governance and staff == | ||
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Collinstown Park Community College is an Irish training college that provides post-primary and further education. It is located in Clondalkin, South Dublin in Ireland. The college was established in 1984.
History
Collinstown Park Community College was established in 1984 to serve the Neilstown and Rowlagh communities of Clondalkin, South Dublin, after a NCO study revealed that no one in this area had a third level qulification and Leaving Certificates were uncommon.[1] In addition, the Irish government had identified Clondakin as one of the 45 most disadvantaged urban areas in Ireland.[1] No tuition is charged to attend the college.[2][3]
The college opened in September 1984.[3] By March 1988, it was one of the fastest growing schools in Ireland, with 697 students.[3]
Collinstown Park Community College won the Making Our Country Poverty Free challenge for its promect "Early School Leaving – What's Your Story?" at the 2007Young Social Innovators National Showcase.[4]
Campus
Collinstown Park Community College is located on Neilstown Road in Clondalkin, South Dublin.[2] The campus includes a large assembly hall and a physcial education hall. The college is adjacent to a thirty-acre public park.[3]
Academics
Collinstown Park Community College is a post-primary and further education training college.[1][5] It offers programs leading to a Junior Certificate, Leaving Certificate and Post Leaving Certificates.[1][5] It also prepares students for FETAC Certificate examinations.[1][6]
The college has second level programs for the junior cycle, including a Junior Certificate Programme and a Junior Certificate Schools Programme.[6] For the senior cycle, the college's programs include the Leaving Certificate, the Leaving Certificate Applied Programme, and the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme.[6] The college also has a Transition Year Programme, a School Completion Program, and various courses for adult learners.[6]
Subjects offered for the intermediate and group certificates include art, commerce, French, home economics, humanities (English, geography, and history), Irish, maths, metalwork, music, physical education, religion, science, technical drawing, and woodwork.[3]
Students
In March 2007, Collinstown Park Community College had 810 students.[1] It had 520 twelve to eighteen year-olds enrolled in its Leaving Certificate program.[1] It also had 90 full-time and 200 part-time mature students who were studying for FETAC Certificate examinations.[1] The college is co-educational and multi-denominational.[2][3] All applicants are accepted.[3]
Student life
Sports at Collinstown Park Community College include basketball, camogie, cross country, football, and volleyball.[3] It has a Cumann Gaelach Club and clubs for jobs, music, photography, and pottery.. The college also has an Outward Pursuit group for hiking, nature study, orienteering, and walking.[3]
Governance and staff
Collinstown Park Community College is governed by a local Board of Management that is authorized by the Dublin & Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board, which replaced the City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee (CDVEC) in 2013.[1][5][6] In March 2007, the college had a staff of 99.[1] Its principal is Áine McGrath.[2][5]
Notable alumni
- Bernard Dunne, boxer[7]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 "Pass notes Collinstown Park Community College" (in en). March 27, 2007. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/pass-notes-collinstown-park-community-college-1.1294342.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Collinstown Park Community College" (in en). 2021-07-07. https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-education/schools/collinstown-park-community-college/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Dempsey, Anne (1987-03-11). "The Good Schools Guide: Collinstown Park". Evening Herald (Dublin, Ireland): pp. 10. https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-herald-the-good-schools-guide-c/206977730/.
- ↑ "Notice Board". Action on Poverty Today (Combat Poverty Agency) (17): 16. Summer 2007. ISSN 1649-3796. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Action_on_Poverty_Today_Issue_17_Summer/QbNp-IsdbsIC?hl=en&gbpv=0.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Collinstown Park Community College" (in English). https://www.collinstownpark.ie/Home.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Collinstown Park Community College, Clondalkin". Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board. http://www.ddletb.ie/Education-centres/Collinstown-Park-Community-College,-Clondalkin.aspx.
- ↑ Dunne, Bernard (2010-11-05) (in en). My Story. Penguin UK. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-14-196525-3. https://www.google.com/books/edition/My_Story/KaYCIYDHGHsC?hl=en&gbpv=0.