Collinstown Park Community College
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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]
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.[3]
Campus
Collinstown Park Community College is located on Neilstown Road in Clondalkin, South Dublin.[2]
Academics
Collinstown Park Community College is a post-primary and further education training college.[1][4] It offers programs leading to a Junior Certificate, Leaving Certificate and Post Leaving Certificates.[1][4] It also prepares students for FETAC Certificate examinations.[1][5]
The college has second level programs for the junior cycle, including a Junior Certificate Programme and a Junior Certificate Schools Programme.[5] For the senior cycle, the college's programs include the Leaving Certificate, the Leaving Certificate Applied Programme, and the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme.[5] The college also has a Transition Year Programme, a School Completion Program, and various courses for adult learners.[5]
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 student body consists of all genders.[2]
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][4][5] In March 2007, the college had a staff of 99.[1] Its principal is Áine McGrath.[2][4]
Notable alumni
- Bernard Dunne, boxer[6]
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/.
- ↑ "Notice Board". Action on Poverty Today (Combat Poverty Agency) (17): 16. Summer 2007. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Action_on_Poverty_Today_Issue_17_Summer/QbNp-IsdbsIC?hl=en&gbpv=0.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Collinstown Park Community College" (in English). https://www.collinstownpark.ie/Home.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "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.