HOLY CHILD SCHOOL REVIEW OF YEAR KPA Meeting 28 th September 2011

ETHOS 1.Opening School Year Mass 2.Peer Minister Programme 3.Welcoming Blessing for 1 st Years 4.Retreats (1 st – 6 th Years) 5.Masses for Advent & Lent (Once a week) 6.Sacrament of Reconciliation 7.Cornelia Connelly Day Assembly

EDUCATION Teaching and Learning  Special Needs Department  6 th Year Mentoring System  Aptitude Tests (1 st, 2 nd and 4 th Year)  Science Week  Entrance Scholarships – TCD / UCD  Public Speaking & Debating  Results: Leaving Certificate 2011 Junior Certificate 2011

LEAVING CERTIFICATE RESULTS 2011

LEAVING CERTIFICATE ANALYSIS 2009/10/11

MATHS AND ENGLISH

BIOLOGY AND PHYSICS

HISTORY AND SPANISH

COMPARISON: HCK WITH THE INSTITUTE

COLLEGE DISTINATIONS

AREAS OF DISCIPLINE

JUNIOR CERTIFICATE RESULTS 2011

TEACHING AND LEARNING DEVELOPMENTS  Moodle  6 th Year Mentoring System  Study Skills Programme  Science Week  Academic Tracking  Friendship Week – Anti Bullying Programme  T/Y Subject Choice Information evening

TEACHING AND LEARNING Extra Curricular and Co-curricular Events  Young Scientist  Y.S.I.  Young Entrepreneur  Public Speaking & Debating  Friendship Week – Anti Bullying Programme  Seachtain na Gaeilge

LEADERSHIP 1.Prefects : Class; Environment; Communications; Sports; Social Action. 2.Leadership Training (5 th Year) 3.Angel system (5 th and 1 st Year / 2 nd Year students) 4.Student Council 5.Class Captains

MUSIC PROGRAMME 1.School Choir – RTE All Island Schools Choir 2.Emmanuel – Concert in the Helix 3.Transition Year – Musical 4.Opening of the Eucharistic Congress

MUSIC DEVELOPMENTS FOR 2011 / 12  School Choir (Open to all students)  Gospel Choir  Orchestra

SPORTS PROGRAMME 1.Basketball 2.Hockey 3.Tennis 4.Athletics

HOCKEY  Minor A – Leinster Champions  Senior A - Runner Up in Southside League  Minor B- Runner Up in Southside League  Junior C - Semi – Final in Leinster League  3 Girls represented Ireland Emma Russell- Irish Team U18 Jenna Volpert- Interprovincial U16 Ailish Naughton - Reserve Interprovincial U18

BASKETBALL  Minor C1 Pool A – SDBL South Dublin Basketball League Final  Minor B – SDBL South Dublin Basketball League Champions

ATHLETICS CROSS COUNTRY  Gold Medal Winner Minor A  Bronze Medal Winner Minor B  1 st Place overall in Minor Section (U14)  3 rd Place overall in Junior Section (U15)  Gold Medal in Javelin  Silver Medal in Mile Race TENNIS  Runners up in 2011 Leinster Girls Tennis Final

PUBLIC SPEAKING AND DEBATING  Concern Debates  Mace Debates  Mental Health Debates  Oxford Union Debates  The Cambridge ICYD  The UCD Women Grades Public Speaking Competition  Model United Nations – Dublin Castle  Transition Year Public Speaking Certificate Exam

EVENTS  S.H.C.J. Education Conference  MLL – WSE Inspection  Parents Association – Library Talk  Classical Studies Trip to Bath and Italy  Transition Year Trip to China  Exchange Program to U.S.A.

SOCIAL ACTION  6 TH Years Annual Lourdes Pilgrimage  Immersion Project: Kenya  Our Lady’s Children's Hospital  Sponsored Walk  St. Vincent de Paul – Christmas Hampers  Community Care Work Placements Logon Learn Carmona Services

PARTNERSHIP WITH PARENTS  KPA meetings (Principal attends)  Parents represented on Board of Management  Parents supported Mock interviews  Parents supported school activities  Parents assist in improving Teaching and Learning environment.

SUMMER WORKS  Refurbishment of Biology Lab – Partly funded by DoES (approx. 40%)  Improvement to gas and electricity to Physics Lab  Re-location of Art Room  New Lockers for 2 nd Year area (KPA)  New Boiler for old building

BUILDING DEVELOPMENT PLAN  Sports Hall