1. Holy Child School
Review
2015/2016

2. Review of Whole School Activity
Teaching and Learning
Academic Results
Support for all students
Literacy and numeracy policy
School Self Evaluation
Library
Social
Spiritual
Artistic & Scientific
Physical
Board of Management

3. Teaching and Learning Review of Results
Pursuit of Academic Challenge & Excellence
Review of Results
Leaving Certificate
CAO Points
College Destinations
Areas of Discipline
Junior Certificate

4. Leaving Certificate Analysis
2013/14/15/16

5. Leaving Certificate Analysis
2013/14/15/16
2016
2015
2014
2013
Nat Average
500 – 625
44%
30%
38%
40%
8.5%
400 – 500
39%
41%
37.66%
21.2%
300 – 400
16%
27%
13.5%
10%
25.5%
<300 1% 3%
7.5%
12.34%
44.80%

6. Leaving Certificate Analysis
2013/14/15/16

7. Leaving Certificate Analysis
2013/14/15/16

8. College Destinations

9. College Destinations

10. League Tables Sunday Times (figures over three years, 12/14/15)
Stats don’t include:
DIT
IADT
NCI
Foreign Universities
Including Oxford, Cambridge and European or American Universities.
Progression to University 100% HCK – 1 of 14 Schools

11. College Destinations
Irish Times (later in the year) looks at progression to 3rd level.
Points
Destinations

12. Junior Certificate Analysis

13. Junior Certificate Analysis

14. SSE and SIP School Improvement Plan S.S.E Teaching & Learning
Student Well Being
S.S.E
Literacy & Numercy
AFL
iPad & I.C.T.
JC 2
Positive Mental Health
Anti Bullying
Wellness Committee
Healthy Eating
Extra Curricular Activities

15. Areas identified for improvement
SSE Final report 2016
Areas identified for improvement
Literacy
Teaching and Learning
Improve punctuation and spelling
Implement Whole School Literacy Policy
Increase the number of students who read for pleasure from 55% to 70%
Increase the level of AFL implemented by all staff
Develop staff capacity and engagement with standardised testing results
Academic tracking systems to become embedded in school culture
Develop use of iPad as an enquiry based learning tool

16. How are results measured?
Results gathered from parents, students and teachers using:
Questionnaires/Surveys
CATS and DATS tests
Observations
A big thank you to our parents who responded to our surveys

17. Results Areas identified for improvement Success criteria Results
Literacy
- Improve punctuation and spelling
Implement Whole school literacy Policy
- Increase the number of students who read for pleasure from 55% to 70%
Noticeable improvement in standard of written work for a large proportion of the student cohort.
Wider appreciation of the meaning of literacy in its fullest sense.
Only class that showed a decrease in reading for pleasure were 3rd years in their JC year.
Initiatives such as DEAR/Library period increased reading for pleasure to over 90%.

18. Areas identified for improvement Success criteria Results
Teaching and Learning
- Increase the level of AFL
implemented by all staff
- Develop staff capacity and
engagement with
standardised testing results
- Academic tracking systems
to become embedded in
school culture
- Develop use of iPad as an
enquiry based learning
tool
Evidence of AFL systems in use by both teachers and students
Staff utilise standardised data in setting targets for each student in their class across all subject disciplines
All students are tracked relative to preset targets
1st Years v Sigma/Micra T/Cat E
2nd Years v Cat F
3rd Years v JC results
Teachers: Develop confidence in the use of subject specific apps.
Students: Develop confidence in using the iPad as a study/revision tool for electronic assessment

19. Well-being / Positive Mental Health
Whole school Audit of students and staff
5th Year Well-being group for students
Produced well-being pamphlet (in journal)
Peer mentoring 1st/2nd/3rd Year students
Addressing issues that arose from questionnaire
2nd Years Friends for Life resilience programme
Mindfulness workshops with selected Senior and Junior students

20. Well-being / Positive Mental Health
SPHE Mental Health Programme carried out in all year groups
Student monitors including Prefects, Angels and Peer ministers
Guidance counselling does one to one counselling sessions
Ways to well-being programme – T/Y

21. School Improvement Plan (SIP) 2016-2019/20
Assessment, Evaluation and Policy Development
Literacy
Wellbeing (staff and students)
To identify different models of assessment/ feedback compatible with the new JC.
To review school policies on a ‘needs basis’. Annually or as determined by the Board of Management.
Identify outstanding policies which need to be drafted in line with the schools requirements
To expand Vocabulary
To improve sentence structure
To improve communication
To establish a comment box and wellbeing address
Establish wellbeing monitors of above

22. Sip 2016-2019/20 Structure of the school day and school calendar
I.C.T.
To investigate school timetables consisting of 40 mins, 50 mins and 60 mins classes and the impact of these time tables on length of school day, lunch, breaks etc.
Staff training on 0365
Training in One Drive
Training in One Note
iPads - (4th year inc)
Peer mentoring
Sharing of information
Junior IT team

23. SIP /20
Ethos
To create a short presentation on an aspect of Cornelia Connelly’s life and/or teaching to all staff at each opening year Staff Meeting. This will set the context for our years work, as well as exploring different aspects of our Cornelian legacy.
Prepare a leaflet for all staff, and in the future, new staff, on our Cornelian ethos and school history, and present it to the staff.
Include the presentation and leaflet outlined above in the information night for incoming First years and revisit it in the TY presentation night.
Actively encourage support for the House System, which has at its core, 8 Cornelian characteristics.
Ensure that new students to the school ( in years 2-6) would be assigned a buddy/student mentor, from within their year and within their house, to introduce them to the Cornelian ethos of HCK.
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of HCK

24. Social Awareness Lourdes Pilgrimage Kolkata Immersion Programme
Outreach / Carmona / Logon Learn
St. Vincent de Paul Conference
Justice and Peace Group
Young Social Innovators
Review of charities we suppport

25. Lourdes

26. Hope Foundation Immersion 2016

27. Spiritual Development
Le Chéile/SHCJ
Celebration of Liturgical Year
Welcoming Blessing for 1st Years
Retreats
Opening School Year Mass/Mass of Remembrance
Ministers of the Eucharist/Peer Ministries
SHCJ Education Conference
Assemblies
Celebrating Founders Day
Developing New House System

28. 1st Year Welcome Ceremony

29. Retreats

30. Physical Development Sporting Success Hockey Basketball Tennis
Athletics
Aerobics

31. Hockey

32. Tennis

33. Basketball

34. Athletics

35. Artistic & Scientific Development
Music/Choir
Public Speaking
School trips
School Competitions
DCU/STEM

36. China

37. Berlin

38. Review of Board of Management
Policies
SSE and SIP
Bursary Programme
BOM finishes Term 2013 – 2016 (report from Frank Sweeney)
Development Plan (Melissa Harrison)

39.
Development

40.
Development

41.
Development

42. Development What are we fundraising for? The Sports Hall (Phase 1)
Development
What are we fundraising for?
The Sports Hall (Phase 1)
STEM Classrooms, Art Room, Home Economics Room (Phase 2)
Communal areas that enhance the daily lives of our students; canteen, library, communal areas, disabled access (Phase 3)

43. Development Year One of Fundraising (2013) - Results
Development
Year One of Fundraising (2013) - Results
We asked all parents to consider their support (except 1st Years)
By September 2014, 23% of parents were donating.
Parents pledged €394,830 over 3 – 5 years

44. Development Year Two of Fundraising (2014) - Results
Development
Year Two of Fundraising (2014) - Results
We asked all non donor parents from 1 – 6 Year to consider their support.
By September % of parents are donating (5% increase).
Parents pledged an additional €107,950 over 3 – 5 years.
Total pledges, tax reclaims, events and all donations amounted to €846,509 by 31 May 2015.

45. Development Year Three of Fundraising (2015) - Results
Development
Year Three of Fundraising (2015) - Results
We asked all non donor parents from 1 – 5 Year to consider their support.
By September % of parents were donating.
Parents pledged an additional €86,760 over 1 – 6 years.
Total pledges, tax reclaims, events and all donations amounted to €980,929 by 31 Aug 2016
We have also started to build relationships with Alumnae.

46. Development Year Four of Fundraising 2016 - 2017
Development
Year Four of Fundraising
Encourage new and non donor families to believe in your own ability to effect change for the better in HCK
Join 34% of the parent population to Invest in Excellence
Encourage friends and family to invest too
Spread our message
Take part in our events
Give your feedback
Believe in our students
Be part of the community

47. Development Year Four of Fundraising 2016 - 2017
Development
Year Four of Fundraising
Inviting all parents to get involved:
- we will be writing to all of you and phoning you to seek your support and /or feedback
- starting in October
Building links with Alumnae and encouraging support from them
Developing our social media profile on Facebook and Linked In.
Running our Golf Classic on 12 May 2017
Welcome our donors for a Donor Appreciation Evening early in 2017

48. Policies Homework Policy Fees Policy Data Protection
Personal Data Security Breach Policy
CCTV Policy
Religious Education Policy
Updated Admissions and Enrolment Policy
Code of Behaviour
RSE/SPHE
Bursary

49. Mission Statement
Our mission is to nurture the intellectual, spiritual, artistic, social and physical development of each student in an atmosphere of openness and trust. We encourage our students to emerge as mature young women who are strong in faith and who are confident and caring and capable of making decisions that enrich their own lives and contribute to the lives of others. “Be yourself but let that self be all that God wants it to be”