Coláiste an Eachréidh · 2006. It is an all-Irish post-primary school under the auspices of...

Coláistean Eachréidh

An Coiléar Bán, Baile Átha an Rí, Co. na Gaillimhe, H65 WD54

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Bunaíodh Coláiste an Eachréidh i Lúnasa 2006. Isiarbhunscoil lán-Ghaeilge í atá faoi choimirceCoiste Ghairmoideachais Cho. na Gaillimhe.

Múintear gach ábhar trí mheán na Gaeilge agusis í an Ghaeilge teanga chumarsáide anCholáiste.

Suite go lárnach i mBaile Átha an Rí déanannColáiste an Eachréidh freastal ar cheantar ashíneann ó Thuaim go Béal Átha na Sluaighe, óoirthear na Cathrach go Baile Locha Riach agus ódheas go Gort Inse Guaire.

Is dul chun cinn nádúrtha é clárú i gColáiste anEachréidh dóibh siúd a d’fhreastail arbhunscoileanna lánGhaeilge. Cuirtear fáiltefreisin roimh dhaltaí ó bhunscoileanna eile achcaighdeán shásúil Gaeilge a bheith acu.

‘Sé Coláiste an Eachréidh an chéad Iar-bhunscoillán Ghaeilge a bunaíodh i gContae na Gaillimhe(lasmuigh den chathair) agus go deimhin igCúige Chonnachta.

I gColáiste an Eachréidh déantar gach díchealltimpeallacht thaitneamhach shlán shábháilte achur ar fáil ina ndéantar oideachas trí mheán naGaeilge a sholáthar. Dírítear aird ar fhorbairtacadúil, shóisialta agus chultúrtha na scoláirí lesúil lán-chumas a bhaint amach. Aithníteartréithiúlacht ar leith na scoláirí agus déantar gachiarracht iad a oiliúint le bheith ina saoránaighmeasúla, réasúnacha, fiúntacha.

Coláiste an Eachréidh was founded in August2006. It is an all-Irish post-primary school underthe auspices of County Galway VocationalEducation Committee.

It is a co-educational, multi-denominationalschool in which Irish is the language ofcommunication and all subjects are taughtthrough the medium of Irish.

Centrally situated in Athenry, Coláiste anEachréidh serves a catchment which extends fromTuam to Ballinasloe, Oranmore to Loughrea andsouth to Gort.

Enrolling in Coláiste an Eachréidh is a naturalprogression for students who have attended All-Irish primary schools. However, students from allprimary schools are welcome subject to having asatisfactory level of Irish. Indeed, a third of allstudents enrolled in All-Irish post-primary schoolshad not previously attended All-Irish primaryschools.

Coláiste an Eachréidh is the first school of its kindto be established, not only in County Galway(outside Galway city) but in Connacht.

Coláiste an Eachréidh endeavours to create asafe secure environment for staff and studentsin which education, through the medium of Irishwill be provided, focusing on the students’academic social and cultural development. Eachstudents’ uniqueness and individuality will berecognised and nurtured so that they maybecome respectful, balanced and valuablemembers of society.

Coláiste an Eachréidh

Ráiteas Misin / Mission Statement

Ráiteas Misin / Mission Statement

An tSraith Shóisearach / JuniorCycleCroí Ábhair/Core Subjects

Gaeilge IrishBéarla EnglishMata MathsFraincís FrenchEolaíocht ScienceStair nó Tíreolas History or GeographyCorpoideachas PE (Short Course)Saoránaíocht C.S.P.E (Short Course)

Ábhair Roghnacha/Choice Subjects (pick 3)

Gearmáinis GermanGnó BusinessLíníocht Technical DrawingEacnamaíocht Bhaile Home EconomicsMiotalóiréacht MetalworkAdhmadóireacht WoodworkEalaín ArtCeol Music

Ábhair Eile / Non-Exam Subjects

Spóirt SportTacaíocht Foghlama Learning SupportReiligiún Religious InstructionRíomhaireacht Computer StudiesOideachas Sóisialta Pearsanta & Sláinte / S.P.H.E.


Éidí Scoile / School Uniform• Geansaí Scoile Gorm / Blue School Jumper• Bríste Dubhghorm / Navy Trousers • Léine Bán / White School Polo Shirt• Rogha Bróga Néata / Neat Footwear• Plain Navy/Black (no logos) coat or jacket• The school uniform is available at the ‘National

Schoolwear Centre’• School Crested Jacket or Coláiste Half-Zip

Galway 091-755515 Tuam 093-52240• The trousers/ polo shirts can be purchased in

other retail stores.

Imeachtaí Breise / ExtraCurricular ActivitiesCluichí / Games- Sacar / Gaelic Football / HurlingBasketball / Spikeball / Volleyball / Handball /Athletics / Tag-Rugby / Rugby / Table tennis /BadmintonScléip, Gael LinnDrámaíocht / DramaCeol / MusicDíospóireachtaí / Debates / Public SpeakingFichell / ChessDay Trips / Tours / Student Exchange

Áiseanna / Facilities• Spórtlann / Full Size Gymnasium• Bialann / School Canteen - Hot food• One-Wall Handball Courts• Supervised After-School Study• Homework Club• Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton Courts


An IdirbhliainIs bliain í an Idirbhliain atá dírithe ar dhaltaí atá taréis an Teastas Sóisearach a chur díobh. Tugann anIdirbhliain deis do na daltaí sin fás, forbairt agusfoghlaim saor ó shrianta scrúduithe poiblí suladtugann siad faoi chúrsa na hArdteiste. Inatheannta sin, cuirtear réimse leathan ábhar ar fáildóibh a thugann dúshlán intleachtúil do na daltaíagus a dhéanann a gcumais fhoghlama ashaibhriú.

Aidhmeanna• Cumais agus inniúlacht na ndaltaí a fhorbairt

go hintleachtach, go mothálach, gospioradálta, go sóisialta agus go gairmiúil tríchleachtaí struchtúrtha foghlama.

• Daoine óga a ullmhú don ról mar chomhaltaíneamhspleácha, rannpháirteacha agusfreagracha sa tsochaí.

• Scileanna na ndaltaí a fhorbairt chun a gcuidbuanna, ábaltachtaí agus cumais féin a aimsiú

• Freastal ar riachtanais agus inniúlacht taobhistigh de réimse oideachais atá leathan,acadúil, gníomhach agus praiticiúil.

• An deis a thabhairt don dalta trasnú adhéanamh ó struchtúr docht an TeastaisShóisearaigh go dtí struchtúr neamhspleách nahArdteiste le dearcadh níos aibí.

Transition YearThis is a year directed at students who havecompleted the Junior Certificate. It gives studentsan opportunity to grow, develop and learn freefrom the pressures of State Examinations beforethey begin their Leaving Certificate Cycle. A wide range of subjects is offered that present astimulating intellectual challenge and enrich theirlearning experience.

Aims• To develop the students intellectually,

emotionally, spiritually and socially.• Through a structured learning environment.• To prepare young people for their role as

responsible independent citizens in society.• To improve and develop the students’ talents,

skills and abilities.• To provide an educational environment that is

broad, academic, active and practical.• To give the opportunity to students to make a

smooth transition from the Junior Cycle to theSenior Cycle with greater ease.


Ardteistiméireacht / LeavingCertificateGaeilge / IrishBéarla / EnglishMatamaitic / MatamaticsFraincís / FrenchGearmáinis / GermanFisic / PhysicsCeimic / ChemistryBitheolaíocht / BiologyStair / HistoryTíreolaíocht / GeographyGnó / BusinessEalaín / ArtCeol / MusicLíníocht T4 / Design and Communication GraphicsInnealltóireacht / EngineeringFoirgníocht / Construction StudiesEacnamaíocht Bhaile / Home Economics

Ábhair Eile / Non-Exam Subjects

Spóirt / SportReiligiún / Religious EducationRíomhaireacht / Computer Studies Oideachas Sóisialta Pearsanta & Sláinte / S.P.H.E.Corp Oideachas / Physical EducationTacaíocht Foghlama / Resource Classes


Educational TechnologyOur aim at Coláiste an Eachréidh is to provide ahigh quality education for all our students. Societyis becoming increasingly technological andeducation must prepare learners to be confidentand competent users of technology. At Coláiste an Eachréidh we endeavour to ensurethat our students have access to the latesteducational technology - each student has a tabletfor use in their learning and teaching. There is now a comprehensive suite of digitalbooks available to schools and these are cheaperthan print editions and will fall in price as morecompanies provide digital editions of their books. Over the past number of years Coláiste anEachréidh has been developing its ICTinfrastructure to provide a platform capable ofdelivering one–to–one provision and we nowhave a functioning online ‘virtual learningenvironment’.Coláiste an Eachréidh is ideally placed toincorporate all 6 of the Key Skills proposed in theJunior Cycle reforms which will see an increasedemphasis on the use of digital technology to workwith others, to manage one’s learning and tocommunicate while at all times being safe andethical in the use of digital technologies.

TuismitheoiríTá luach an-ard ar ionchur na dtuismitheoirí sacholáiste. Tugann rannpháirtíocht nadtuismitheoirí agus comhpháirtíocht na foirneléargas suntasach do na daltaí ar chomhoibriúpraiticiúil sa chomhphobal. Tacaíonn sé seo leis naluachanna a chuirtear chun cinn sa scoil agusspreagann sé na daltaí a bheith ag obair le chéile iréimse leathan suíomhanna chun aidhmeannacomhaontaithe a bhaint amach.

ParentsA high value is placed on the input of parents inthe Coláiste. The involvement of parents andpartnership of the staff give a significantperspective to the pupils on practical cooperationin the community. This supports the values thatare promoted in the school and it encourages thepupils to work together in a wide range of settingsto acheive agreed aims


Riachtanais SpeisialtaTá riachtanais ar leith ag gach dalta. Aithneofar nariachtanais seo agus cuirfear pleanannaindibhidiúla ar fáil dóibh. Déanfar mar sin solátharoideachais a dhéanamh do gach dalta bunaithe aran contanam cabhair molta ag NEPS agus ag cloíleis an Acht Oideachais 1998, Acht EPSEN 2004,chomh maith le treoracha agus ciorcláin éagsúlana Roinne i leith tacaíocht foghlamtha.

Special Needs EducationAll pupils have particular needs. These needs willbe recognised and individual plans will beprovided for them. Education provision willtherefore be made for all pupils based on thecontinuum of assistance recommended by NEPSand adhering to the Education Act 1998, theEPSEN Act 2004, as well as various Departmentdirectives and circulars on learning. Assistance isprovided to pupils to ensure they do as well aspossible in the school.

Pastoral CareThe purpose of our pastoral care system is toensure that the academic, physical, moral, spiritual,emotional and social needs of the students arecatered for in a meaningful way by the school. Toachieve this, the school is divided into year groupsand class groups led by a Year Head and a team ofClass Tutors.

Each class has a class tutor and each year has ayear head. Each class in First, Second and Thirdyear has a SPHE (Social Personal Health Education)class once a week.

The SPHE programme includes modules onsubstance abuse and prevention, care and respectfor personal and school property, general healthand safety, study skills, attendance, classroombehaviour and other issues.


Advantages of Irish MediumEducationIrish is the language of communication in theschool among pupils, staff and board ofmanagement and a very high standard ofeducation is provided in all subjects. Theimmersion system applies because it is recognisedthat this is the most effective system to acquirethe language. There are many advantagesassociated with bilingual education some of whichis described below.

Advantages associated with bilingualism includethe following:

• Higher self confidence.• Increase in cognitive ability and greater ability

in the second language.• Immersion education promotes bilingualism in

a natural way, as well as developing dualliteracy at the same time.

• This develops and expands the pupils’creativity and communicative sensitivity.

• The child experiences an increase in selfconfidence as a result of bilingualism, whichfosters a deeper understanding of their selfidentity.

• The pupils are immersed by the Irish mediumcollege ethos in Irish culture, on both a formaland informal basis. As a result of this, a deeperunderstanding and respect is fostered for themulticulturalism of today’s society.

• Research evidence published by theDepartment of Education in the North ofIreland has shown that past pupils of Irishmedium schoolshave a very positiveview of theeducational andcultural experiencethey gained atschool.

• It was indicated alsothat they were moreopen to culturaldiversity and thatthey had deepertolerance for thesecultures because ofthe experience ofcultural enrichmentthey had gained.


Éileamh ar Oideachas Lán-Ghaeilge

Is léir go bhfuil éileamh ollmhór ar fud na tíre aroideachas lán-Ghaeilge ag an gcéad agus an daraleibhéal. I staidéar a rinne InstitiúidTeangeolaíochta na hÉireann (2004) fuair siadamach go roghnódh 25% de thuismitheoirí na tíreoideachas lán-Ghaeilge dá bpáistí dá mbeadh anrogha ar fáil dóibh. Tá an t-éileamh seo ann margheall ar a lán fáthanna agus déantar cuid acu aléiriú thíos.

Cuid de na cúiseanna go roghnaíonn tuismitheoiríoideachas lán-Ghaeilge:• Ábaltacht na bpáistí labhairt, léamh agus

scríobh in dhá theanga agus na buntáistí athéann leis sin

• Tá sé fíorthábhachtach dóibh go mbeidhGaeilge ar a dtoil ag a bpáistí

• Aithníonn siad go bhfaigheann an páisteléargas ar leith ar a c(h)ultúr féin agus archultúir eile

• Cothaítear bród na bpáistí ina dteanga, inagcultúr agus iontu féin

• Forbairt i bhféinmhuinín agus i bhféiniúlachtna bpáistí

• Ón méid thuas is léir go bhfaigheann na daltaíoideachas iomlánach a chiallaíonn go bhfuilforbairt á déanamh ar shaoránaigh a chuirfidhgo mór le sochaí na tíre seo

• Cuirtear oideachas acadúil den scoth ar fáil iscoileanna lán-Ghaeilge. Léirítear é seo bliain indiaidh bliana sna torthaí a fhaigheann nadaltaí sna Gaelcholáistí de réir an ráta aistrithego dtí an tríú leibhéal (Sunday Times, Márta2011)

De réir taighde ar an oideachas dátheangach seo aleanas cuid de na torthaí do na daltaí a théann trídan gcóras:• Éiríonn níos fearr leo go hacadúil (Gallagher &

Hanna, 2002)• Éiríonn leo an tríú agus an ceathrú teanga a

fhoghlaim níos éasca (Cenoz & Valencia 1994)• Tuiscint agus oscailteacht do chultúir eile

(Gallagher & Hanna, 2002)• Feabhas ar fheidhmiú cognaíochta ó thaobh

cruthaíochta agus ábaltacht cumarsáide de(Bialystok et al. 2005)


Fás i nGaelscolaíocht / Growthin Irish Medium Education

Indeed evidence is now so strong that ProfessorColin Baker, Pro-vice Chancellor of BangorUniversity, Wales and one of the world’s foremostauthors on bilingualism recently (2011) stated atan Irish-medium conference”...

The benefits of Irish-Medium Education must notbe underestimated by society at large, be thatparents, educators, business and government…

The question is not should there be Irish-MediumEducation but, because of the proven success...

The question now should be...

Is any child not educated bilingually in Irelandbeing disadvantaged?”


Clódóirí CL Print - 091-506597

Wellbeing related findings identifiedby the Department of Education and Skills' Inspectorate

during a Whole School Evaluation

‘Go gcothaíonn an bhainistíochttimpeallacht scoile an-dearfach….’

that ‘management fosters a verypositive school environment’

Go bhfuil ‘… raon fairsing imeachtaíseach-churaclaim……. an fhoireann le

moladh as a ndúthracht agus abhflaithiúlacht na himeachtaí breise seo

a chur ar fáil’.

….that there is ‘a broad range of extra-curricular activities’ and that ’the staff is

commended for their diligence andgenerosity’ in providing these activities.

Go bhfuil ‘….bainistiú na scoláirí gohan-mhaith’ agus go bhfuil ‘gaolan-mhaith idir an fhoireann agus

na scoláirí….’

that ‘the procedures for supporting themanagement of students are verygood’ and that ‘there is a very good

relationship between staff andstudents’

Go ndéantar ‘cúram an-mhaith de nascoláirí ag a bhfuil riachtanais

speisialta oideachais’

…….that ‘students with specialeducational needs are cared

for very well’.

Go bhfuil ‘…an scoil á coinneáil archaighdeán an-ard…..’ agus go bhfuil

‘soláthar…ar áiseanna agus arthrealaimh teagaisc go han-mhaith.’

…..the ‘school is maintained to a veryhigh standard’ and ‘the provision andmaintenance of facilities and teaching

resources is very good’


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