This is an important channel which the school is using to keep students and parents informed of all news, updates and events.  

Parents & Students are advised to download the App to ensure they have the most up to date information as published by the school.

If you are having any issues while downloading the App, please contact Unique Schools directly through support@uniqueschools.ie

Please note, if you have a child in another school that is also using a Unique Schools App you do not need to register an account with our App, you should simply login using your existing login details for the other schools App.

This is an important channel which the school is using to keep students and parents informed of all news, updates and events.  

Parents & Students are advised to download the App to ensure they have the most up to date information as published by the school.

If you are having any issues while downloading the App, please contact Unique Schools directly through support@uniqueschools.ie

Please note, if you have a child in another school that is also using a Unique Schools App you do not need to register an account with our App, you should simply login using your existing login details for the other schools App.

The school App is an important channel which the school uses to keep students and parents informed of all news, updates and events.  

Parents & Students are now advised to download the App and register a new account to ensure they have the most up to date information as published by the school.

If you are having any issues while downloading the App, please contact Unique Schools directly through support@uniqueschools.ie

Please note, if you have a child in another school that is also using a Unique Schools App you do not need to register an account with our App, you should simply login using your existing login details for the other schools App.

This is an important channel which the school is using to keep students and parents informed of all news, updates and events.  

Parents & Students are advised to download the App to ensure they have the most up to date information as published by the school.

If you are having any issues while downloading the App, please contact Unique Schools directly through support@uniqueschools.ie

Dear Parent, Guardian, Carer,

We hope that this letter finds you all well. We are writing to update you on our permanent accommodation.

Firstly, we would like to express our immense appreciation and thanks to all of our parents, guardians and carers who were so proactive and supportive in contacting our local representatives.

We have been inundated with communications from our local T.Ds and Councillors. The issue has repeatedly been brought to the attention of the Minister for Education and her officials via Parliamentary Questions and individual enquiries and our patron, Educate Together have met with the Design and Build Unit within the Department to highlight our frustration and concerns.

On foot of this, the Department of Education have recently contacted us to outline that tender returns for our school’s permanent accommodation have been received and the analysis and review is at a very advanced stage.

The Department view our school project as a flagship project for our local school community and have outlined that given the magnitude of this large-scale investment, the tender evaluation process takes a significant amount of time for the Department's technical staff and project management team to adequately and appropriately analyse.

The Department have reiterated that they are extremely conscious of the urgency in getting our school project delivered as quickly as possible and have sought to reassure us that the school project is being prioritised and that the delay is not down to any issue with the tender process itself, more so, due to the scale of work involved.

Once the tender process concludes mid-2024, our understanding is that construction will commence shortly thereafter with a projected build time of 88 weeks.

We will continue to keep you updated as and when we receive more information from the Department.

Finally, thank you for helping us to ensure that our school project remains a top priority for the Department.

It was parent power that willed our school into being and it is with your continued help that our permanent school will be delivered for our students and school community.

Thank you for your continued support.

Kind regards,

Padraig Conaty, Principal/Secretary to Board of Management

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Please find attached the following webinars-one aimed at parents and the other for both parents and students. This is good timing for our 3rd years in advance of their state exams and our other students who will be starting assessment week on those dates.

Hope you find them useful,

Lorraine

As HCETSS is a Smart Moves school, we are delighted to share with you information regarding our upcoming FREE online webinar series for parents/ carers and Young People around exam time and dealing with anxiety. On the night Bree O’ Neill, Digital Support Coordinator, Clinical Lead with the ISPCC will focus on:

• What is anxiety?
• Dealing with an anxious child
• Anxiety Management Tips & Tools
• Childline Digital Mental Health & Wellbeing programmes – support for young people and parents

Monday May 13th 7 - 8pm.

Exam Time & Anxiety - A webinar for parents/ carers

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 Tuesday May 14th 7-7.30pm

Exam Time & Anxiety - A webinar for YP aged 12+ & their parents/ carers

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 Registration is now open, and we would appreciate if you could share the above information and the attached leaflets promoting the webinar to your school community.

By clicking on the above links or the link on the leaflet you will be able to register for this webinar.

Dear parents/guardians, 

Todays book to film club is cancelled due to personal reasons.

Kind regards, School Office

Dear parents/guardians, The school office will be closed today.

Please contact us by email if necessary. Kind regards, Aleksandra

Dear parents/guardians, We are pleased to share with you our final Leaving Certificate 2025 Option Subject bands as follows:

Block 1

Art

PE

Politics & Society

Physics

Block 2

Business

Economics

Home Economics

Music

Block 3

Biology

Computer Science

History

Based on your children's previous subject preferences inputted via MS Forms, and using our option band creation sofware in Vsware, these option bands have been created to allow for the highest possible choices for the year group as a whole rather than for an individual student. We are delighted to say that 100% of students are in a position to select 2 out of their top 3 subject preferences. These option band formations are now final for 2024-2026.

We would greatly appreciate if you could, with the help of your child, select their subjects by 5.00pm on Thursday, May 2nd. To do this please log into Vsware and click on the tab that says 'options'. As we will be commencing timetabling for 2024-2025 on Friday 3rd May, please note that any students who have not selected subjects by Thursday 2nd May will be randomly placed into the option subjects.

Thank you.

Test your knowledge and have a blast on Thursday, April 25th at 7:00pm at Peggy Kelly's Pub for the PSA's Annual Pub Quiz and Raffle Event.

It's gonna be a night filled with fun, laughter, some friendly competition, and school fundraising. Don't miss out on this chance to win some awesome prizes! Grab your team, buy a table and get ready to quiz it up!

Don't forget to buy a Raffle ticket to be entered into a drawing for fabulous prizes!!! Can't make it? You can still be part of the fun by supporting our school and buying a Raffle Ticket that will enter you into the same drawing as the Pub Quiz attendees.

PUB QUIZ AND RAFFLE TICKET INFO:

Individual Ticket: €15 each

Table of 4 Attendees: €60 each

Raffle Ticket: €5 each

All Pub Quiz and Raffle Tickets can be purchased via the HCETSS App. Please enter your full name in the comments section of your purchase on the app.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Parents Staff Association