School Times and Term Dates

School opening:

The school will open for 1^stYears only on Tuesday 28^thAugust 2018 at 9.00am for a half-day. Classes will end at 1.15pm. Students will meet their teachers and will be given their timetable.

Term Dates:

School Reopens:                                         Monday 27^thAugust. STAFF ONLY

Tuesday 28^thAugust:                                              1^stYears 9.00-1.15. Staff Meetings 2.00-4.00

Wednesday 29^thAugust (Full School day):       1^stYears, 3^rdYears and Leaving Cert Students

Thursday 30^th August (Full School day):             1^stYears,2^ndYears, 3^rdYears, Pre-Leaving and   Leaving Cert Students

Friday 31^stAugust (Normal Friday 9.00-1.15): All students except TY’s

Monday 3^rdSeptember:                              TY Commence. School as normal for ALL STUDENTS

Tuesday 11^thSeptember:                           TY Parents Induction (7pm)

Tuesday 18^thSeptember:                           1^stYear Parents Induction (7pm)

Week of 22^ndOctober:                                 Assessments for all Students

9^th  October – 2^nd November Inclusive School Closed for Midterm Break

School Open Night:             22^ndNovember

1^styear Enrolment opens on 22^ndNovember (Open Night) 1^stYear Enrolments capped at 40 Students for Sept. 2019

29^thNovember:        Parent-Teacher Meeting: Junior Cert and Leaving Cert Students

6^th December:         Parent-Teacher Meeting: Pre Leaving Cert and 2^ndYear Students

Junior Cycle English Classroom-Based Assessment 2:

The Collection of the Student’s TextsFriday 30th November 2018 Window for completion of the Assessment Task Monday 3rd – Friday 7th December 2018

Latest date for completion of Subject Learning and Assessment Review and for award of final descriptors by the teacher Monday 17th December 2018.

Junior Cycle Business Studies Classroom-Based Assessment 2:

Monday 12th November to Friday 7th December 2018

Assessment Task Monday 10th – Friday 14th December 2018

Latest date for completion of Subject Learning and Assessment Review Friday 21^stDecember.

 

24^thDecember- 4^thJanuary Inclusive School Closed for Christmas Holidays

Junior Cycle Science Classroom-Based Assessment 2:

Science in Society: Friday 7th December 2018 to Friday 25th January

Assessment Task Monday 28th January – Friday 1st February 2019

Latest date for completion of Subject Learning and Assessment Review Monday 11th February 2019

JC Visual Art Classroom Based Assessment (CBA) 1: From Process to Realisation Monday 7^thJanuary- Friday 12^thApril

Subject Learning and Assessment Review (SLAR) must be completed by 10^thMay.

7^thJanuary                                                  JCT Staff Day. Students are not in school

10^th January:                                                    Parent-Teacher Meeting: TY and 1^stYear Students

Week of the 4^thFebruary:                           Assessments for Pre-Leaving Students

11^th– 15^thFebruary:                                                Pre-Leaving Work Experience

Week of 11^thFebruary:                               Assessments for 1^st, 2^ndand TY Students

4^th– 15^thFebruary:                                      Mock Exams for Junior and Leaving Cert Students

 

18^th– 22^ndFebruary Inclusive School Closed for Mid-term break

 

JC Business Studies Classroom Based Assessment (CBA) 1:

Business in Action Monday 4^thMarch – Friday 12^thApril

Subject Learning and Assessment Review (SLAR) must be completed by 10^thMay

 

JC Science Classroom Based Assessment (CBA) 1:

Extended Experimental Investigation Monday 4^thMarch – Friday 12^thApril

Subject Learning and Assessment Review (SLAR) must be completed by 10^thMay.

Monday 18^thMarch:                        Bank Holiday

Thursday 21^stMarch:                      Parent-Teacher Meeting: Junior Cert and Leaving Cert Students

Tuesday 2^nd April:                            In-Coming 1^stYear Induction-Group 1 (9.45-3.30)

Tuesday 9^th April:                             In-Coming 1^stYear Induction-Group 2 (9.45-3.30)

15^th– 26^thApril Inclusive School closed for the Easter Holidays

Period for work on JC English Classroom Based Assessment (CBA) 1:

Oral Communication Monday 29^thApril-Monday 20^thMay.

Subject Learning and Assessment Review (SLAR) must be completed by 27^thMay.

Period for work on JC Modern Foreign Languages Classroom Based Assessment (CBA) 1:

Oral Communication Monday 29^thApril – Friday 17th May.

Subject Learning and Assessment Review (SLAR) must be completed by 24^thMay.

Monday 6^thMay:                  Bank Holiday

Monday 20^thMay:                TY Graduation

Thursday 23^rdMay:              Leaving Cert Graduation

 

School will close on Friday 31st May for Summer Holidays 2019

Please Note:

Where changes are required as part of contingency arrangements to make up for time lost due to unforeseen school closures.

• The school authority may reduce the length of the February mid-term breakby remaining open up to and including Wednesday 20th February 2019.

 

• The school authority may reduce the length of the Easter breakby remaining open up to and including Wednesday 17th April 2019.  All schools will re-open on Monday 29^th April 2019

 

• CBA 1 relates only to 2^ndYear Students

 

• CBA 2 and Assessment Task relates only to 3^rdYear students