Guidance & Counselling Service

Guidance Counsellor: Ms. Emma Haran

Guiding Principles:

All students are individuals with unique strengths and talents.

The Guidance & Counselling Service aims to help students to:

* Gain awareness of and develop their abilities

* Explore educational, vocational and personal opportunities

* Grow in self-esteem and independence

* Make informed decisions about all aspects of their lives

* Make transitions to these choices successfully

We offer activities and experiences that are designed to help students achieve these aims. This service is delivered in a developmental fashion and is focused on three main areas of students' lives:

* Personal

* Educational

* Career

To make an appointment with the School Guidance Counsellor, students can drop by the Guidance Office and fill out an appointment slip, with her name, class and date. Leave this on the shelf and return to the office to collect an appointment slip with the date and time of the appointment. Students should show this to their class teacher before attending the meeting.

Parents and guardians, if you wish to speak or meet with the School Guidance Counsellor, please call the school office at 041 9837812.

CAO Information 2011/2012

Guidance & Counselling

Irish Leaving Certificate Examination:

Entry to the great majority of courses in the CAO system in 2012 will be determined according to the following common points scale and accompanying conditions:

* B25 bonus points will be added to the points score for Leaving Certificate Higher Level Mathematics

# Points for Foundation Level Mathematics will be awarded by certain institutions. Applicants should refer to Higher Education Institute (HEI e.g.  University, Institute of Technology, Training College) literature for full details.

Note:

NCAD does not award points for Leaving Certificate or other examinations. Consult NCAD literature for details.

Applicants for undergraduate medicine courses should consult the literature of the appropriate institution for information on assessment procedures.

Applicants for undergraduate medicine courses should consult the literature of the appropriate institution for information on assessment procedures

All HEIs award points for results in Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme Link Modules, in place of a sixth Leaving Certificate subject.  However, not all HEIs count LCVP as meeting eligibility requirements in regard to passing subjects.  Applicants should refer to HEI literature for full details.

Accompanying conditions:

1. The six best results, in recognised subjects, in one Leaving Certificate Examination will be counted for points computation.

2. One sitting only of the Leaving Certificate Examination will be counted for points purposes.

3. In the case of certain subjects, e.g. Home Economics (General), Foundation Level Mathematics or Foundation Level Irish, some HEIs may not award the points shown. If in any doubt, check with the Admissions Office of the appropriate HEIs.

4.  Remember, you must first meet the minimum entry requirements in order to be considered for entry to a course.  The bonus points are included in the overall points calculation only when Mathematics is one of the applicant’s best six subjects following the addition of the bonus.

L.C.V.P. Link Modules:

All HEIs award points for results in Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme Link Modules, in place of a sixth Leaving Certificate subject.