Category: LCA

Senior Cycle Enrolment 2020-2021

Announcements, LCA, Parent News, Student News, TY

Unfortunately, we will be unable to hold our annual Senior Cycle options night this year due to the uncertainty of COVID-19. Therefore, we will be using an online application process. The link to the application form will be sent to all 3rd year and TY student school based email accounts tomorrow morning. The form requires both the student and parent/guardian to complete and I would advise doing so from a laptop or computer. The form can only be filled in from the link sent to the students’ email account. I will text parents to notify them when this link has been emailed.

Prior to the filling in the application form, please have a browse of the presentations from last year and some websites of relevance that will assist you in making the decision on what option your child should apply for.

Please get in contact if you have any queries at principal @dunmorecs.ie or mscarry @dunmorecs.ie or deputyprincipal @dunmorecs.ie

PLEASE NOTE: DEADLINE FOR COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM IS THURSDAY the 26th MARCH.





Transition Year Information:

Transition Year Presentation 2019Download
School Tour PolicyDownload
Transition Year Enrolment Policy Aug 2018Download




Leaving Cert Information:

Senior Cycle Options Presentations from last yearDownload
Leaving Cert Subject Choice InformationDownload





LCA Information:

LCA Presentation 2019Download

Fun Run/Walk 2019

Announcements, LCA, Sports News, Student News, TY

Well done and thanks to all who participated and contributed to our annual fun Run/Walk yesterday. Your support was greatly appreciated. Thanks also to the students from Ballygar who came to participate. A huge thanks to our LCA class who organised and ran the event as part of their task, they did a fantastic job. Special thanks also to all the students who helped Ms Grehan in the running of this event. Also special thanks to our photographer for the day, Nadine Walsh. The slideshow below shows some photos of the day.

Overall Winner of the 2019 Run was Fionn Waters

Leaving Cert Results 2019

Announcements, LCA, Student News

Best of luck to all our LC and LCA students who will receive their results next Tuesday, the 13th Aug. Results will be available after 9 am from Mr Quinn. Please go to the prefabs as the main building is still not accessible.

Ms Scarry will be available from 9 – 11 on the 13th. Following the CAO offers, she will also be available on Thursday to assist with any queries in person or via email.

Results are also available from 10 am via https://www.examinations.ie/examresults/ as long as you have completed the online registration https://www.examinations.ie/examresults/registration/

The national Exam helpline is also available @ 1800265165 or further information from here: https://www.npcpp.ie/leaving-cert-helpline/

Leaving Cert/Leaving Cert Applied Graduation

Announcements, General News, LCA, Student Awards, Student News

Congrats to all our students who graduated last Thursday. We celebrated their achievement by holding a LC/LCA Graduation Mass and Awards Ceremony, followed by some light refreshments and tea. 

We hope you enjoyed the evening in DCS and the rest of the night!  Special congrats to our “Claudia Gavin Student of the Year” award winner Colin Comer, the “Anne Flynn Science Award” winner Leah Noone and the “Pat Heaney Music Award” joint winners Colin Comer, the Sports Star Awards Dylan Hanley and Alife Sheehy, and the inaugural Sisters of Mercy Award winner Chloe Fleming. Also congratulations to all our Award Winners and those who received Certificates yesterday, and of course to all our students who graduated on the night. We are very proud of all of you.

  • Winner of the Claudia Gavin Student of the Year award, Colin Comer pictured with Conor Gavin
  • Chloe Fleming winner of the inaugural Sisters of Mercy award
  • Leah Noone won the Ann Flynn Science award and is pictured with Nora Walshe
  • Colin Comer won the Pat Heaney Music Award. He is pictured with Neasa Heaney
  • John Monaghan won a Special Contribution to School Life award
  • Orna Burke won a prize for Contribution to School Life
  • Sports award winner Conor Keely
  • Senior Ladies Sports award winner was Aoife Sheehy, pictured with Principal Declan Quinn
  • Sports Award Winners Catriona Ronayne and Nicole Connolly
  • Senior Sports Star Dylan Hanly

LCA students welcome two guest speakers from the Dunmore Conference

LCA, Student News

On Thursday 2nd May, the LCA 6th Yr class and Ms. Scarry were given a very informative talk by Mary and Geraldine from the Dunmore Conference. The two ladies spoke about the work that the local St. Vincent de Paul Society does, how they fundraise and how someone could volunteer to join. The talk took place as part of a key assignment for Vocational Preparation and Guidance subject in the LCA programme. 

Dunmore Community School host a very successful Careers Expo 2019

General News, LCA, Parent News, Student News, TY

Ms. Scarry assisted by the Transition Year and LCA students in Dunmore Community School hosted a very successful Careers Expo in the school on Friday 8th March. Our 3rd year, TY, LCA, 5th and 6th year students got a fantastic opportunity to speak to representatives from 30 information stands which included third level colleges and universities, financial institutions and local construction and pharamaceutical industries. It was wonderful to welcome parents to participitate in this very informative event as well as students and staff from other post primary schools in the local area. Now that a little time has passed since the event hopefully students have had time to process the information they gathered and this is helping them make informed choices about TY, LCA and senior cycle subject choice options. Our 6th year students can also use this information to help them prepare for upcoming PLC interviews, decide on CAO ‘change of mind’ options or deciding on apprenticeships that they are interested in.

Senior Cycle Options Night

Announcements, General News, LCA, Parent News, Student News, TY

Thanks to everyone that came along tonight. We hope you found it informative but if you have any queries, please feel free to contact the office or send us an email.

I would especially like to thank our 3 students, Aryn, Andrea and Chloe, who spoke about their experiences of TY and LCA.

As promised, please find links to the presentations, relevant links and the Subject choice explanation video and please get in contact if you have any queries.

Transition Year Presentation 2019Download
LCA Presentation 2019Download
Senior Cycle Options Presentation 2019Download
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