Secondary Level Learning
Students ages 12-18 usually attend a post-primary school. Students are obliged by law to attend school until the age of 16. There are several different types of post-primary schools,secondary schools, vocational schools, community schools, comprehensive schools and community colleges.
Education is provided free of charge at community schools, comprehensive schools, vocational schools and community colleges. Education is free in most secondary schools. A small number of secondary schools, mostly in Dublin, are fee-paying schools. Also, most secondary schools are voluntary catholic schools which means they are denominational. This is mostly because there was a tradition in Ireland of schools being set up and run by Catholic groups such as monks or nuns for example, The Christian Brothers and the Salesians. Community schools and comprehensive schools are also majoratively denominational. Community colleges and vocational scholls are multidenominational.
Links and Resources
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Locate Second Level schools in Dublin City
Find the location of Second Level Schools in the City with the Dublin City Community Maps facility more » -
Higher Ability Learning
The Irish Centre for Talented Youth (CTYI) was established at Dublin City University in 1992. The centre works with young people with exceptional academic ability... more » -
Youth Services
The city of Dublin Youth Services Board was established to support the development of youth work and training in the city. The board provides grants for youth services in the city on behalf of the government... more » -
Community Training Workshops
The FAS Community Training workshops are aimed primarily at school-leavers in need of basic vocational training. They play a big part in the Youth Reach Program... more » -
Access Programmes
ACCESS programs are run by some universities to help certain post-primary school students continue on to third level education. They provide grants and courses to students and often... more »
