COLÁISTE OIRIALL
Coláiste Oiriall, Tir Chianáin, Muineachán
Teileafón: 047 72344 Faics: 047 72466
Riomhphost: colaisteoiriall@eircom.net
website http://www.colaiste-oiriall.com
Príomhoide: Brendan Ó Dufaigh
About Coláiste Oiriall
- Coláiste Oiriall is Co. Monaghan's all-Irish post primary school under the auspices of the VEC situated in its own dedicated building.
- There are eight teachers on the staff at present including the Principal.
- There are 51 students in the school and the first group will do the Junior Certificate next June.
- There are 18 subjects, including 14 exam subjects, available to Junior Certificate students.
- Facilities include a fully networked Computer room, a Home Economics kitchen, a Science laboratory and an Art/Technical Graphics room.
- We have a Computer Suite with Windows XP Professional and Office XP Professional installed, a Windows Server 2003, laser printers, scanner, data projector and digital camera, broadband access to the internet and one networked computer in each general classroom.
- We warmly welcome students from primary schools other than Gaelscoileanna who have a satisfactory standard of Irish (see Preparatory Course).
- All subjects are taught through the medium of Irish and Irish is exclusively the school language with the exception of other language classes.
- Extra-curricular activities include basketball, Gaelic football, soccer, debating, instrumental music group, Young Scientist, Green Flag, school magazine, tours abroad, and other tours, for example ice skating and bowling.
- A Department of Education-sanctioned bus facilitates Carrickmacross/South Monaghan students attending Coláiste Oiriall.
- The school has a brand new 16 seater minibus for extra-curricular activities.
- Provides a natural progression for students who have already attended all-Irish primary schools.
- Endorsement from Principals of Gaelscoil Ultain, Gaelscoil Rois and Gaelscoil Eois.
- Similar to other post primary schools Coláiste Oiriall boasts considerable resources: piano, keyboards, sewing machines, First Aid kit, television, DVD players, video players, overhead projectors, tape recorders, table tennis tables, hurleys and helmets.
- Every student has his/her own locker.
- An excellent Pastoral Care system exists as the school is small.
- Students are occasionally brought on tours as a reward for hard work - bowling and ice skating are just two examples
Faoi Choláiste Oiriall
- Is iarbhunscoil lánGhaeilge Cho. Mhuineacháin í Coláiste Oiriall faoi choimirce an Choiste Gairmoideachais i bhfoirgneamh faoi leith.
- Tá ochtar múinteoir ann faoi láthair, an Príomhoide sa chuntas.
- Tá 51 dalta ag freastal ar an scoil agus beidh an chéad ghrupa ag déanamh an Teastais Shóisearaigh i mí Meithimh seo chugainn.
- Tá 18 ábhar ar fáil do dhaltaí an Teastais Shoisearaigh, 14 ábhar scrúduithe ina measc.
- Tá cistin Eacnamaíocht Bhaile, saotharlann Eolaíochta, seomra Theicneolaíochta Faisnéise agus seomra Ealaíne/Grafaic Theicniúil mar chuid de na háiseanna atá againn.
- Tá seomra Ríomhairí againn le Windows XP Professional and Office XP Professional, a Windows Server 2003, laser printers, scanner, data projector agus ceamra digiteacha agus tá córas leathanbhanda ar fáil ar an idirlíon agus ríomhairí amháin i ngach seomra ranga.
- Cuirfear fáilte chroíúil roimh dhaltaí ó bhunscoileanna nach Gaelscoileanna iad ach caighdeán sásúil Gaeilge a bheith acu (Féach Cúrsa Ullmhúcháin)
- Múintear gach ábhar trí Ghaeilge agus is í an Ghaeilge amháin teanga na scoile taobh amuigh de ranganna na dteangacha eile.
- Is iad cuid de na himeachtaí breise ná cispheil, peil Ghaelach, sacar, diospóireachtaí, grúpa ceoil, Eolaí Óg, an Brat Glas, iris na scoile, turas thar sáile, cór agus turasanna ag oighearscatáil agus ag caitheamh bollaí mar shampla.
- Clúdaíonn €50 úsáid na dtéacsleabhar uilig in aghaidh na bliana faoin Chóras Leabhair ar Cíos - sabháilt mhór do thuismitheoirí.
- Freastalaíonn bus, atá ceadaithe ag an Roinn Oideachais, ar dhaltaí as Carraig Mhachaire Rois/Muineachán Theas atá ag teacht go dtí Coláiste Oiriall.
- Tá mionbhus úrnua 16 suíochán ag an scoil d'imeachtaí lasmuigh den scoil.
- Is dul chun cinn nadúrtha é do dhaltaí a d'fhreastail ar bhunscoileanna lánGhaeilge.
- Tacaíocht ar fáil ó Phríomhoidí Ghaelscoil Ultain, Ghaelscoil Rois agus Ghaelscoil Eois.
- Cosúil le hiarbhunscoileanna eile tá acmhainní go leor ag Coláiste Oiriall: pianó, mearchlár, innill fuála, bosca Garchabhrach, teilifís, seinnteoirí DVD, seinnteoirí físeáin, osteilgeoirí, téipthaifeadáin, tábla leadóg tábla, camáin agus clogaid.
- Bíonn a thaisceadán féin ag gach dalta.
- Cuirtear tréadchúram den scoth ar fáil do na daltaí siocair go bhfuil an scoil beag.
- Tugtar daltaí ar thurasanna anois is arís mar chúiteamh ar obair chrua - b'fhéidir ag caitheamh bollaí nó ag oighearscátáil.