Open Day 2018 On the afternoon of Friday 21 September, the school opened its doors to the public and to prospective pupils and their families. Around 200 families were guided around the school by prefects and Transition Year students who were happy to talk about aspects of life here. Members of staff were on hand […]

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20th November 2018 Revised Arrangements for Hockey Practice Dear Parents, Following the satisfactory completion of a number of interim repairs to our hockey pitch, the pitch will be available for use again from this week. From Thursday, 22nd November, hockey practice will take place at Ashton School. Please note the updated schedule for training times for […]

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The School will be closed for all students on Thursday, 13th December, for teacher training.  921 total views

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Ashton School, Blackrock Road, Cork invites applications from suitably qualified applicants to fill a vacancy for the position of part-time Office Secretary. Application forms with job description and application details are available for download at www.ashton.ie/recruitment. Deadline for receipt of applications is 4.00 p.m. on Wednesday, 31st October 2018. Shortlisting may apply.  929 total views

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There was great excitement when the Leaving Certificate results were received at the school by the class of 2018. Mr. Landen extended his heartiest congratulations to all members of the year on their performances which were in many instances across the subject range. Special congratulations go to William Ronayne who scored the maximum score of […]

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10th October 2018 Arrangements for Hockey Practice Dear Parents, As the school hockey pitch will be unavailable for a period of time, it is necessary to put other arrangements in place to facilitate the continuation of the school’s hockey programme without further interruption. Alternative arrangements have been put in place from Monday, 15th October. From that […]

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Wednesday, 15th August, was indeed a day of celebration at Ashton School – the day when the leaving certificate results finally arrived.  The long-awaited results brought great news for many students. The performance of the Class of 2018 was outstanding with excellent results achieved at every level. Special congratulations are in order for William Ronayne who […]

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Until Friday, 13th July 2018… All items (except shirts and shoes) will be available from Welch Sports, Douglas Village Shopping Centre, Cork. (Tesco) until 13th July. Phone 021-4857004.  All hockey sticks, bags, shoes, protection etc will be available from Welchs Hockeyworld, Unit 3 Frankfield Business Park, Ballycureen, Cork, T12 RPR9 (near Musgraves).  Phone 021-4311651. From Monday 16th July 2018… All Ashton School Uniform and Sports […]

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Please note the new descriptors used to describe performance in end-of-term written examinations in the Junior Cycle programme.  The new descriptors apply only to subjects taught from new specifications.  Currently the descriptors apply to Science, Business Studies and English. Old Grade Descriptors – Junior Certificate Percentage A ≥ 85 to 100 B ≥ 70 and < 85 […]

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        High School Musical was a resounding success as always, despite the ‘snow’ and inclement weather forcing the cancellation of some of the shows. Yet, determined and committed to completing what they had worked so hard for all year, the Transition Year cast of 2018, showed ‘true grit’ by reconvening once the […]

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