Dear Parents, Following the announcement of the Taoiseach on 12th March about school closure in response to coronavirus Covid-19, Ashton School will be closed until 29th March.  Accordingly the assessment/screening tests scheduled for 25th March have been postponed. At this point all we can say is that the tests have been postponed. It is not […]

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19 March, 2020 – Minister McHugh Announces Cancellation of Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle Oral and Practical Performance Tests  711 total views

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30th January 2020 School Closure on 4th February 2020 Dear Parents/Guardians, The Board of Management has been officially informed that all members of the Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) have been directed to take strike action on Tuesday, 4th February. Pickets will be placed on all schools where TUI members are employed on that day. […]

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The highlight of our awards ceremony on 27th September 2019 was the tribute paid to past pupil Mary Elmes who was awarded the Ashton School Hall of Fame Award 2019.  Guest speaker journalist and author Clodagh Finn helped students to visualise school days for Mary Elmes in Rochelle School and also spoke of her academic […]

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Dear Parents, In accordance with the Terms of Reference for Ashton School two parents serve on the Board of Management: one male parent and one female parent. A vacancy has recently arisen for a female parent because Stephanie Coughlan who has filled the role of parent nominee on the Board since 2015 has resigned. The […]

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Ashton School is very pleased to announce that work on the large-scale project to upgrade the school’s hockey pitch is nearing completion. The project involved the replacement of the original shock pad and carpet. The new shock pad which was laid in situ has been overlaid with a new tufted sand-dressed synthetic grass carpet which […]

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A History of Ashton School (St Leger, 2016), an impressive hardback publication compiled over decades, is the work of author Dr Alicia St Leger.  Alicia is a past-pupil who began her second-level education in Rochelle School.  There was no limit to her dedication to accurately record the history of the school and the other schools […]

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Afternoon all, As you’ll be aware this 30th anniversary for the class of ’89. We have a reunion scheduled for Cork on Friday 05 July at 8:30PM. The venue has been moved to The Silly Goose Bar which is on Washington Street. Rumours that the original venue moved us due to reports about our behaviour from […]

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