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Campaign for Junior/Senior School in Maynooth

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Blathnaid Keogh
12 years ago

Junior/Senior is in my view the only sensible way to go

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Maria Ashe
12 years ago

I am strongly in favour of 1 school

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Mary Murphy
12 years ago

As a past pupil , current teacher, and future parent my concerns for the future of second level educstion in maynooth cannot be over-stated. The success of MPPS is due to the mix of students. It is impossible to compare schools since we don't produce a commodity that can be measured, we don't make money. In order to measure our product you have to measure/compare our intake of students. The " tables showing the number of students that continue to university" is taken in many sectors as a measure of success MPPS compares extremely favourably with lots of schools that have a very different intake of students than MPPS. There is something so special about this school that is now under threat by those who don' t understand or appreciate whatmakes it special. It is our community our school , lets use democracey and show that peoplepower is alive and well.

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Niall o Meara
12 years ago

Father of children living in straffan

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Clodagh Linnane
12 years ago

Mum of 4 primary school going children from Straffan.

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Colm Sweeney
12 years ago

Dont fix whats not broken, Maynooth PP is a class school, extra bureaccracy will be introduced and elitism introduced, no one wants this, it is not needed

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Claire Chung
12 years ago Featured

I feel the patronage of the new school was awarded based on false information. It is common knowledge that Maynooth PP is multi-denominational, not catholic ethos. WE have now ended up with 2 schools with essentially the same ethos. How will they be differentiated from each other - only by results.

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Fionn Mag Uidhir
12 years ago

I fear that, if Minister Quinn's proposal goes ahead, a new layer of elitism will be needlessly introduced into the town. I have generally heard positive things from people attending a Junior/Senior model of school.

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ANTHONY MCLOUGHLIN
12 years ago

I support one school, jnr/snr model, we are a small harmonious community, two separate schools will ruin this, it will create division between parents and pupils

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Anne Watson
12 years ago

Parents voices are being ignored. The community is being used. We say no to two stand alone schools ,

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Anonymous
12 years ago

I support the Junior/Senior model new school in Maynooth under one management.

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Ciaran Gallagher
12 years ago

I support the Junior/Senior model new school in Maynooth under one management.

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Andrea Valova
12 years ago

Strongly supporting junior/senior school - as was expressed by so many parents. See Jerry Jeffers' report, also for hi

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Lisa Nolan
12 years ago

I wish to support this campaign to amalgamate a single, junior/senior model be implemented - it is the best possible solution to this ongoing discussion!

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Michael Nolan
12 years ago

I wish to support this campaign to amalgamate a single, junior/senior model be implemented

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Gráinne Whelan
12 years ago

Junior/Senior school would be far better.

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Peadar Ó Muirí
12 years ago

One community, one inclusive school please

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Pauline Hogan
12 years ago

Lots of children at primary School make a similar transition between Junior Schools and Senior School every year all over Ireland and the Department don't have a problem with this. Teachers could teach subjects in the two schools.At the moment the school is so big children are getting new teachers all the time so there is a lack of continuity anyway.

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Chris Halligan
12 years ago

Please have 2 schools

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Bridie O'neill
12 years ago

Junior/senior school is the best way forward