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The schools are all being established to address growing demographic need in the areas

Patronage of new post-primary schools are announced

Education / 17 Dec 19

Announcement made by Department of Education

Six new post-primary schools planned for 2020

Education / 17 Dec 19

St Kevin's College in Crumlin is run by City of Dublin Education and Training Board (pic: Google maps)

Schools change patronage to attract more students

Education / 11 Sep 19

The Department informed Educate Together that there would be a further delay

Opening of schools postponed due to certification delay

Education / 04 Sep 19

Parents were informed that Accord would deliver a programme to 5th and 6th class pupils

Accord invited to give RSE at Educate Together school

Education / 22 May 19

Joe McHugh appealed to schools 'not to issue claims that have no basis in fact'

Minister criticises claims over school patronage

Education / 03 Apr 19

The new schools will cater for 3,200 additional post-primary pupils

Four new Educate Together secondary schools to open

Education / 31 Oct 18

Educate Together said it expected all of its schools to deliver the full RSE curriculum without reference to any religious-based biases

Educate Together school brings in ACCORD for RSE class

Education / 07 Jun 18

The five schools have been instructed to offer places for next September to just 13 children

Dept appears to reverse school enrolment policy change

Education / 16 Mar 18

Overall, 5,000 more pupils enrolled in primary school last year

Enrolment in Catholic schools continues to increase

News / 27 Feb 18

Five Educate Together schools were established under the schools divestment programme

Dept considering plan to 'expand capacity' of schools

Education / 14 Feb 18

The Department of Education said it needed to 'preserve a balance among all schools in an area'

Multi-denominational school enrolment limit criticised

Education / 13 Feb 18

12 pupils have started classes in a temporary school

Castlebar Educate Together term begins despite row

News / 08 Sep 16

Three of the nine new schools for 2015 and 2016 will be in Cork

Nine new secondary schools to open by 2016

News / 28 Nov 13

Ruairi Quinn said he was conscious of a clear parental demand for plurality

Educate Together to run two new schools

News / 26 Sep 13

The Department of Education is trying to secure a building from a trust that controls Christian Brothers schools

New multi-denominational school to open in Dublin

News / 14 Mar 13

The department said there is no demand for a new second-level Educate Together school in Dublin

Call for Dublin Educate Together secondary school

News / 23 Jan 13

The Department of Education study found between 37% and 50% of respondents wanted a greater choice of patronage

Study recommends five new Educate Together schools

News / 13 Dec 12

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