Enrollment Is Now Open for 1st year September 2021!
A Parent-Led Campaign
https://form.jotform.com/210065413917349?fbclid=IwAR3pM0TFp_MBHBpth0KayBkkWEzENUbWkMWQ35N-dpY1Y7ZBekAGJ8_sPUw
The Department of Education is creating a new Secondary School in 2021 in South Dublin, where Newtownpark Avenue meets the N11.
Parents of primary school-age children in the area get to vote on who they want to run this school, called the Patron.
Find your child's PPS Number (PPSN)
Get your Eircode
Vote Educate Together as your #1 choice in the Department's online voting system.
How do I find my child's PPS number?
Public Services Card or Social Services Card
Medical card or GP visit card
European Health Insurance Card
Drugs Payment Scheme Card
Correspondence from the Department of Employment Affairs, Social Protection (Social Welfare), Revenue (Tax)
Where can I find my Eircode?
What year does my child start?
2nd Class: 2025
3rd Class: 2024
4th Class: 2023
5th Class: 2022
6th Class: 2021
What language should I choose?
Educate Together does not operate Irish-Language schools.
Can I add multiple children?
Yes. Do this on Page 3 of the voting tool.
What if my Eircode is outside the catchment?
The only way to know if you can vote is to try! If, unfortunately, you are outside the voting area you can still help and you can enroll your child in the school after it opens. Please spread the word far and wide!
I voted on Friday 23 October, but the site wasn't working.
This problem has now been fixed. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that your vote was counted. Please consider re-voting now to make sure your voice is heard.
An Educate Together Secondary School will be:
Free
Co-Educational
Equality-Based
Taught in English
Taught with the National Curriculum
Multi-Denominational
An October 2020 ESRI study found that Educate Together schools are "more diverse on average than the typical Irish second-level school" and found "a strong culture of respect at the core of relationships between students and teachers."
Watch: What it's like to to go to an Educate Together Secondary School
Watch: 40 Years of
Educate Together
Read the ESRI Study: Educate Together schools are "more diverse" and have "a strong culture of respect."
Newpark School have announced important changes to their existing pre-enrolment process. You can read more here.
This makes the need even more urgent for a new school as an alternative for our children. Please vote for Educate Together today.
For over 40 years, Educate Together have operated high quality schools, including Dalkey School Project and Monkstown Educate Together in our community.
Today, Educate Together operates more than 90 Primary and 20 Secondary schools in Ireland.
Everyone with a child in primary school who lives in the two Department of Education "Zones" shown below can vote.
This map is only an approximation. The only way to be sure whether you can vote is to enter your Eircode and try to vote!