Page 2 - St Leos - Prospectus September 2020

Welcome

I am proud to introduce our school to and supported, and is offered every
you and I am pleased that you are opportunity to advance. Our Deputy
considering our school for your daughter. Principals and Year Heads move up
This prospectus will tell you more about through the school with students,
the special qualities of our school and monitoring progress and ensuring that
the outstanding all-round education we parents also feel very much part of
offer. the learning partnership. For the last
number of years we have successfully
At St. Leo’s College we are proud of implemented our Academic Monitoring
the very broad curriculum we offer, programme, a system which ensures
our excellent academic results, our each student is given valuable one-
Niamh Broderick first-class facilities and our exceptional
Principal to-one feedback on her academic
array of extracurricular activities. Our performance.
commitment to the individual makes
this a happy place to learn. Our students In 2012/2013 our school underwent
thrive knowing that they are supported the formal process of a WSE (Whole
in every aspect of their life by dedicated School Evaluation). This process was
staff who encourage them to fulfill their conducted by three members of the DES
potential. Inspectorate through visiting classes,
interviewing staff, Board of Management
As Principal, I am proud to be part of and Parent representatives. Without
this school community especially when exception I am proud to affirm that
I witness young girls enter and leave their report was very positive with
as happy, confident, enquiring young several citations of excellent practice
Emma Dwyer Ian Curran Imelda Whelan women, determined to reach their
Deputy Principal Deputy Principal Deputy Principal and I encourage you to read their
potential, to excel in whatever they findings which were published and
do and destined to make a positive are available on the DES website at
contribution to the world. Our success is www.education.ie/en/Publications/
firmly rooted in the excellent relationship InspectionReportsPublications.
which exists between students and
teachers and we are especially proud We hope that this prospectus will give
of the atmosphere of trust, support and you a taste of the many and varied
mutual respect which is evident. activities we have on offer and that the
information will assist you in deciding
We believe that our students are on the next stage of your daughter’s
successful because they are part of a education.
school where every individual is valued

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