Gaelscoil Chill Dara (GSCD) is a coeducational Irish language primary school situated on the Green Road in the Curragh, County Kildare in Ireland.
| Gaelscoil Chill Dara | |
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Ireland | |
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| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Established | 1995 |
| Principal | Niamh Uí Chadhla |
| Age range | 4 to 13 |
| Number of students | 444 (2016)[1] |
| Website | gaelscoilchilldara |
The school was founded in 1995 with the vision of delivering primary education through the medium of Irish (a Gaelscoil) while following the standard national school curriculum, allowing pupils to gain full proficiency as Gaeilge.[2][3] Gaelscoil Chill Dara was originally based in Herbert Lodge on the Curragh, moving to a much larger purpose-built premises at Curragh Grange in the early millennium due to the increasing demanding for primary Irish-speaking education in the County Kildare region. The school serves the surrounding urban centres of Newbridge, Kildare Town, Naas, Kilcullen and Rathangan.[1]
Gaelscoil Chill Dara has a Catholic religious ethos and is under the patronage of An Foras Pátrúnachta na Scoileanna LánGhaeilge Teo. "Chill Dara" (singular Cill Dara) is the Irish name for Kildare, meaning "church of the oak". Pupils range in age from 4 to 13 years of age.[1] Its main education focus is on English, Irish, Mathematics and Drama subjects.[3]
The number of pupils enrolled in the school for the 2015/16 school year was 444, with an even breakdown in the number of girls and boys,[4] and 16 classes spanning the 8 years from junior infants to sixth class.[1] The school has been oversubscribed for a number of years.[5]
The current principal is Niamh Uí Chadhla, who was appointed in 2019 after the resignation of former principal Seán de Paor, who had been principal since the school's establishment in 1995.[3][5]
See also
edit- Gaelcholáiste Chill Dara, an Irish-medium secondary school located nearby in Naas
References
edit- ^ a b c d "School Philosophy". Gaelscoil Chill Dara. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Dublin Gospel Choir to lead Gaelscoil 20th anniversary celebration". Kildare Nationalist. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "Whole School Evaluation". Department of Education & Skills. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Gaelscoil Chill Dara". IrelandStats. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ a b McHugh, Conor (29 January 2013). "Meeting on new gaelscoil held in Kildare town". Leinster Leader. Retrieved 16 May 2016.