Dear GCC Parents, Guardians & Students,

GCC French Exchange to Paris – Student Itinerary

Thank you to all our parents and students who attended our briefing on Wednesday evening. Please click on the following link to view the planned itinerary for our students during our annual exchange with the Ecole Massillon in Paris (pictured below) in January. We would like to thank Ms Casey for leading this exchange each year and Ms Murphy and Mr Leahy for their ongoing support in ensuring students are provided with this wonderful educational opportunity.

GCC French Exchange to Paris – Student Itinerary

GCC Ski Trip

Thank you to all our parents and students who attended our briefing on Tuesday evening. Please click on the link below to view the planned itinerary for students during their trip to Pinzolo in Italy at the end of January. We would like to thank Mr Rees and our team of teachers Mr Crowley, Ms Fitzgerald, Mr Woods & Ms Johnson for enabling GCC to provide a ski trip to students for the first time in a number of years.

GCC Ski Trip Itinerary

CAO – 6th Year Parents Information Briefing 

Thank you to all our parents and students who attended our briefing on Thursday evening. Thank you also to our presenters Mr O Leary and Ms Moroney for their informative presentations. Please click on the following link to view the content.

CAO – 6th Year Parents Information Briefing 

Road Safety Authority [RSA] – Promotional Campaign 

Congratulations to 2nd Year GCC student Niamh Cronin [Rang Fergal] who auditioned and was selected for the new RSA campaign promoting 30km/h speed limits in towns, cities and around schools across Ireland. Niamh is the student who is singing at the beginning of the video and she appears a number of times throughout.

RSA – Promotional Video

Senior Cycle Redevelopment Information Note | December Issue 2

Please click on the link below to view the latest information note from the Department of Education Senior Cycle Redevelopment.

Senior Cycle Redevelopment Information Note | December Issue 2

Important information in relation to the Leaving Certificate Oral Examinations 2024

Please click on the link below to view Circular S84/23 which contains important information in relation to the Leaving Certificate Oral examinations 2024. We have been asked to bring this information to the attention of school staff, students and parents/guardians concerned.

S84 23 Oral Examinations In Irish And Modern Foreign Languages For Leaving Certificate 2024

GCC VSware Attendance App 

We are grateful to parents for their continued high level of engagement to date with the VSware Attendance App. Parents who have not downloaded the app are kindly asked to do so as a matter of priority. It is our intention that in the New Year, the app will be the only method for parents to indicate their child’s absence from school. It is also our intention that in the New Year students will sign out at the office via the app and that parents will not be required to come into the school office to collect them.

Parents are reminded that:

• You can send a notification to the school via the VSware app (available on the IOS App Store or Android Play Store) informing us that your son/daughter will be absent from school.
• The VSware app sends a notification following the first class period (usually between 9:45 and 10am) to parents whose child has been marked absent from school without a parental notification.
• You can use the app to respond stating that your child is absent from school and why.
• If your child is in school/was dropped off, this will allow us to immediately check and approve his/her attendance, reassuring you.
• If a parent does not respond to the app notification, a text message is then issued a half hour later.

We would like to thank parents for your understanding and cooperation as we work to improve our attendance monitoring procedures.

GCC Social Media Awareness Campaign

Glanmire Community College is launching a Social Media Awareness initiative over the coming months in order to educate students about the dangers of social media, the impact inappropriate social media use can have on other students and what to do if you encounter cyberbullying. This initiative will be run by both staff and student committees, with a number of projects and workshops included. Please click on the link to see the presentation given to GCC at our recent staff meeting:

GCC Social Media Awareness

GCC Instagram 

A reminder that our school now has a very active Instagram account where you can follow all the extra curricular activities and achievements of our staff and student bodies.  The Instagram account can be followed by searching for @glanmirecc.

GCC Christmas Exams 2023 Timetable

Parents click on the links below to view the timetable for the 2023 Christmas Exams:

GCC 1st Year Christmas Exams 2023

GCC 2nd Year Christmas Exams 2023

GCC 5th Year Christmas Exams 2023

GCC Upcoming Calendar Events 

*A decision on holding this PPT meeting in person or online will be made in early January.