Dear GCC Parents, Guardians & Students,

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 Student Council & Executive Student Council – Minutes of Meeting November 2023

Please click on the link below to view the minutes of our recent GCC Student Council and Executive Student Council meeting.

GCC Student Council & Executive Student Council Meetings November 2023 

International Day for Persons with Disabilities

GCC will be marking International Day for Persons with Disabilities on Monday 4 December 2023. The theme for IDPD is “My Life our Community” and the colour theme is purple. There are various events and activities scheduled for the day as well as a fundraising cake sale for The Crann Centre organised by 4th Year student Hannah O’ Reilly for 1st Year and TY students on Tuesday 5 December. We are looking for staff and students to wear purple. More details will be shared next week once planned events are finalised.

Please click on the link below to view the poster which is being shared with staff, students and parents. Students will be invited to wear an item of purple on the Monday in support of the event. Please note that students will still be required to wear their full school uniform, the purple is in addition to the uniform and is optional.

International Day for Persons with Disabilities

GCC Activities of the Week Monday 27 November to Friday 1 December 2023

Please click on the link to view the planned activities for the week beginning Monday 27th November 2023: Activities 27th Nov-1st Dec

GCC Review of the Week 

Please click on the link below to view a review of some of the school activities that took place  the week 13th-17th Nov

GCC 6th Year RSE Programme

Please click on link below to view details of an upcoming event at Glanmire Community College that aims to provide valuable information and opportunities for discussion on crucial aspects of Sexual Health and Relationships for our 6th-year students.

GCC 6th Year RSE Programme – Letter for Parents

School Car Park

We would like to thank parents for their continued cooperation with our entry/exit system to the school car park. A reminder that:

• From 8.30am to 9.10am Monday to Friday the school car park is entry only. The exit lane from the car park will be closed at these times.
• From 3.30pm to 4.10pm Monday to Thursday and 12.30pm to 1.10 pm on Friday the school car park will be exit only. The entry lane to the school car park will be closed at these times.

We would be grateful if parents could remind students

• to use the pedestrian footpaths and not walk along or between cars when entering/leaving the school
• use the pedestrian gates only and not enter or leave the school via the main gate

We kindly ask parents who are collecting their children from our school to be aware of parking their vehicles in appropriate areas. For example, we ask parents not to park up on footpaths. We are aware of some cars taking up the whole footpath, leaving no space for either our students or members of the public to walk freely by and limiting the access of wheel chair users. We thank you for cooperation in ensuring added safety for our students when accessing the school grounds.

GCC Information Briefing for Parents on the CAO Process 

Following a request from our GCC Parents Association the school will hold an information session on the CAO process on Thursday 14 December at 7pm in B26 (Multi – Purpose) room.

Middletown centre for Autism – Training for Parents 

Training for parents takes place in the Glanmire parish centre from 11am-1pm on the following dates:

• Tuesday 28 November – Autism and sensory processing
• Tuesday 5 December – Autism and reframing behaviour

Link for registration below:

Parents: Package – Middletown Centre For Autism (middletownautism.com)

GCC CAT4 Assessments

Please click on the following link to view details of upcoming CAT4 assessments for a number of our 1st Year students who have yet to complete and those who have transferred into GCC.

GCC CAT 4 Testing – Glanmire Community College (glanmirecc.ie)

GCC 5th Year Pupil Parent Teacher [PPT] Meeting Wednesday 6 December 2023 

Please click on the following link to view a letter for parents regarding our upcoming 5th Year PPT meeting:

GCC 5th Year Pupil Parent Teacher (PPT) Meeting – Glanmire Community College (glanmirecc.ie)

The Laura Brennan HPV Catch – Up Vaccination Programme

Please click on the following link to view a letter with information about the Laura Brennan HPV Vaccination Catch up Programme. The HSE is offering young people the chance to protect themselves from HPV, by receiving the HPV vaccine, if they were not already vaccinated. The HPV vaccine protects against the human papilloma virus which is linked to several types of cancers. Most students will require only one dose. Those with underlying medical problems and weakened immune systems may require more than one dose. The vaccine is free and the programme will run until the end of 2023.

The Laura Brennan HPV Catch- Up Vaccination Programme

Details of HPV Catch Up Clinics for November 2023

GCC Upcoming Calendar Events