School Memos

Dear Parents, Covid-19 Confirmed Case Parents are asked to note that the school received notification this morning from Public Health of an additional confirmed case of Covid-19...

Dear Parents & Students, Following consultation with some of our 6th years and some 6th year teachers, Senior Management and the 6th Year Head met with our remaining 6th Year...

Dear Parents/Guardians, Summer Assessments  As outlined in our update last week, a formal exam timetable has been constructed for 2nd  Year and 5th Year students. Please click on...

Dear Parents, Please see attached a letter from Public Health which the school received this afternoon regarding a confirmed case of Covid-19 in the school. The letter states...

GCC students have created their own Model United Nations club which is becoming a hugely important and popular activity among students around the world. It is a popular activity...

Dear Parents/Guardians, Summer Assessments  With regard to 1st Year, 2nd Year and 5th Year students, following consultation with staff, the following has been agreed.  A formal...

Dear Parents, Leaving Certificate 2021 - Candidate Self-Service Portal (Phase 2) Please click on the link below to view some very important information for you about the...

GCC Vex Robotics On Tuesday 13th April, the school Robotics team competed in a virtual live remote skills competition as part of the qualification process for the Vex Robotics...

Dear Parents/Guardians,   Cork ETB Leaving Certifcate Awards Ceremony The Cork ETB Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied & Student of the Year Awards Ceremony...

We are delighted to announce that 3rd Year student Conor Galvin (Rang Aoife) has been accepted to the European Youth Orchestra Academy in Germany 2022. This is an amazing...

Dear Parents/Guardians, As you are aware the school will reopen for all students following the Easter break. Please click on the link below to view the School Return to Learning...

Dear Parents/Guardians, Funeral Mass of GCC Student Dylan Kelleher At the end of a very difficult week for all in our school community, we would like to thank everyone for the...

Dear Parents Guardians, This week we were delighted to welcome our 5th Year students back on site. Combined with our 6th Years and ASD classes, school is slowly but surely...

Please click on the link below to view the Agreed Report from the Glanmire Community College Board of Management meeting on Monday 15 March 2021. Items on the report include:...

Dear Parents/Guardians, GCC School Pitch Development As advised last week, our school pitch development has been sanctioned and work will begin in the coming weeks. Please click...

Dear Parents of 5th Year students, Please click on the link below to view the School Return to Learning Form which parents (or students over 18) must sign stating that you have...

The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has introduced a facility to allow Leaving Certificate candidates to confirm their subject and level entry details online through the...

Dear Parents, As you are aware we welcomed back our 6th year students to onsite learning this week. Our staff were delighted to re-engage with students and we look forward to...

Dear Parents/Guardians, Following the return of our ASD Special Classes this week, next Monday sees the return of our 6th Year students to on site learning in school. We are...

Dear Students, Parents & Guardians, Please click on the link below to view The Guide to State Examinations and Accredited Grades for Leaving Certificate 2021 published by the...

Dear Parents, We would like to thank you all for your support and cooperation since our return to school in January. In very trying and challenging circumstances for staff,...

Hello everyone! There is just under a week to go to GCC's Virtual 5KM Challenge! Below is the link to the google form for you to input your results on the day you do your race....

The GCC Transition Year Students were asked to photograph either a wild bird, a sunrise or a sunset, as part of their virtual activity programme last week. Here are some of their...

Dear Parents, Monday 8 February 2021 Parents are reminded that, as per our agreed calendar, all teachers will be taking part in JCT subject cluster training on Monday 8 February...

GCC Transition Year Coordinators ran a virtual bake-off competition as part of last weeks TY activities. Congratulations to all TY students who participated and well done for...

Dear Parents/Guardians and Students, Please click on the link to the document below 'Entering Student Subject Options' which provides a brief guide for students and parents on...

Dear Parents/Guardians, Survey of Parents and Students We had a strong level of engagement with the surveys circulated to parents and students last week. The feedback has been...

Dear Parents, Unfortunately, due to the closure of many local business and the ongoing public health concerns, participation in Work Experience is not feasible or practical for...

Dear Parents/Guardians and Students, Firstly, we wish to extend a sincere welcome to you all and we look forward to being able to meet you in person in the near future. To help...

Dear Parents, Remote Learning Survey We have now completed almost 2 weeks of remote learning and the comments from the staff, students and parents we have spoken to have been...

Dear Parents/ Guardians, We have now completed the first week of online teaching following our return to school in January. As with the lockdown in March, we are grateful to...

Dear Parents/Guardians and Students,  Please click on the link to the document below: A Guide to Selecting Leaving Certificate Option Subjects 2021. Parents of TY students and...

Dear Parents, Guardians & Students, Please see the information below form our PE Department who have organised a virtual  exercise to promote your well-being! The next few...

Dear Parents/Guardians, Please click on the link below to view a letter from the Education Minister to our school community in relation to remote learning. Letter for parents -...

Dear Parents, As was outlined last Friday remote learning resumed this morning at 11am following our virtual staff meeting. We would remind parents and students that nothing can...

Dear Parents, As you are aware remote learning is due to resume next Monday 11 January 2021. In advance of engaging with students through our Google platform, it is our intention...

Dear Parents, You will be aware that there has been a very strong response from stakeholders to the DES decision to reopen schools next week for Leaving Certs and Special...

Dear Parents, Happy new year and we hope you had a nice Christmas. You will be aware that a government announcement is expected today on schools and the plan for the next few...

Dear Parents, End of Term A reminder that Transition Year students completed their Christmas term today Friday 18 December. All other year groups will finish next Monday 21...

Dear Parents, Finishing Dates for Students Parents are asked to note that Transition Year students are scheduled to finish for the Christmas term on Friday 18 December 2020. All...

Dear Parents, We wish to inform you that our 1st Years 2021-2022 Subject Choice Seminar has been deferred until January 2021. Round 1 offers for places in 1st Year next September...

Student Council: Congratulations to Eugene Zhinzhin on his election as President of the Student Council and Head Boy. Also to Parsa Tahir on her election as Head Girl. We wish...

Dear Parents, Thankfully, another school week has passed without any incidences of Covid-19 in our school. It is a great credit to all in our school community that in a school of...

Dear Parents/Guardians, Covid-19 We have now completed 4 full weeks of school since the October mid-term and we would like to thank our staff, parents and students for your...

Dear Parents, School Pitch Development We are delighted to announce that the school has been granted planning permission (with conditions) for the development of our All-weather...

Dear Parents, On Thursday 19 November 2020 we provided an online presentation about the Transition Year (TY) programme and the Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) programme to our...

Dear Parents, Please see below some information on current events in the school: 1st Year Enrolment  At our Board of Management meeting last Monday 9 November the Board agreed to...

Please click on the link below to view the Agreed Report from the Glanmire Community College Board of Management meeting on Monday 9 November 2020. Items on the report include:...

Pupil/Parent/Teacher (PPT) Meetings  As per our agreed calendar we have 2 planned PPT meetings this month. The first scheduled meeting is tomorrow Tuesday 10 November for 3rd...

Dear Parents, Please click on the link below to view a brief guide on how to access term reports on VSware. VSWare_Access_Term Reports_V3 October 2020 GCC Senior...