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Report to the New Schools Establishment Group Department of Education & Skills

October 2018

Patronage Assessment Report School: Galway City and Oranmore (Regional Solution) Level: Post-Primary Year: 2019

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Table of Contents Page

1. School Planning Area Map 2 2. Applications Received 3 3. Demographic Details 4 4. Assessment of Applications 5

4.1 Multiple Provider Areas 5

4.2 Post-Primary Provision in Adjoining School Planning Areas 6

4.3 Parental Preferences 7

o 4.3.1 Patronage Preferences 7

o 4.3.2 Language Preferences 7

5. Conclusions 10 6. Recommendations 11

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1. School Planning Area Map

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2. Applications Received Four applications were received from applicant patrons to operate the new school in the Galway City and Oranmore post-primary school planning areas. A brief profile of the applicants together with a synopsis of the school type proposed is set out hereunder:

Applicant Patrons Profile of Applicant School type proposed

Number of post-primary schools currently under this patronage

The Church of Ireland is a church in the Reformed or Protestant tradition. The Diocese of Tuam, Killala and Achonry includes County Mayo and part of counties Galway and Sligo, where the bishop is patron of a number of primary schools.

Ethos: Denominational

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Model: Voluntary Secondary School

Language of Instruction:

English-medium Also willing to provide:

English-medium with an Aonad

Educate Together is a private charitable company limited by guarantee and the patron or representative organisation of a number of primary schools and post-primary schools throughout the country.

Ethos: Multi-denominational

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English-medium with an Aonad

Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB) is a statutory authority which has responsibility for managing and operating a range of education services including second-level schools and is patron of a number of primary and post-primary schools.


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Model: Community College


English-medium with an Aonad Also willing to provide:

English-medium

Irish-medium

Scoil Sinéad Ltd is a private charitable company limited by guarantee and is a new patron body for a primary school and a trustee partner in the management of a post-primary school.


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English-medium with an Aonad;or

Irish-medium

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3. Demographic details

Galway City: There are 11 post-primary schools in the Galway City school planning area and

the projected need will be for an additional 827 places by 2026. Demographic analysis shows that the average actual intake1 at post-primary level is currently 110%. The total enrolment in post-primary schools in the school planning area for the 2017/18 school year was 6,355. The demographic exercises for this school planning area identified the following net requirement taking into account demographic demand, additional places required as a result of significant additional residential development and the current and planned capacity increases in existing post-primary schools in the area:

Oranmore: There is one post-primary school in the Oranmore school planning area and it is estimated that there will be a need for an additional 310 places by 2024. The total enrolment for 2017/18 area was 806. Demographic analysis shows that the average actual intake at post-primary level is currently 102%.

The demographic exercises for this school planning area identified the following net requirement taking into account demographic demand, additional places required as a result of significant additional residential development and the current and planned capacity increases in existing post-primary schools in the area:

Following a demographic exercise on these areas the Department is satisfied that the net requirement for the Galway City and Oranmore school planning areas is 680 post-primary places which cannot be accommodated in existing schools or expansion of existing schools. A Regional Solution2 was considered necessary to meet the combined net requirement across the two school planning areas.

1 Average Actual Intake Pattern: if all children resident in the relevant school planning area attended post-primary school

in that school planning area, the intake pattern would be 100%. If the intake pattern is less than 100%, it would suggest that

some children are travelling to schools outside the school planning area. If the intake pattern is greater than 100%, it would

suggest that a number of children are travelling into schools in the school planning area from other school planning areas.

The average intake pattern over a number of years allows the Department to project the likely demand over the coming

years assuming a continuation of the same pattern. 2 Regional Solution: In some instances, while projected growth in a single school planning area may not, of itself, warrant

provision of a new school, where the combined demographic increases across a number of adjacent school planning areas

indicate sufficient demand for a viable school, a regional solution may be put in place to serve these areas.

Demographic Demand

•827

LIHAF

•0

Additional Residential

Development

•133

Existing / Planned Capacity

Increases

•546

Net Requirement

•414

Demographic Demand

•310

LIHAF

•0

Additional Residential

Development

•0

Existing / Planned Capacity

Increases

•44

Net Requirement

•266

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4. Assessment of applications All patrons have agreed to the Patronage Commitments as set out in Section D of the Patronage Application Form attached to the main report. The invitation letter to patrons, also attached to the main report, sets out in detail the:

Arrangements for the Establishment and Patronage of New Post-Primary Schools due to open in September 2019.

General Information for Prospective Patrons; and

Patron Code of Conduct

4.1 Multiple Provider Areas There are currently 12 post-primary schools in the Galway City and Oranmore school planning areas: Galway City

Roll No School Name Patron Ethos Language of Instruction

Gender DEIS Fee Paying

76096S Coláiste Mhuirlinne/Merlin College

Galway & Roscommon ETB

Multi-denominational

English Mixed N N

68285C Our Lady's College CEIST Catholic English Girls N N

62960H St Joseph's College

Le Chéile Schools Trust

Catholic English Boys N N

62990Q Dominican College Le Chéile Schools Trust

Catholic English Girls N N

76233C Coláiste Bhaile Chláir


Multi-denominational

English Mixed N N

63001G Jesus & Mary Secondary School

Le Chéile Schools Trust

Catholic English Girls N N

62980N St. Mary's College

Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora


71400Q Galway Community College


Inter-denominational

English Mixed Y N

62970K Coláiste Iognáid S.J.

Society of Jesus (Jesuits)

Catholic Part Irish Mixed N N

62981P Coláiste Einde


Catholic English Mixed Y N

71330V Coláiste na Coiribe



Irish Mixed N N

Oranmore

63100I Calasanctius College

CEIST Catholic English Mixed N N

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Of the 12 post-primary schools in the school planning areas, two are under inter-denominational patronage, two are under multi-denominational patronage and eight are under denominational patronage. The proposed models from Educate Together, Galway Roscommon ETB and Scoil Sinead would increase multi-denominational provision in the area.

The proposed model from the Bishop of Tuam, Killala & Achonry (CoI) would increase

denominational provision in the area.

4.2 Post-Primary Provision in Adjoining School Planning Areas There are five school planning areas adjoining the Galway City and Oranmore school planning areas, with 11 post-primary schools in these adjoining areas: All schools are in the free education scheme. Tuam School Planning Area



68074M St. Jarlaths College Archbishop of Tuam


63160D St. Brigid's School CEIST Catholic English Girls N N

63170G Presentation College

CEIST Catholic English Girls N N

71390Q Archbishop McHale College

Galway Roscommon ETB


English Mixed Y N

Athenry School Planning Area



71270G Clárin College Galway Roscommon ETB


English Mixed N N

76102K Coláiste an Eachréidh



Irish Mixed N N

62870G Presentation College


Kinvara School Planning Area



63050T Seamount College


Catholic English Mixed N N

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Headford School Planning Area



63040Q Presentation College


Spiddal_Inverin School Planning Area



63130R Colaiste Chroi Mhuire

CEIST Catholic Irish Mixed N N

71250A Colaiste Cholmcille Galway Roscommon ETB


Irish Mixed Y N

4.3 Parental Preference o 4.3.1 Patronage Preferences

Applicant Patron Valid First Preferences Bishop of Tuam, Killala & Achonry (CoI) 19

Educate Together 481

GRETB 120

Scoil Sinead 18

Total Valid Preferences 638

o 4.3.2 Language Preferences

Following consideration of feedback from patrons on previous patronage processes, the Department

has moved to incorporate the language of instruction of a proposed new school as part of the

assessment process. This makes parental preference for Irish-medium instruction an integral part of

the patronage assessment and recommendation process. It serves to inform decisions concerning a

school’s language of instruction and brings greater visibility to consideration of the level of

demonstrated demand for education through Irish.

It is open to all applicant patrons to propose provision of English or Irish-medium education or

English-medium with an Aonad in their application for a new school. Parental preferences for each

patron, together with the extent of Irish provision, if any, currently available in the area, are key in

relation to the outcome of this process. In this regard, parents, in expressing their preferences, were

requested to indicate their preference for the language through which they would prefer their

child(ren) to be educated.

The assessment process analyses existing Irish-medium provision in the area and also takes into

account existing Irish-medium provision in the adjacent school planning areas. Consideration is given

to demonstrated demand and long-term sustainability, including provision of a sufficient range of

subjects.

The Galway City school planning areas has 11 gaelscoileanna and one school that teaches partly

through Irish while the Oranmore school planning area has one gaelscoil.

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Galway City and Oranmore - Gaelscoileanna


Gender

DE

IS

Fee

payin

g

16937C SN Fhursa Minister for Education & Skills

Catholic Irish Mixed N N

17759J SN Brighde Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora


19371Q S N Iognaid Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenor


19803T SN Seamus Naofa

Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenor


19828M SN Cearn Mor Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenor


19858V Gaelscoil Dara Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenor


19994G Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh



19998O Gaelscoil de Hide



Galway City and Oranmore – Gaelcholáistí

The Galway City school planning area has one gaelcholáiste and one school with an Aonad.

Oranmore school planning area has no gaelcholáiste.



62970K Coláiste Iognáid S.J.

Society of Jesus (Jesuits)

Catholic Part Irish Mixed N N

71330V Coláiste na Coiribe



Irish Mixed N N

Adjoining School Planning Areas – Gaelscoileanna & Gaelcholáistí

In the adjoining school planning areas there are seven gaelscoileanna, one school that teaches partly

through Irish and three gaelcholáistí.

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Gaelscoileanna in the adjoining school planning areas

Roll No School Name Total

Enrolment 2017/18

Ethos School

Planning Area

Approximate distance from

existing gaelcholáiste

Approximate distance from

future location of the school

20061I Gaescoil Iarfhlatha

208 Catholic Tuam Coláiste an Eachréidh,

Athenry 27.4km 41 km

20237T Gaelscoil Riada 272 Catholic Athenry Coláiste an Eachréidh,

Athenry 800m

20 km

12706J SN Sailearna 198 Catholic Spiddal_ Inverin

Colaiste Chroi Mhuire, Spiddal_Inverin 5km

Colaiste Cholmcille,

Spiddal_Inverin 550m

31.7 km

13415D SN Tuairnin 86 Catholic Spiddal_ Inverin

Colaiste Chroi Mhuire, Spiddal_Inverin

17.2km

Colaiste Cholmcille, Spiddal_Inverin

22.8 km

17.1 km

15331H SN Baile Nua 93 Catholic Spiddal_ Inverin

Colaiste Chroi Mhuire, Spiddal_Inverin 17km


Spiddal_Inverin 22.6 km

23 km

20115F Scoil Einne 221 Catholic Spiddal_ Inverin

Colaiste Chroi Mhuire, Spiddal_Inverin 400m


Spiddal_Inverin 6 km

26.5 km

Total 1,152

Gaelcholáistí in the adjoining school planning areas

Roll No School Name Total

Enrolment 2017/18

Ethos School

Planning Area

Approximate distance from future location of the school

76102K Coláiste an Eachréidh

205 Inter-denominational Athenry 15.5 km

63130R Colaiste Chroi Mhuire

195 Catholic Spiddal_Inverin 28.4 km

71250A Colaiste Cholmcille 210 Inter-denominational Spiddal_Inverin 40.8 km

Total 610

In the adjoining school planning areas there are seven gaelscoileanna, six of which are closer to an existing Gaelcholáiste than they are to the Galway City and Oranmore area. In 2017/18, there were 1,152 pupils in sixth class in total in the four Gaelscoileanna. In 2017/18 there were 109 pupils in first year in the three Gaelcholáistí.

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The Bishop of Tuam, Killala & Achonry (CoI), Educate Together and Scoil Sinead proposed an English-medium school while indicating their willingness to establish an Aonad if demand exists for same. GRETB proposed an English-medium school with an Aonad. Scoil Sinéad also indicated that they would be willing to establish an Irish-medium school. Breakdown of 1st Preferences by Preferred Language of Instruction

Language of Instruction

Preferences Scoil Sinead

Educate Together

Galway Roscommon

Education and Training Board

Bishop of Tuam, Killala & Achonry

(CoI)

Total Preferences

Irish-medium 13 21 44 1 79 (12.4%)

English-medium 5 426 63 15 509 (79.8%)

No Preference 0 34 13 3 50 (7.8%)

Total First Preference

18 481 120 19 638

The level of parental preferences for Irish-medium instruction is low (79 or 12.4% of first preferences) compared with 509 (79.8%) of preferences for English-medium instruction.

5. Conclusions All patrons confirmed that they will satisfy all of the requirements as set out by the Department for

the patronage of new schools. The proposed models from Educate Together, Galway Roscommon ETB and Scoil Sinead would

increase multi-denominational provision in the area. The proposed model from the Bishop of Tuam, Killala & Achonry (CoI) would increase

denominational provision in the area.

Educate Together received the majority 481 (75.4%) of valid first preference votes. The level of parental preferences for Irish-medium instruction was 79 of 638 valid first

preferences (12.4%) compared with 509 of 638 valid first preferences (79.8%) for English-medium instruction. It is considered that there is currently not a demonstrated demand for an Aonad or Gaelcholáiste in this area.

6. Recommendation Based on the results of the parental preferences and broader analysis, including the extent of diversity currently available in this and the adjoining school planning areas, it is recommended that the patronage of the new post-primary school for the Galway City and Oranmore school planning areas should be awarded to Educate Together to provide a multi-denominational, voluntary secondary school with English as the language of instruction. Forward Planning Section Department of Education and Skills October 2018

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