Principal’s Welcome

Welcome to Presentation Secondary School, Ballyphehane

Thank you for your interest in sending your child to our school.

Presentation Secondary School is tremendously proud of its history, tradition and past achievements and it recognises the immense contribution of all those who have worked in the school since its foundation.

We place a huge emphasis on education and equally important to us is developing and nurturing the individual student with attention and care, empowering each one to develop their talents, abilities and skills to become the best person they can be. We offer a peer support structure whereby every 1st Year student has a 5th Year "Cara" (friend) who supports her/him in her transition to Presentation Secondary School.

We have a dedicated and dynamic group of teachers who are passionate about what they do. We have a positive and progressive school environment in a fantastic campus with excellent facilities.

We are a co-educational Catholic Voluntary Secondary School operating under the trusteeship of CEIST in the rich tradition of pioneering educator Nano Nagle.

Our School Board of Management includes representatives of the teaching body, parents and trustees. We work together to ensure that the school is resourced to allow each of our students to reach their full potential from an education and personal perspective through the provision of a rich and full curriculum.

The staff of Presentation Ballyphehane are focused on achieving teaching excellence through Continuous Professional Development - we have an in-house teaching and learning team committed to the highest standards of education. An academic monitor is assigned to each student sitting state exams to act as a guide and support during exam times.

As a DEIS school we have close links and support available to us from both UCC & MTU - which provide extra tuition hours and online academic support.

Our Guidance counsellor is on hand to guide and support students in terms of accessing the Higher Education Access Route (HEAR) and Disability Access Route To Education (DARE) schemes to support further education. We are proud that in 2020/21, over 83% of our Leaving Cert students progressed to further education colleges such as UCC, MTU & Mary Immaculate College.

If you require any further information, I would be delighted to answer any questions you may have.

Barry O’Shea, Principal 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Why Presentation Secondary, Ballyphehane?

 

‘We focus on the strengths, abilities and talents of each individual student and work to help them achieve their true potential.  Success to our school is for our students to be happy, caring members of society that are confident and empowered to follow their own personal and professional path in life.

We achieve this by supporting full participation in school life with:

·       A Progressive Culture

·       A Positive Learning Environment

·       Teaching methodologies that are centred on interactive student learning

·       Inclusivity and a full and varied range of  supports that cater to the educational needs of each individual

·       Choice – across curriculum subjects and extra-curricular activities’

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

How we deliver our mission

 

Student Support

1st Year Induction
We make every effort to make the transition from Primary to Secondary school as easy as possible.

Guidance and Counselling
The role of the Guidance and Counselling service is to assist each student in their personal, educational and career choices, to support each student educationally and to provide a support to students experiencing difficulties in their lives.

The School Curriculum

Presentation Secondary School provides the following programmes
of education for its students:

  • Junior Certificate Programme

  • Transition Year Programme

  • Leaving Certificate Programme

  • Leaving Certificate Applied Programme

Student Leadership

Student Council
All of our students are encouraged to join in with the development of our school community. Year groups from 1st to 6th year are represented on the Student Council through Class Prefects.

Meitheal Group
A 5th year support group, who are a ‘Cara’ to 1st year students.

 

Awards Ceremony

Students’ achievements and endeavours are recognised through our annual Awards Day. Students may receive awards in the following areas

Parental Involvement

The support of Parents, as your child’s Primary Educator is essential. At Presentation Secondary, Ballyphehane, we facilitate and welcome the participation of parents

 
 
 
 
 

Our Choir

 
 

All-Ireland winners

Although the present choir has changed since 2013, its success continues. As one spokesperson said “It is not every school choir that can maintain the exceptional standard to which these girls perform. Through the years, students come and go and choir members change but the exceptional standard remains. The tradition has been established and is respected”.  Each student who performs in the Presentation Ballyphehane school choir knows what is expected of them and indeed, every member of the choir’s contribution is valued.