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Midlands Schools In Line For Widespread Special Class Investment

Friday, 19 July 2024 09:24

Schools in Laois, Offaly, and Westmeath will

32 new special classes are due to be introduced in the midlands for the new school year.

Each class will have space for six pupils, one teacher and one special needs assistant.

There will be 10 in Westmeath, 10 in Offaly, and 12 in Laois.

Minister for Education, Norma Foley has announced 375 new special classes will be in place for September.

This will bring the total number of special classes in the country to over 3,000 providing for more than 20,000 students.

The schools in line for new special need classes are as follows:

St Joseph's National School Borris in Ossary - Primary

Portarlington Convent - Primary

Scoil Padraig Ballylinan - Primary

Clonenagh N.S. - Primary

Scoil Mhuire Ballyroan Road - Primary

Scoil Bhride Rathdowney - Primary

Scoil Naomh Eoin Phoil Naofa Ballyroan - Primary

Scoil Chriost Ri Presentation Secondary School Borris Road - Post Primary

Colaiste Iosagain Portarlington - Post Primary

St. Fergal's College Rathdowney - Post Primary

Mountrath Community School - Primary

Charleville National School Tullamore - Primary

SN Naomh Brogain Brackna - Primary

St. Mary's National School Pullough - Primary

Scoil Naomh Mhuire Bainrioghan Birr - Primary

Scoil Naomh Colmcille Durrow - Primary

St Cynoc's National School Ferbane - Primary

Gaelscoil na Laochra Birr - Primary

St. Mary's Secondary School Edenderry - Post Primary

Coláiste Choilm Tullamore - Post Primary

Colaiste Naomh Cormac Kilcormac - Post Primary

St. Anne's National School Tyrrellpass - Primary

St. Anne's National School Tyrrellpass - Primary

St. Mary's NS Mullingar - Primary

Mercy Secondary School Kilbeggan Mullingar - Post Primary

St. Mary's NS Collinstown Collinstown Mullingar - Primary

St. Mary's NS Rathowen - Primary

Scoil na gCeithre Maistri Ascaill - Primary

Marist College Retreat Road Athlone - Post Primary

Loreto College Mullingar - Post Primary

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