Ashfield College
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Ashfield College is a private secondary school
founded in 1977 and located in Templeogue
in Dublin, Ireland
. The school offers preparation for the Leaving Certificate
examination, both as a two year leaving certificate senior cycle, but also as a one year (Repeat Leaving Cert.) programme. The school also caters for overseas students wishing to study in Ireland for the Irish leaving certificate.
Twenty one leaving certificate subjects are taught at the school, and the school uses e-learning facilities (such as Moodle
), and students can access course material, including recorded lectures online. As well as the popular subjects for the leaving cert some less common leaving cert subjects of Arabic, Agricultural Science and Classical Studies are also available at Ashfield.
The school offers a career guidance service to students with advice on academic and career issues, such as advice on completing the Irish CAO
college application process or the UK UCAS
system.
As well as being a Day School, the school also provides tuition programmes at weekends and in the evenings for students sitting the leaving certificate and Junior Certificate
, also during mid-term, Christmas and Easter school holidays intense revision courses are available. Before start of the school year there is a Pre-Leaving Cert preparation course run, this is an week where students can enroll to improve their ability in a subject or subjects which they will be studying for in the leaving cert. The college also offers grinds
in some Junior Certificate
subjects, such as English, Irish and Mathematics.
based in Tullamore
, using the name The Education Centre and a number of courses were run from templeogue under the Ormonde name, As Ashfield Computer Training from 1995, a number of ICT training courses were run from the school. Various accounting, design and computer training programmes have been also been run from the school. Ashfield College is now part of the group which includes City Colleges
, with a number of its courses being run from the Templeogue college.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
founded in 1977 and located in Templeogue
Templeogue
Templeogue is a suburb of southwest Dublin, Ireland. The original Irish name Teach Mealóg refers to a chapel named after Saint Mel that was built there in about 1273....
in Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. The school offers preparation for the Leaving Certificate
Leaving Certificate
The Leaving Certificate Examinations , commonly referred to as the Leaving Cert is the final examination in the Irish secondary school system. It takes a minimum of two years preparation, but an optional Transition Year means that for those students it takes place three years after the Junior...
examination, both as a two year leaving certificate senior cycle, but also as a one year (Repeat Leaving Cert.) programme. The school also caters for overseas students wishing to study in Ireland for the Irish leaving certificate.
Twenty one leaving certificate subjects are taught at the school, and the school uses e-learning facilities (such as Moodle
Moodle
Moodle is a free source e-learning software platform, also known as a Course Management System, Learning Management System, or Virtual Learning Environment...
), and students can access course material, including recorded lectures online. As well as the popular subjects for the leaving cert some less common leaving cert subjects of Arabic, Agricultural Science and Classical Studies are also available at Ashfield.
The school offers a career guidance service to students with advice on academic and career issues, such as advice on completing the Irish CAO
Cao
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college application process or the UK UCAS
UCAS
The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service is the British admission service for students applying to university and college. UCAS is primarily funded by students who pay a fee when they apply and a capitation fee from universities for each student they accept..-Location:UCAS is based near...
system.
As well as being a Day School, the school also provides tuition programmes at weekends and in the evenings for students sitting the leaving certificate and Junior Certificate
Junior Certificate
The Junior Certificate is an educational qualification awarded in Ireland by the Department of Education to students who have successfully completed the junior cycle of secondary education, and achieved a minimum standard in their Junior Cert. examinations...
, also during mid-term, Christmas and Easter school holidays intense revision courses are available. Before start of the school year there is a Pre-Leaving Cert preparation course run, this is an week where students can enroll to improve their ability in a subject or subjects which they will be studying for in the leaving cert. The college also offers grinds
Grinds
In Ireland, grinds are private tuition; a major industry in Ireland, particularly at secondary school level."Grinds" is a Hiberno-English term which is used variously to refer to both the lesson and the teacher , although the latter usage is less common...
in some Junior Certificate
Junior Certificate
The Junior Certificate is an educational qualification awarded in Ireland by the Department of Education to students who have successfully completed the junior cycle of secondary education, and achieved a minimum standard in their Junior Cert. examinations...
subjects, such as English, Irish and Mathematics.
Adult education
Ashfield also offers a number of adult education course, such as Irish language for primary school teaching, also vocational courses in Business, Accounting, ICT, Childcare and Montessori teacher training courses, a number of FETAC courses are also provided. For a couple of years Ashfield was allied to Ormonde Business SchoolOrmonde Education Group
Ormonde Education Group was a professional education provider based in Tullamore, Co. Offaly. Under the name Ormonde Business School or Ormonde College, the group ran a number of Business, Administration, Accounting, Design and IT...
based in Tullamore
Tullamore
Tullamore is a town in County Offaly, in the midlands of Ireland. It is Offaly's county town and the centre of the district.Tullamore is an important commercial and industrial centre in the region. Major international employers in the town include 'Tyco Healthcare' and 'Boston Scientific'. In...
, using the name The Education Centre and a number of courses were run from templeogue under the Ormonde name, As Ashfield Computer Training from 1995, a number of ICT training courses were run from the school. Various accounting, design and computer training programmes have been also been run from the school. Ashfield College is now part of the group which includes City Colleges
City Colleges
City Colleges is Irish provider of professional and academic education, based in Dublin. It runs courses in Accounting, Business, Childcare, Computing, Professional Law and Psychology, in Templeogue and Dublin City Centre. The college is aimed mainly at graduates and people returning to education...
, with a number of its courses being run from the Templeogue college.