Love the children … and make a great effort to improve their education
and raise it to as high a degree as possible. Blessed Anne-Marie Javouhey

Incoming 1st Year

Uniform Information

The Mount Sackville Uniform is specially designed and produced to the school’s specifications. Irish Manufacturers are used in this process.

The school uniform for Junior Cycle consist of:

  • blue Mount Sackville crested jumper
  • blue gingham blouse
  • red tie
  • blue Mount Sackville skirt
  • navy Mount Sackville jacket

The PE uniform consists of

  • red Mount Sackville hoodie
  • red Mount Sackville polo shirt
  • navy Mount Sackville tracksuit bottoms

The school tracksuit may only be worn in PE class or sport extra-curricular activities and may not be combined with non-uniform items. Students may not combine elements of the sports uniform with the school uniform.

Leddy Uniforms will be inviting our 1st year students for their uniform fitting in April and May. Please contact Leddy’s Uniforms Blanchardstown at 018235466 to make an appointment.

Curriculum

The curriculum is arranged in such a way as to provide for an area of choice, while at the same time ensuring a balanced course of instruction. It is structured to cater for students of varying abilities and with defined limits.

Core Subjects

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

GAEILGE

ENGLISH

MATHEMATICS

SCIENCE

HISTORY

GEOGRAPHY

CIVIC, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL EDUCATION

SOCIAL, PERSONAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

DIGITAL LITERACY

DRAMA

CHOIR

Subjects Options

Students must study three of the following, with a minimum of one language. When inputting choices on VSware, please choose a fourth option in case first choices cannot be accommodated.

ART, CRAFT AND DESIGN

BUSINESS STUDIES

FRENCH

GERMAN

HOME ECONOMICS

ITALIAN

MUSIC

SPANISH

To enter subject choices it is necessary to log onto Mount Sackville VSware site and use the username and password which shall be sent to you by text.

The deadline for submitting the subject choices is 16th April 2024.

How to set up account on VSware?

Subject Choice instructions for VSware

All students are required to study Irish. Exemptions are only granted in exceptional cases.

Religious Education is a core subject in Mount Sackville. All students are required to participate or observe in this class.

For more information on the subjects, please visit https://www.curriculumonline.ie/Junior-Cycle/

School Fee Payment

Fees are reviewed annually in May, and parents/guardians are notified of any adjustments at that time.

Our preferred method of communication is by email, invoices, statements, and ad hoc communications will be sent to parents/guardians by email.

An invoice for school fees is issued in June and fees can be paid in full at that time or in either 2 instalments (June and November) or 10 equal monthly instalments (June to March inclusive).

PLEASE NOTE – from June 2021 it is mandatory that school fees are paid by Direct Debit.

To this end we will be sending a DD mandate to all parents/guardians for completion, you can advise on fee payment regularity on this form. The form will be sent by email.

Additional charges (e.g., TY Fee, Music Fee) will be added to your account throughout the school year. These charges will be added to your monthly direct debit when they fall due.

Invoices are issued in June and statements are issued at the end of each term. Receipts are issued on request only.

EasyPayments

Mount Sackville has an Easy Payments programme in operation for all non-fee payments. The payment for incidentals can be made online using your credit/debit card. In order to make payments via Easy Payments, please click on the EPP icon on the top right hand side of school website. Your Easy Payments account will not be available until the beginning of June in your commencement year. Please see the link here on how to activate your account.

Wriggle

Wriggle provides the digital learning solutions for the school.

Wriggle Online Store will open on 9th April 2024 and will close on 18th June 2024.

School Store Code: 57458072

iClass

The school uses iClass as the official channel of communication with parents/guardians.

Please ensure to register before 30th April 2024.

iclass Mobile App Instructions for Parents

Dean of Admission

For any additional queries with regards to admission and the transition from primary to secondary school, please contact our Dean of Admissions, Ms Vivienne Meade at vmeade@mountsackville.ie

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Nov
11 2024
TY Work Experience Week 1
Nov
11 2024
5th Year Study Skills
Nov
12 2024
Flu Vaccination Day 1
Nov
12 2024
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Mount Sackville Secondary School,
Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny,
Chapelizod,
Dublin 20,
D20 WP68

01 821 3317
01 821 4061


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