Patronage Assessment Report€¦ · Patronage Assessment Report School: Blanchardstown_West D15 & Solution) Level: Post-Primary Year: 2020 Size : ... patron of a number of Irish-medium

Report to the New Schools Establishment Group

Department of Education & Skills November 2019

Patronage Assessment Report School: Blanchardstown_West D15 &

Blanchardstown Vge_D15 (Regional Solution)

Level: Post-Primary Year: 2020 Size: 800 Size: 500 pupils

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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 Patronage

o 4.1.1 Existing Provision 5

o 4.1.2 Parental Preferences 7

4.2 Language 8

o 4.2.1 Existing Provision 8

o 4.2.4 Parental Preferences ` 10

5. Conclusions 11 Appendix A Map of Gaelscoileanna and Gaelcholáistí in the area 12

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1. School Planning Area Map

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2. Applications Received Five applications were received from applicant patrons in respect of this school. A brief profile of the applicants together with a synopsis of the school type proposed is set out in the following table.

Applicant Patrons Profile of Applicant School type proposed

Number

of Post-

primary

schools

An Foras Pátrúnachta is a

private charitable

company limited by

guarantee and is the

patron of a number of

Irish-medium primary and

post-primary schools

throughout the country.

Ethos: Multi-denominational

5 Model:

Voluntary Secondary

School

Language of

Instruction proposed: Irish

Also willing to offer: n/a

Dublin and Dún Laoghaire

Education and Training

Board (DDLETB) 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

Language of

Instruction proposed: English

Also willing to offer: Irish

Educate Together is a

private charitable

company limited by

guarantee and is the

patron or representative

organisation of a number

of primary schools and

post-primary schools

throughout the country.


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Model: Voluntary Secondary

School

Language of



The Islamic Foundation of

Ireland is a charitable

organisation registered

under the Friendly

Societies Act 1896-2014.

It is Patron of two primary

schools in Dublin.

Ethos: Denominational

0 Model:

Voluntary Secondary

School

Language of



Scoil Sinéad Ltd is a

private charitable

company limited by

guarantee and is a new

patron body for one

primary school and a

trustee partner in the

management of one post-

primary school.


1 Model:

Voluntary Secondary

School

Language of



http://www.foras.ie/

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3. Demographic details The decision to announce a new school in these school planning areas was on the basis of the demographic exercises carried out in 2018 as set out below.

Blanchardstown_West_D15: The school planning area is served by two schools at

post-primary level. Demographic analysis shows that the average intake pattern¹ in the last three years was 83%. The actual intake pattern for 2018/19 is 75%. The total enrolment in the school planning area in the 2018/19 school year was 1,621 pupils. The estimated peak year is 2027 with projected enrolments of 2,272. Enrolments are projected to decrease to 2,215 by 2029, a reduction of 57 over the projected peak year. Assuming a continuation of the 3 year average intake pattern of it 83% is estimated that there will be a need for an additional 785 places between 2017 and 2027 with a subsequent projected reduction of 57 by 2029.

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:

BlanchardstownVge_D15: The school planning area is served by three schools at

post-primary level. Demographic analysis shows that the average intake pattern¹ in the last three years was 93%. The actual intake pattern for 2018/19 is 91%. The total enrolment in the school planning area in the 2018/19 school year was 2,655 pupils. The estimated peak year is 2025 with projected enrolments of 2,749 . Enrolments are projected to decrease to 2,618 by 2029, a reduction of 131 from the projected peak year. Assuming a continuation of the 3 year average intake pattern of 93%, it is estimated that there will be a need for an additional 70 places between 2017 and 2025 with a subsequent projected reduction of 131 by 2029.

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 was satisfied that the combined net requirement of 761 post-primary places in the Blanchardstown _West_D15 and BlanchardstownVge_D15 school planning areas could not be accommodated in existing schools or expansion of existing schools. A Regional Solution1 was announced to meet the combined net requirement across the two school planning areas.

1 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

•785

LIHAF

•0

Additional Residential

Development

•351

Existing / Planned Capacity Increases

•602

Net Requirement

•534

Demographic Demand

•70

LIHAF

•0

Additional Residential

Development

•189

Existing / Planned Capacity Increases

•32

Net Requirement

•227

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4. Assessment of applications All patrons have agreed to the Patronage Commitments as set out in the Section D of the Patronage Application Form attached to 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 2020; and

General Information for Prospective Patrons.

The Patron Code of Conduct is also attached to the main report and issued to all valid applicant patrons following receipt of patron application forms.

4.1 Patronage 4.1.1 Existing Post-Primary Provision

Blanchardstown_West_D15 School Planning area

Roll No School Name

Patron Ethos Language Gender Fee

Paying

Total Enrolment

2018/19

School Planning

Area

76098W Colaiste Pobail Setanta

Blanchardstown_West_D15

DDLETB Multi D English Mixed N 1,102

68101M

Hansfield Educate Together Secondary School

Blanchardstown_West_D15

Educate Together

Multi D English Mixed N 518

*Ethos : Multi-D = Multi-denominational, Inter-D = Interdenominational

BlanchardstownVge_D15 School Planning area

Roll No School Name

School

Planning Area

Patron Ethos Language Gender Fee

Paying

Total Enrolment

2018/19

91316Q Blakestown Community

School

BlanchardtownVge_D15

DDLETB & Sisters

of St. Louis

Inter D English Mixed Y 455

91315O Scoil Phobail Chiol Mhin


DDLETB, Congregation of

the Missions (Vincentians) & La

Sainte Union Sisters

Inter D English Mixed N 1,029

91339F Hartstown

Community School


DDLETB &

Archbishop of

Dublin

Inter D English Mixed N 1,171


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Of the five post-primary schools in the school planning areas, three are of inter-denominational patronage and two are of multi-denominational patronage. The proposed models from An Foras Pátrúachta, Educate Together, Dublin and Dún Laoghaire ETB, and Scoil Sinead would increase multi-denominational provision in the area. The proposed model from The Islamic Foundation of Ireland would increase denominational provision in the area.

Adjoining School Planning Areas There are six school planning areas adjoining the Blanchardstown_West_D15 and BlanchardstownVge_D15 school planning areas, with 13 post-primary schools in these adjoining areas as set out in the table below:

Roll No School Name

School Planning

Area Patron Ethos Language Gender

Fee Paying

Total Enrolment

2018/19

71950F St. Peters College

Dunboyne LMETB Inter-D English Mixed N 1,196

68083N Le Cheile Secondary School

Mulhuddart Tyrrelstown D15

Le Chéile Schools

Trust Catholic English Mixed N 606

70081V Colaiste Ghleann na hAbhann

Mulhuddart Tyrrelstown D15

DDLETB Inter-D English Mixed N 257

70180A Coláiste Eoin

Scribblestown FinglasWest

CDETB Multi-D English Mixed N 162

60741I St. Michaels Secondary School


Le Chéile Schools

Trust Ltd. Catholic English Mixed N 624

68181N New Cross College


Joint patronage between Religious Sisters of Charity and Le Chéile

Schools Trust

Catholic English Mixed N 185

76062B Castleknock Community College

Carpenterstown

DDLETB Inter-D English Mixed N 1,153

76130P Luttrellstown Community College

Carpenterstown

DDLETB Multi-D English Mixed N 865

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60100Q

Castleknock College

Castleknock_D15

Congregation of the Missions

(Vincentians)

Catholic English Boys Y 666

60120W

Mount Sackville Secondary School

Castleknock_D15

Le Chéile Schools

Trust Ltd. Catholic English Girls Y 661

68306H Edmund Rice College

Castleknock_D15

Edmund Rice

Schools Trust

Catholic English Mixed N 55

91371B Leixlip Community School

Leixlip

KWETB, Archbishop of Dublin & Presentatio

n Sisters

Inter-D English Mixed N 617

70691C Confey Community College

Leixlip KWETB Inter-D English Mixed N 781


4.1.2 Parental Preferences

The table below sets out the valid first preferences received by each applicant patron:

Applicant Patron Valid First Preferences

An Foras Pátrúnachta 32

Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDLETB)

233

Educate Together 71

Islamic Foundation of Ireland 145

Scoil Sinéad Patron 19

Total Valid First Preferences 500

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4.2 Language 4.2.1 Existing Provision

(i) Gaelscoileanna (Primary Level) The following are the details of the Irish–medium gaelscoileanna located within the Blanchardstown_West D15 and BlanchardstownVge_D15 school planning areas, and in the adjoining school planning areas.

A) Within the school planning area

Roll No School Name

School

planning area Patron Ethos

Enrolment 2018/2019

Approx. distance from nearest existing gaelcholáiste/Aonad

Approx. distance from centre point of school planning area

TOTAL 6th

19505L SN

Oilibheir Blanchardstown

Vge_D15 Archbishop Of Dublin

Catholic 243 31

1.5km from Aonad in Luttrelstown Community College and 5km from 76065H Coláiste Cois Life in Lucan SPA.

2km

*SPA School Planning Area

B) In adjoining school planning areas

Roll No School Name

School planning area

Patron Ethos*

Enrolment 2018/2019

Approx. distance from nearest existing gaelcholáiste / Aonad

Approx. distance from centre point of school planning area

TOTAL

6th

20394M Gaelscoil an

Chuilinn

Mulhuddart_ Tyrrelstown_

D15

An Foras Pátrúnachta

Inter-D 263 6

4.6km from Aonad in Luttrelstown Community College and 7km from 60450U Coláiste Mhuire in Cabra_Phibsboro_D7 & 5km from 76065H Coláiste Cois Life in Lucan SPA.

2.7km

20220C Gaelscoil uí

Earcain Scribblestown_ Finglas West


Catholic 340 31

2.8km from 60450U Coláiste Mhuire in Cabra_Phiboro_D7

7.2km

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19680G Scoil

Chearbhail Leixlip

Archbishop Of Dublin

Catholic 427 56

4.4km from 76065H Coláiste Cois Life in Lucan SPA.

6km

20082Q Gaelscoil

Thulach Na Nóg

Dunboyne An Foras

Pátrúnachta Inter-D 311 28

6.2km from Aonad in Luttrelstown Community College and 8km from 76065H Coláiste Cois Life Lucan

4.5km


(ii) Gaelcholáistí/Irish–medium Aonaid (Post-Primary Level) The following are details of the Irish-medium gaelcholáistí or, where relevant, English-medium schools with an Irish-medium Unit (Aonad) within the school planning areas, and in the adjoining school planning areas.

A) Within the school planning area There is no gaelchólaiste/Irish-medium Aonad within the school planning areas.

B) In adjoining school planning areas There is one Irish-medium Aonad within the adjoining school planning areas, as follows:

Roll No School Name

School Type School

planning area Patron Ethos

Enrolment (Aonad)

2018/2019

Approx. distance

from centre point of school

planning area

76130P

Irish-medium Aonad in

Luttrelstown Community

College

English–medium

school with Aonad

Carepenters-town

DDLETB Multi-D 7 2.3km

Attached at Appendix A to this report is a map of the school planning area and surrounding areas,

including the location of the above for information.

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4.2.2 Parental Preferences Breakdown of valid first preferences by language preference

Language Preference


Dublin and Dún

Laoghaire Education

and Training Board

(DDLETB)

Educate Together

Islamic Foundation of Ireland

Scoil Sinéad

Total Preferences

English 6 228 71 144 17 466

Irish 25 1 0 0 0 26

No Preference

1 4 0 1 2 8

Total first preferences

32 233 71 145 19 500

The level of parental preferences for Irish-medium instruction is low (26 or 5.20% of first preferences) compared with 466 (93.20%) of preferences for English-medium while 8 (or 1.60%) of parents did not specify a preference in relation to language. The only gaelscoil in the Blanchardstown_West D15 and BlanchardstownVge_D15 (Regional Solution) is some 2km from the centre point of the school planning areas and is located circa. 1.5km from the Irish-medium Aonad in Luttrelstown Community College, which opened in 2018. In 2018/2019 there were 121 pupils in sixth class in total in the four gaelscoileanna located in the adjoining school planning areas. Of these, two gaelscoileanna are closer to an existing gaelcholáiste than they are to the centrepoint of the school planning area. The remaining two are located 4.6km and 6.2km from the Aonad in Luttrelstown Community College and up to 8km from a Gaelcholáiste.

An Foras Pátrúnachta is the only applicant patron to propose an Irish-medium school while all of the other applicant patrons proposed English-medium but indicated their willingness to offer an Irish-medium school if demand exists for same. All applicants have confirmed they are willing to open an Aonad should the demand require it.

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5. Conclusions

All patrons have confirmed that they will satisfy the requirements as set out by the Department for the patronage of new schools.

Four of the five models would increase diversity in the area by providing multi-denominational provision in the area. The patronage model proposed by the Islamic Foundation of Ireland received a significant number of parental preferences and would increase denominational provision in the area.

Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board received the highest number of valid

first preference votes i.e. 233 or 46.60%.

The level of parental preferences for Irish-medium instruction was 26 of 500 valid first preferences (5.20%) compared with 466 of 500 valid first preferences (93.20%) for English-medium instruction. There is capacity in the Aonad in Luttrellstown Community College, located approx. 2.3km from the centrepoint of the school planning areas.

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, the analysis indicates that the patronage of the new post-primary school for should be awarded Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDLETB) to provide a multi-denominational Community College with English as the language of instruction.

Forward Planning Section Department of Education and Skills November 2019

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APPENDIX A

Documents

Patronage Assessment Report€¦ · Patronage Assessment Report School: Blanchardstown_West D15 & Solution) Level: Post-Primary Year: 2020 Size : ... patron of a number of Irish-medium