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Explore the comprehensive review of Holy Child School's academic results, support for students, teaching and learning initiatives, and social, spiritual, artistic, and scientific developments. Delve into the school's progress in literacy and numeracy policies, college destinations, and areas of discipline through Leaving and Junior Certificate analyses. Discover the school's commitment to student well-being with programs on mental health, peer mentoring, mindfulness, and social awareness initiatives. Engage with the school's focus on spiritual development, physical activities, and artistic and scientific endeavors. Stay updated on the Board of Management's policies, fundraising efforts, and future development plans to enhance the learning environment. Join the community in investing in the pursuit of excellence for Holy Child School.
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Holy Child School Review 2015/2016
Review of Whole School Activity • Teaching and Learning • Academic Results • Support for all students • Literacy and numeracy policy • School Self Evaluation • Library • Social • Spiritual • Artistic & Scientific • Physical • Board of Management
Teaching and Learning Pursuit of Academic Challenge & Excellence Review of Results • Leaving Certificate • CAO Points • College Destinations • Areas of Discipline • Junior Certificate
Leaving Certificate Analysis 2013/14/15/16
Leaving Certificate Analysis 2013/14/15/16
Leaving Certificate Analysis 2013/14/15/16
Leaving Certificate Analysis 2013/14/15/16
League Tables • Sunday Times (figures over three years, 12/14/15) • Stats don’t include: • DIT • IADT • NCI • Foreign Universities • Including Oxford, Cambridge and European or American Universities. • Progression to University 100% HCK – 1 of 14 Schools
College Destinations • Irish Times (later in the year) looks at progression to 3rd level. • Points • Destinations
SSE and SIP School Improvement Plan Teaching & Learning Student Well Being
Areas identified for improvement SSE Final report 2016
Well-being / Positive Mental Health • Whole school Audit of students and staff • 5th Year Well-being group for students • Produced well-being pamphlet (in journal) • Peer mentoring 1st/2nd/3rd Year students • Addressing issues that arose from questionnaire • 2nd Years Friends for Life resilience programme • Mindfulness workshops with selected Senior and Junior students
Well-being / Positive Mental Health • SPHE Mental Health Programme carried out in all year groups • Student monitors including Prefects, Angels and Peer ministers • Guidance counselling does one to one counselling sessions • Ways to well-being programme – T/Y
Social Awareness • Lourdes Pilgrimage • Kolkata Immersion Programme • Outreach / Carmona / Logon Learn • St. Vincent de Paul Conference • Justice and Peace Group • Young Social Innovators • Review of charities we suppport
Spiritual Development • Le Chéile/SHCJ • Celebration of Liturgical Year • Welcoming Blessing for 1st Years • Retreats • Opening School Year Mass/Mass of Remembrance • Ministers of the Eucharist/Peer Ministries • SHCJ Education Conference • Assemblies • Celebrating Founders Day • Developing New House System
Physical Development Sporting Success • Hockey • Basketball • Tennis • Athletics • Aerobics
Artistic & Scientific Development • Music/Choir • Public Speaking • School trips • School Competitions • DCU/STEM
Review of Board of Management • Policies • SSE and SIP • Bursary Programme • BOM finishes Term 2013 – 2016 (report from Frank Sweeney) • Development Plan (Melissa Harrison)
Development What are we fundraising for? • The Sports Hall (Phase 1) • STEM Classrooms, Art Room, Home Economics Room (Phase 2) • Communal areas that enhance the daily lives of our students; canteen, library, communal areas, disabled access (Phase 3)
Development Year One of Fundraising (2013) - Results • We asked all parents to consider their support (except 1st Years) • By September 2014, 23% of parents were donating. • Parents pledged €394,830 over 3 – 5 years
Development Year Two of Fundraising (2014) - Results • We asked all non donor parents from 1 – 6 Year to consider their support. • By September 2015 28% of parents are donating (5% increase). • Parents pledged an additional €107,950 over 3 – 5 years. • Total pledges, tax reclaims, events and all donations amounted to €846,509 by 31 May 2015.
Development Year Three of Fundraising (2015) - Results • We asked all non donor parents from 1 – 5 Year to consider their support. • By September 2016 34% of parents were donating. • Parents pledged an additional €86,760 over 1 – 6 years. • Total pledges, tax reclaims, events and all donations amounted to €980,929 by 31 Aug 2016 • We have also started to build relationships with Alumnae.
Development Year Four of Fundraising 2016 - 2017 • Encourage new and non donor families to believe in your own ability to effect change for the better in HCK • Join 34% of the parent population to Invest in Excellence • Encourage friends and family to invest too • Spread our message • Take part in our events • Give your feedback • Believe in our students • Be part of the community
Development Year Four of Fundraising 2016 - 2017 Inviting all parents to get involved: - we will be writing to all of you and phoning you to seek your support and /or feedback - starting in October Building links with Alumnae and encouraging support from them Developing our social media profile on Facebook and Linked In. Running our Golf Classic on 12 May 2017 Welcome our donors for a Donor Appreciation Evening early in 2017
Policies • Homework Policy • Fees Policy • Data Protection • Personal Data Security Breach Policy • CCTV Policy • Religious Education Policy • Updated Admissions and Enrolment Policy • Code of Behaviour • RSE/SPHE • Bursary
Mission Statement Our mission is to nurture the intellectual, spiritual, artistic, social and physical development of each student in an atmosphere of openness and trust. We encourage our students to emerge as mature young women who are strong in faith and who are confident and caring and capable of making decisions that enrich their own lives and contribute to the lives of others. “Be yourself but let that self be all that God wants it to be”