Ashfield College

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Ashfield College
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Location
Ashfield College
Sandyford Road, Dundrum, Dublin

Ireland
Coordinates 53°17′12″N6°14′22″W / 53.2866°N 6.2395°W / 53.2866; -6.2395
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Type Private
Established1977
PrincipalLouise Heeran Flynn[ citation needed ]
Teaching staff16[ citation needed ]
Grades5th and 6th year
OwnerCity Education Group [1]
Website www.ashfieldcollege.ie

Ashfield College is a private post-primary school located in Dundrum in Dublin, Ireland. Originally founded in 1977, [2] the school was previously based in Templeogue. [3]

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Ashfield College 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. [4] The school also caters for overseas students wishing to study in Ireland for the Irish leaving certificate. [5] 21 Leaving Certificate subjects are taught at the school, and students can access course material, including recorded lectures online. [6] As well as more common subjects for the Leaving Cert, some less common leaving cert subjects of Arabic, [7] Agricultural Science and Classical Studies are also available at Ashfield. [8] The school offers a career guidance [9] service to students with advice on academic and career issues, such as advice on completing the Irish CAO [10] college application process or the UK UCAS system.[ citation needed ]

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 [11] and Easter school holidays intense revision courses are available. [12] [2] Before the start of the school year, there is a Pre-Leaving Cert preparation course run, this is a week where students can enroll to improve their ability in a subject or subjects which they will be studying for in the leaving cert. [13] The college also offers grinds in some Junior Certificate subjects, such as English, Irish and Mathematics. [14]

A "Christmas Intensive Revision Course", for Leaving and Junior Cert, takes place in the first week of January. [15] An "Easter Revision" exam preparation course take place over the Easter school holidays. [16] [ promotional source? ]

Ashfield College also offers a number of adult education courses.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "Planet Education Networks buys majority stake in City Education Group". Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Grinds Schools". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012 – via skoool.ie.
  3. ↑ "Ashfield College Profile". Night Courses Website. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  4. ↑ Donnelly, Katherine (17 August 2011). "To repeat or not to repeat". Irish Independent.
  5. ↑ "Prospectus 2011-2012". Ashfield College. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2011– via Issuu.
  6. ↑ "Ashfield College Profile". Ashfield College. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2011– via Learning Pipe.
  7. ↑ "Ashfield College Arabic Leaving Cert Course". islaminireland.com. 30 August 2011. Archived from the original on 27 April 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2011.[ failed verification ]
  8. ↑ "Classical Studies at Ashfield College". Dublin's Evening Classes. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  9. ↑ "Ashfield College Career Guidance". Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2011– via careerguidance.ie.
  10. ↑ Pillow, Chris; Kiely, Gerard (22 August 2004). "The key factors when repeating the Leaving". Sunday Business Post. ProQuest   816535310.
  11. ↑ "Christmas Revision Course". Ashfield College. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  12. ↑ "Do your homework on grind options - By Nicole Matthews and Emma Kennedy". Sunday Business Post. 13 August 2006.[ permanent dead link ]
  13. ↑ Repeating the Leaving Cert - Philip Curry talks to Lynsey Dolan. Dublin's Talking, Sunshine Radio 106.8FM. 17 August 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  14. ↑ "Evening and Weekend Grinds". Ashfield College. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  15. ↑ "Christmas Revision Programmes". Ashfield College (Press release). Archived from the original on 4 August 2012 – via irishpressreleases.ie.
  16. ↑ "Ashfield College announces Easter Exam preparation programme - Posted on TalentBase News on 21 February 2012 @ 23:16". Ashfield College. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012 – via talentbase.ie.
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