coláiste bríde, clondalkin, dublin, ireland
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Coláiste Bríde, Clondalkin, Dublin, Ireland. Presentation to. A Case Study In Using Neighbourhood Census Of Population Data As A Tool For School Planning Marie-Thérèse Kilmartin, Principal Sorcha Lowry, Past-Pupil. Profile. Students Over 900 Students 39 Nationalities - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
A Case Study In Using Neighbourhood Census Of Population Data As A Tool
For School PlanningMarie-Thérèse Kilmartin, Principal
Sorcha Lowry, Past-Pupil
ProfileStudents Over 900 Students 39 Nationalities 93 International Students 122 Students with Special Education Needs
Staff 70+ Teaching Staff 6 Special Needs Assistants Mixed Age Profile
Profile Girls only Catholic Secondary School Founded in 1955 by the Presentation Sisters New building officially opened May 2008 State-of-the-Art, modern facilities
The 5 Year Plan – Inspiration & Influences Autumn 2009 – brand new school Self-Evaluation Theme – DES Inspectorate Evaluate what has been achieved What needs to be done next – vision Heard about VEC using Census data re planning
for a new school in Adamstown Discovered the range of Census data available at
neighbourhood level 5 Year strategic plan for the school – “Our School
- Mapping our Future”
3 Strand Approach 1. Census neighbourhood data2. School designed questionnaire to survey
school community Pupils Parents School Staff3. Workshop in November 2009 with representatives of the whole school community
Sorcha assembled full report on strands 1 & 2 Analysis of Census data for catchment area
of school Analysis of questionnaires filled out by Pupils Parents and School staff Analysis of school community meeting by
school administration All 3 strands were brought together in the
full report “Our School - Mapping our Future”
Producing “Our School - Mapping our Future”
Forecasting Enrolment Numbers
The age data on female’s under 18 in 2006, suggest that Coláiste Bride should experience
an increase in demand for places in 2014 and 2015and a considerable decrease in 2012
Nationalities & Ethnic Groups
More culturally diverse and less racially and ethnically homogenous than the national rate.
Higher proportion of cohabiting couples with children, lone mothers with children
and lone fathers with children than the State
Profile of Family Unit
PC Ownership & Internet Connectivity
Higher rate of PC ownership, internet access and broadband connectivity than the State average but lower than that of South Dublin
Educational Profile Females’ Highest Level of Education
Females of the catchment area rank well below the State and South Dublin in terms of 3rd level education
Socio-Economic Group of Reference Person
For both males and females, higher proportion of non-manual, skilled manual and semi-skilled workers and lower proportion of professional workers than the State by a half
Socio- Economic Profile Females’ Occupations
Lower percentage of female professional workers compared to the State, by almost a half
Uses of the Data - Enrolment
Predict enrolment trendsBased on Census 2006; significant dip predicted for 2011However school intake is currently increasing each year Shows school is desirable Good for staff and student morale
Uses of the Data - Polish students Polish predominant EU grouping in the
catchment area Applied to Dept of Education for
teaching hours in Polish Able to prepare school students for
Leaving Cert in Polish First school in the country to do this
Uses of the Data - Third levelCensus analysis shows lower levels of Third Level Education in the catchment area Many of our pupils are first generation attendees at Third LevelSchool decided to build models of women achieving Held inaugural careers night in November 201050 past pupils who have gone on to further education/training attended Spoke with senior pupils and their parents Raises awareness among staff also
Census analysis shows higher proportion of Lone Parents
School has used this information to offer a large number of Rainbow groups – Rainbows is a programme which support students in loss, separation and bereavement
Parents and staff are trained to run these programmes
Uses of the Data - Lone Parents
School and report on RTE news last October for World Statistics Day
Phone calls from staff in Dept of Education asking … is the Census data free?
… is it easily accessible? Whole school evaluation by DES in January
2011 “Our School – Mapping our Future” sets out
the school’s priorities for development” “The process review was excellent in that
its evidential based included baseline statistical data, including population data and surveys of the partners….”
Department of Education Feedback
Other Uses of “Our School - Mapping our Future” in our school ICT Planning in the school Development of the Website as a
communication tool with parents and students
Awareness of cultural diversity permeates all school planning
Strong community links Used in Staff Planning
Conclusions Was this a useful exercise? YES! Most
definitely Can other schools replicate this? Yes! BUT – perhaps a “How to guide” on the
website for school planners? Project for Transition Year; link to
Project Maths (Statistics)? Presentation by CSO to school principal
networks at primary and post-primary level and to ASTI, TUI & INTO conferences