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Prospectus
ASHFIELD
College
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Contents
Welcome 3
Why Asheld College? 4
Programmes 6
Student Lie & Services 8
Staf Proles 10
Further Inormation 12
Contact Us 14
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Dear Suden,
Asheld College has a long and proud radiion
o preparing sudens or he dauning challenge
posed by he Leaving Cericae. This radiion o
excellence coninues o he presen day. We believe
ha a combinaion o exper eaching and excellen
class noes, ocused on he skills needed o excel in
he Leaving Cericae, are amongs he secres o
success.
A Asheld College, we don’ believe in overcrowded,
anonymous classes. Insead, we have creaed a quie
haven or eecive sudy ar rom he disracions
o he ciy cenre, one where you will be valued
as an individual, wih your own specic needs an d
requiremens. We have developed bes-in-class
online resources and excepional sudy noes o help
you achieve he very bes resuls possible nex June.
I look orward o seeing you h is Sepember!
John Kilroy
Principal
Dear Suden,
I would like o ake his opporuniy o hank you or
considering Asheld College’s Leaving Cericae
preparaory programmes or he orhcoming
academic year. Asheld is home o a eam o some
o he mos excepional eachers in Ireland, a group
o alened and inspiring communicaors who have
unrivalled experise in guiding sudens h rough he
Leaving Cericae examinaion process. They are
as serious abou your Leaving Cericae success as
you are.
I have paricularly ond memories o my own ime
here as a suden, and owe a very large deb o
graiude o he wonderul eachers who provided
he very bes uiion and suppor when I was enrolled
rom 1990 o 1991. In preparing or my Leaving
Cericae, I learned ha a ruly inspiring eacher
can make any concep ineresing, and ha grea
eaching is he rs, and one o he mos imporan
seps on he road o a successul Leaving Cericae
examinaion experience.
Please don’ hesiae o conac me, or any oher
member o he eam should you require assisance or
urher inormaion.
Yours aihully,
Philip Burke
Chie Execuive
“A Asheld College, we don’ believe inovercrowded, anonymous classes.”
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Why Asheld College?
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Asheld College’s eaching programme oers a
choice o 21 subjecs. Each subjec is scheduled or
our hours uiion per week in sixh year and hree
hours per week in h year. Supervised sudy is
available or all Day School Sudens in he College
sudy hall.
HIGHLIGHTS
• High qualiy eaching
• Excepional exam resuls
• Ousanding comprehensive class noes or
all subjecs
• A welcoming, sae and atracive environmen
• Ousanding online resources
• Very wide choice o subjecs
• Specialis career guidance suppor and
employmen advice
• High expecaions and high achievemen
• Dedicaed Music, Science and Ar rooms
• Supervised Sudy
• Caneen wih daily healhy opions
OUR TEACHERS
Asheld eachers are highly qualied and vasly
experienced in preparing sudens or he Leaving
Cericae. They combine a genuine love o heir
subjecs wih a proven rack-record o success in
second level sae examinaions. Many are published
auhors o Leaving Cericae ex books, while
ohers are Leaving Cericae assisan examiners.
They have creaed superb, bound class-noes
covering he enire syllabus, including accurae
soluions o exam quesions and subjec-specic
exam echnique, all o which is vial or Leaving
Cericae Exam success.
OUR LOCATION
Asheld College is locaed away rom he
disracions o he ciy cenre, bu wih convenien
access rom much o Dublin and surrounding
counies. The school has comorable, spacious
classrooms, a caneen serving ho and cold ood,
specialised eaching rooms or music, science, ar,
design and echnology, and compuer laboraories.
The premises are surrounded by beauiul landscaped
gardens, making Asheld College he pereclocaion or your educaion.
The premises are surrounded by beauiullandscaped gardens, making Asheld Collegehe perec locaion or your educaion.
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“We were really pleased wihchoosing Asheld or Mark.Class sizes were small, hesandard o uoring and
atenion he go was rsclass, and mos imporan o all, he really enjoyed i, whichshowed in his progress andresuls. Highly recommended.”
Sephen & Lorena Synes, parens o MarkSynes, 6h Year 2010/2011
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Programmes
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DOmESTIC STUDENT INfORmATION
5TH YEAR
Fih year sudens are inroduced o he Leaving
Cericae syllabus and eecive work pracices
expeced a his level o sudy. They cover 75%
o he subjec conen in 5h year lessons, which
will provide an invaluable oundaion or 6h Year.
CAO applicaions, career opions, sudy skills and
individual arge-seting will be supervised by
our suden uors. Sudens will be moniored
academically wih regular esing and coninuous
assessmen in all subjecs.
6TH YEAR/ REPEAT 6TH YEAR
Sixh Year sudens receive our h ours o uiion in
each Leaving Cericae subjec weekly. The Leaving
Cericae syllabus will be covered in ull in he
6h Year. Our eachers are subjec specialiss and
experienced in preparing sudens or he challenges
o he Leaving Cericae examinaions. This will be
a demanding year or all sudens. Our eam o uors
will assess suden progress, discuss grade arges
in each subjec, monior perormance and atendanceand suppor suden needs. Advice and suppor will
be provided or CAO and UCAS applicaions by our
guidance coun sellor.
EXTRA SUBJECTS
Asheld College oers sudens he opporuniy
o sudy an ‘exra’ subjec ha hey may no have
sudied previously. This opion is also available o
exernal sudens. The exra subjec allows sudens
he opporuniy o sudy a subjec ha holds
paricular ineres or hem and, urhermore, oers
valuable opions when i comes o CAO poins. Exrasubjecs are scheduled rom 4.30p.m.-6.30p.m.,
wice weekly (Spanish, Music, Technical Drawing,
Agriculural Science, Home Economics, Applied
Mahs and Classical Sudies). The enire syllabus is
compleed in one year.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT INfORmATION
Asheld College oers inernaional sudens
coninuous academic and adminisraive suppor
hroughou heir course o sudy. Our dedicaed
Inernaional Suden Suppor Ocer is on hand
whenever required.
The High School Programme (Leaving Cericae) is
designed o prepare Irish and Inernaional sudens
or enry ino universiy in Ireland and he Unied
Kingdom. Asheld College has creaed an excepional
repuaion amongs he inernaional suden
communiy by guaraneeing small class-sizes and he
very bes eachers, as well as regular assessmen
wih eedback and addiional uorials when required.
CoURSE ovERviEw
The Leaving Cericae Programme is recognised
by all universiies in Ireland, he U.K. and many oher
counries worldwide. Consequenly, sudens may
apply or any course in hese counries, subjec
o achieving he requisie sandard. Our Guidance
Deparmen will assis sudens hrough he college
admission process.
The Leaving Cericae programme may be
compleed in one or wo years, depending on one’s
level o english and/or previous educaion. Generally,
sudens choose six subjecs rom he lis available.
English and Mahemaics are compulsory. Asheld
College sudens regularly achieve very high grades
and ener presigious universiies in Ireland and
he U.K., sudying a range o disciplines including
Medicine, Denisry, Engineering, Compuing,
Business, and Law.
ACCommodATion
Please see page 13 o his prospecus, or go o
www.asheldcollege.ie/accommodaion or
inormaion on our approved hos amilies.
PREREqUiSiTE oR CoURSE EnTRY
In order o cope wih he academic conen o he
High School Programme, inernaional sudens mus
have obained good academic resuls in heir own
counry and have a srong work ehic. Prospecive
sudens mus have an IELTS score o 5.0 or above o
gain admission o his programme.
Asheld College has a proud record o providing excellen uiion in a supporiveand sae environmen.
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Suden Lie & Services
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Sa Proles
Je Gr. uer Ashfe Cege,reure he Sch 2011
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Je Gr,
uer, Ashfe Cege
Joe has 40 years experience in educaion, raining andmanagemen. He esablished Asheld College in 1977 and,over he course o he nex 30 years, Asheld became anaional educaion success sory, known by is housands o
happy sudens or excepional Leaving Cericae resuls.Joe holds a BA, MA and Higher Diploma in Educaion romUniversiy College Dublin.
Joe le Asheld College o pursue oher ineress in 2007 andis delighed o be reurning or he 2011/ 2012 academic yearand beyond.
Jh Kry
B.A. (Hurs) UCd.
Hgher dpa Euca U.C.d.
Subjecs: Hisory, Classical Sudies, English.
John is he School Principal. He has over weny years’ experience o eaching and managemen in boh Ireland andEngland. He has been an Assisan Examiner or he LeavingCericae in boh Hisory and Classical Sudies a Higher Level.
Jh wers
B. Sc (Hurs),
Hgher dpa Euca U.C.d.
Subjecs: Mahemaics, Physics, Applied Mahemaics.
John has over een years’ experience in preparing sudensor all levels o Leaving Cericae Mahemaics, AppliedMahemaics and Physics. He has a deep love o his subjecsand is currenly compleing his Masers in Mahemaics. Johnis a grea moivaor o sudens and his revision courses aChrismas and Easer are invaluable o sudens siting heLeaving Cericae.
Php Curry
B. C. (Hurs),
Hgher dpa Euca, n.U.i.G.
Subjecs: Accouning, Business Sudies, Economics.
Philip is our business exper, and specialises in Accouning,Business Sudies and Economics o Leaving CericaeHigher and Ordinary sandard. Philip is a published auhoro a Leaving Cericae exbook and is also a conribuor ohe publicaion ‘Business Sudies Monhly’. He is an AssisanExaminer or Leaving Cer. Business Sudies or he SaeExaminaions Commission.
Eae Hga
B.A. nUi mayh.Hgher dpa Euca T.C.d.
Subjecs: French, German, Mahemaics.
Elaine’s area o experise includes modern oreign languages(French and German) and Mahemaics. Wih en years’ experience o preparing sudens or he examinaion, Elaineis a compendium o useul advice and examinaion sraegy.
maeAe Rabbte
B.A. (Hurs) nUi mayh.
Hgher dpa Euca T.C.d.
Subjecs: Irish and English.
Maev-Anne eaches English (Higher) and Irish (Ordinary)a Asheld College. She graduaed rs in her class rom
he Higher Diploma in Educaion and is currenly pursuing aPosgraduae Diploma specialising in Drama in Educaion.Maev-Anne is also a fuen Irish speaker.
dese Brea
B. Sc. (Hurs) U.C.d.,
Psgrauae Cerfcae Euca,
Uersy waes.
Subjecs: Biology and Chemisry
Denise eaches he laboraory science subjecs o Biology andChemisry a Asheld College, including pracical experimensand demonsraions ha are a mandaory elemen o heLeaving Cericae science courses. Her knowledge opracical experimens and heory conribue grealy o makinghese dicul subjecs more accessible and relevan o hersudens.
Aee mc Carhy
B.A. U.C.d.
Hgher dpa Euca U.C.d.
Subjec: Geography
Aileen has over weny years’ experience o eaching LeavingCericae Geography. She has been an Assisan Examinerwih he Sae Examinaions Commission or GeographyHigher Level since 1982. This has given Aileen a grea insighino he workings o he examinaions, which she passes on oher sudens in lessons.
Jea Ceary
B.A. (Hurs) Crar Cege
Ar a desg, Crk.
m.A. Uersy waes isue.
Hgher dpa Ar a desg Euca,
naa Cege Ar a desg.
Subjec: Ar
Jean qualied wih Firs Class Honours rom Dublin’s NCAD.She is adep a eaching ar echniques and heory o her
sudens who have produced some sunning pracical work.Jean has experience o eaching ar o second level and adulsudens.
da mc dert
B. Sc. Pruc desg a Techgy,
Uersy lerck
Subjec: Design, Communicaion and Graphics
David is a graduae o Produc Design and Technology rom heUniversiy o Limerick. He is proessionally rained in graphics,produc design and compuerised modelling using Solidworks– he Auocad programme used or Design, Communicaionsand Graphics. David is a very commited eacher who providesmany exra hours o pracical suppor or sudens compleingdesign projecs.
C o’ Cearu
m.A. irsh, nUi,
H. dp Euca, nUi.
Subjec: Irish
Colm is a vasly experienced and popular eacher o Irish. Heakes grea ineres in his sudens’ developmen, paricularlyin he speaking o he Irish language. Colm is involved in Irishlanguage programmes ouside o he school. His enhusiasmor all hings Irish makes his lessons unorgetable or hissudens.
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Furher Inormaion
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TimETABlES
Lessons begin a 8.30a.m. and run unil 6.30p.m.
depending on individual subjec selecion. Suden
imeables include supervised mandaory sudy on
a daily basis. Supervised sudy is available or all
sudens unil 8p.m.
ATTEndAnCE And PUnCTUAliTY
A Asheld College, we believe ha consisen
atendance and puncualiy is essenial or academic
success. Suden atendance is moniored on a daily
basis by our atendance ocers who inorm parens
o all absences.
ACCommodATion
Asheld College is delighed o assis sudens who
require accommodaion, and has creaed a daabase
o approved hos amilies. Hos amilies live in he
local area and oer high qualiy, sae accommodaion,
wihin walking disance o he College. Each hos
amily is rigorously veted o ensure hey mee wih
Asheld’s sric crieria and a home visi is conduced
by a dedicaed member o sa a leas once per
academic year.
AnTi-BUllYinG PoliCY STATEmEnT
Asheld College srives o provide a warm and
welcoming environmen where sudens and
academic sa work posiively and harmoniously
ogeher. All sudens have he reedom o do heir
work, and sudy wihou having o suer bullying
or inimidaion. Bullying will no be oleraed. The
College’s ani-bullying policy is rigorously enorced.
This policy aims o eliminae all orms o bullying
behaviour, o raise awareness o he eecs o
such behaviour on individuals and he learning
environmen and o promoe a climae in which
sudens eel able o raise complains o bullying
wihou ear o vicimisaion.
oPEn dAYS
For urher inormaion on orhcoming Open Day
daes, visi www.asheldcollege.ie/opendays
Hos amilies live in he local area and ofer high qualiy, sae accommodaion, wihinwalking disance o he College.
“I really enjoyed everyminue o my ime in AsheldCollege. I is no merely aschool, and much closer o a big amily, one whereeveryone is respeced,
regardless o naionaliy,colour and religion.”
Wei Wei Chen (Melody)Inernaional Suden 5h & 6h Year 2009/2011
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Conac Us
HOw TO fIND US:
By Car:Asheld College is locaed in he hear o Templeogue village,
jus 1.5 km rom he M50 moorway (exi Juncion 11 - souh orTempleogue). The school has easy access rom all pars o heciy on he N81.
Pubc Traspr:Buses o Templeogue include:1, 1B, 49, , B, 4A (Orwell Shopping Cenre) and 74,giving access o sudens rom Tallagh, Knocklyon, Firhouse,Oldbawn, Terenure, Rahgar, Rahmines, Walkinsown andmos suburbs o Souh Dublin.
In addiion, he regular 7 bus roue gives easy accesso sudens rom Dun Laoghaire, Deansgrange, Kill Lane,Monksown, Foxrock, Sillorgan, Kilmacud, Dundrum,Ballineer and Nugrove.
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Dublin 6W, Ireland.
T: +353 (0)1 490 40 50
F: +353 (0)1 405 52 85
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Main Street, Templeogue,
Dublin 6W, Ireland.
T: +353 (0)1 490 40 50
F: +353 (0)1 405 52 85
www.asheldcollege.ie