Parent Teacher Meeting

Parent teacher meeting for exam classes Tuesday next Oct 18th form 4.15pm to 6.15pm

After School Study

Supervised after school study has now begun and takes place from Mon to Thur (4.15pm - 5.45pm). There is no charge and it is open to all students. Names to Ms O'Connor

Join Us Next Year

Athy College will be holding our annual Open Day for primary school students on Fri 16th September when primary schools will be invited in to take a tour of the school.

On SAT 17th the school will be open until 3.30pm for parents who wish to visit and enrolments will be taken on the day.

Enrolment is open until Feb 1st 2012 and in line with best practice there is no deposit required. Enrolment forms can be collected from the college office or downloaded here.

Frequently Asked Questions

Dates of Opening

Students return to school on the following days and must be in full uniform:

Wed Aug 24th -First Years and Sixth Years

Thur Aug 25th - Second and Third Years

Fri Aug 26th - Fifth Years and both LCA years

Timetables and books will be organised and students should be finished by 1pm and will not have to return for classes until Mon 29th. Students will be given a book rental bill which must be paid before books are released. Bills are normally in the range of €100 to €150. This includes book rental, 24 hour insurance, locker rental, ID card, journal, etc

Food

At Athy College we operate a Breakfast Club where students are welcome to a simple breakfast each morning before school (Tea/Coffee/juice/toast/cereal) free of charge.

At the morning break sandwiches and fruit are available for all students also free of charge.

A subsidised lunch is available Mon to Thur at the cost of €2.50 per day. We ask students to pay in advance. Lunch consists of filled rolls and soup or a hot dish on some days

Leaving School

First and Second year students are not permitted to leave the school during lunchtime and we appreciate the overwhelming support of parents in operating this policy

Information

The most current information on the college is always available on www.athycollege.ie our policies, timetables, application forms, etc are available on www.athycollege.net Queries, comments are welcome at mail@athycollege.ie

Mobile Phones

Mobile Phones are not permitted in the college. If they ring or become visible to staff members they will be confiscated. See full policy here.

Leaving Cert Results

Leaving Cert results will issue from the school on Wed 17th at 10.30 am

Nora O'Connor

It is with deep sadness that we learned today of the death of our friend and colleague Nora O'Connor. Nora retired last September and is fondly remembered by staff and hundreds of students both past and present. We offer our sympathy to her daughters Joan, Olivia and Aileen and her sisters and brother.
Funeral Details: Nora O'Connor,

Removal from her daughter, Joan's house, Ballyadams, Athy, on Sunday morning at 11.15, arriving at St Michael's Parish Church, Athy, for Requiem Mass at Midday.

Burial afterwards in Milltown Cemetery. Guard of honour from new school premises 11.30

Book Bill Payments

In view of the hard financila times which we are going through, some parents requested if we could accept instalments on the book rental bill during the summer.

It will be possible for parents to pay instalments on students' book billsduring school hours on the following dates:

August 9th, August 12th and August 16th to August 19th