Irish language secondary schools academic success speaks for itself

Rath na n-iarbhunscoileanna lán-Ghaeilge léirithe sna torthaí acadúla

In this year’s Sunday Times survey of secondary schools, 721 schools were ranked based on the percentage of leaving certificate students continuing into third level education. 36 of these were Irish language schools.

Sa Sunday Times i mbliana, rangaíodh 721 scoil de réir líon na ndaltaí ardteistiméireachta a lean ar aghaidh chuig oideachas tríú leibhéal. Ba scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge 36 díobh seo.

Laurel Hill Colaiste FCJ in Limerick was ranked no.1 in Ireland above all English medium schools. 60% of the pupils in this school came from English speaking primary schools.

Rangaíodh Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ mar uimhir 1 sa tír os comhair na scoileanna Béarla ar fad. Tháinig 60% de dhaltaí na scoile seo ó bhunscoil Béarla.

Three of the Top 10 overall schools in Ireland were Gaelcholáistí – the other seven were fee paying private schools.

Ba Ghaelcholáistí trí chinn den deich scoil is fearr in Éirinn- ba scoileanna príobháideacha le táille an seacht scoil eile.

Gaelcholáisti topped the lists in Leinster (Colaiste Íosagáin), Munster (Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ), Connaught (Coláiste na Coirbe) and Ulster (Coláiste Ailigh). The top five co-educational schools in the country are all Irish language schools.

D’éirigh le Gaelcholáiste barr an liosta a shroicheadh i gCúige Laighean (Colaiste Íosagáin), Cúige Mumhan (Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ), Cúige Chonnacht (Coláiste na Coirbe) agus Cuige Uladh (Coláiste Ailigh). Is scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge iad an cúig scoil comhoideachais is fearr sa tír.

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