School Return Information Academic Year 2025-26

School Return Information 2025-26 may be found at the following link and in the information below:

June 2025 Return Letter.pdf

June 2025

Dear Parent/Guardian,

We hope you are all keeping well and that the summer season has gotten off to a good start. We would like to thank all families in our school community for your support throughout the school year and look forward to seeing you and your child in August 2025.

The following letter contains some information that will help get prepared for the 2025-26 academic year.

School Voluntary Contribution and Fixed Cost Fees

When you access the letter online, the relevant live link to view Voluntary Contribution and Fixed Fees Information for your child is available. Please see ‘Parent Tab’ on the GCC website.

Fees:

A Family discount applies to families with 2 or more children in the College where the maximum Voluntary contribution will be €80. However, the Fixed Fee for each as set out above is per child.

This letter is to inform you that the Voluntary Contribution and Fixed Cost Fee that our College relies upon to deliver the educational experience that your child deserves are now due. Payments must be made before July 14th, 2025, through the MIT system, which is detailed on the next page. On the MIT system there is a breakdown of the charges where parents/guardians can select what they wish to pay.

School Calendar 2025 - 2026

The calendar for the full school year will be available in due course on our website at this link

School Induction Days – August

MIT

Parents contribution and other fees can be made online and may be paid in instalments. The system we use for online payment is called MIT. A quick access to MIT can be found on the school website, on the right of the ‘Home’ page where you see this icon:

MIT can also be found by typing the following address into your browser: https://ams.enrol.ie/griffeencc/index.aspx

Please make sure when logging into the system that you use the email address from your child’s application form. Instructions for using the system are also available on the school website.

School Books

Under the Department of Education and Youth Book Scheme all students will be provided with books, a journal, workbooks and dictionaries for their subjects. All items remain the property of Griffeen Community College (including the journal). Any of these items, provided under the scheme, which are lost or damaged must be replaced by the parent/guardian.

Resource Lists

Under the Department of Education and Youth Book Scheme all students will be provided with resources for their classes. Once these resources are used up or if lost by students they must be replaced by the parent/guardian. The school cannot supply any student with a second set of resources. All parents must also provide their children with the basic requirements of pens, pencils and copies.

School Uniform

The school uniform is available to purchase from Schoolwear House. You may now purchase items online or by visiting the store in person.

Griffeen CC Uniform Policy, the online store, and all other information regarding the uniform, can be found on our website. Schoolwear House

Uniform Information

PE Uniform:

PE Uniform

Student must wear the full PE tracksuit ONLY on their specified PE day. Students are not permitted to wear t-shirts other than the GCC approved t-shirt

Students may also be required to wear their PE uniform on specific days which will be notified to parents in advance

The PE uniform from Schoolwear House

School Jacket

A reminder that the school jacket is also compulsory. No other jackets should be worn.

Shoes:

To avoid confusion and to prevent purchase of the incorrect footwear, please have a look at the images below and refer to our uniform policy on the website.

Note: Our uniform supplier, Schoolwear House, also supply black polishible shoesfor purchase if you find it convenient to buy shoes in their store.

Runner style shoes are not permitted. There should be no visible logos, stripes or brand labels on the shoes. White, off-white or tan soles are not permitted. Shoes must be solid formal polishable black shoes. This includes black sole, black upper and black laces.

Digital Device

Passwords:

It is strongly advised that as a parent, you have a record of your child’s password for logging into their Digital Devices. The college does not have a log of student passwords and therefore they cannot be recovered by our IT Department. The digital device will have to be returned to Wriggle in the event of forgotten logon details and therefore significant delays can result. Waiting on the return of the device will interfere with your child’s ability to participate in both school and home learning.

Updates to the Device:

Please make sure before returning to school in August that the digital device has been updated at home.

How do I Update the Digital Device?

On your child’s Digital Device:

1. Go to settings
2. Go to general
3. Go to software update
4. Download and install

TY and 5^th year management fee for Wriggle:

Students entering Senior Cycle will need to have the management fee on their iPad updated. The new management fee will last for three years for students completing TY, 5^th and 6^th year, and for two years for students going directly into 5^th Year.

Students that completed TY in 2024-25 should have already updated their management fee prior to entering that year and therefore should not need to take further action.

Information about the different bundles provided by wriggle are explained on our website under the at this link:SeniorCycleBundles. Updating Management Fees and purchasing new iPads can be completed at the link using the school code 66542309: Wriggle

Classroom Based Assessments (CBA’s)

All second- and third-year students will be participating in classroom-based assessments for their Junior Cycle. Dates will be confirmed and communicated with parents in the new school year. Please be mindful when booking holidays and try to avoid school term dates, as absences may coincide with your child’s assessment time. Dates for CBA’s cannot be altered.

I wish you and your family all the best over the summer months.

Kind Regards,

Mr Kelly

Principal