Presentation on Senior Cycle Options Emailed to All 3ú and IB Dáltaí

All 3ú and Idirbliain dáltaí have been emailed a copy of the Powerpoint presentations from the Senior Cycle Options Evenings that were held in the school last week. Thre presentations include information on Idirbliain, the Leaving Certificate Applied, the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP) and the established Leaving Certificate.

It is advised that dáltaí sit down with their parents and consider their options carefully. For more information on Idirbliain, the LCA or LCVP, please email Máistir McCabe at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Senior Cycle Options forms must be returned to the school office by Friday, February 1st.

Boys’ Basketball Teams Reach League Final

We had a very successful U16 and U19 boys’ basketball campaign this year with both teams getting to the North East Final. These finals were played on the 6th of December in The Phoenix Leisure Centre in Carrickmacross, and the opponents for both games was Castleblaney College.

Congratulations to the CNI Under 19 Boys’ team on triumphing in their league final against Castleblaney. Despite a slow start that saw them seven points down at the end of the first quarter, the team showed tremendous resolve and spirit to slowly reduce and overturn the deficit.

The Under 16 team were unfortunate to be narrowly defeated in their final. With the match tied at half-time, Castleblaney pulled away from CNI in the third quarter and held on to win the league. As with the Under 19s, the squad had offered full commitment since the beginning of the year, and were unlucky to lose on the day.

For the first time this year this competition goes onto an All-Ireland series, so our U19 boys will be facing Mountmellick of Laois on the 16th of January in a bid to a have a place in the All Ireland Final on the 1st of February in the National Basketball arena.

Well done to both teams on their massive commitment and work ethic shown this year.

For the attention of parents and students who completed their Junior Certificate

All daltai who were in 3ú bliain last year will receive their Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement on Friday 21st Dec at 9:30.

This profile is the holistic report of their learning during 1st-3rd year and including their Classroom Based Assessment results and reports on other areas of learning outside their classroom. This is a very important document. As a result, you will receive a second copy in the post in January. Due to data protection guidelines, please read the following privacy notice here

The JCPA is a new kind of award which replaces the Junior Certificate. Under this important reform, examination results are no longer the only formal representation of a student’s accomplishments at Junior Cycle. Students who sat their Junior Certificate in 2018 will receive their JCPAs over the coming days, representing all elements of their achievements.

The JCPA includes a student’s results in State Examinations, in Classroom Based Assessments, their participation in a short course and any other additional aspects of a student’s achievement e.g. extra-curricular activities. Specific recognition is given in the JCPA for students with special educational needs for their achievements in Priority Learning Units.

The JCPA is a key part of the large scale reform of the Junior Cycle. The central objective of this reform, is to ensure a more holistic, student-centered approach to education, whereby all students are given the opportunity to develop a wider range of skills and recognition is given to students’ non-academic achievements.

This year, JCPAs will include the achievements of students in English, which is the first subject to be examined under the new Framework for Junior Cycle. Science and Business Studies will be included in the JCPA for Students sitting their Junior Certificate in 2019 and further subjects will included over the following years.

A new grading system is to be introduced for Junior Cycle over the coming years and this new grading system will appear alongside the traditional grading system on the JCPA until 2021, at which point, it will be phased in fully.

Congratulating students on their first JCPAs, Minister Bruton stated, “Today represents an important moment in the reform of the Junior Cycle. We have set the ambition to make Ireland’s education and training system the best in Europe by 2026. Junior Cycle reform is an important development in advancing us towards this goal. The reforms put the student’s wellbeing and their individual potential at the heart of the learning process, ensuring a holistic education and recognition for non-academic achievements. I look forward to the continued roll-out of junior cycle and to students benefiting from this broader form of assessment”.

Rang Lennon Raise €280 for Dogs’ Trust

The students of Rang Lennon, in An Cuan, raised €280 for Dogs’ Trust. This money will 'get a dog ready for their Forever Home by covering all the essentials including full vaccinations, microchipping and neutering'; and will also 'fully vaccinate an adult dog which protects them from dangerous diseases.'

They cannot thank everyone enough for their support.