Phobailscoil Iosolde / Palmerstown Community School
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About
Pobalscoil Iosolde (Palmerstown Community School) is a co‑educational, modern community school serving the Palmerstown and Chapelizod areas. It offers a full range of post‑primary programmes, from Junior Cycle to Senior Cycle, designed to meet the broad spectrum of abilities and to uphold the highest academic standards. The school’s facilities are described as well‑equipped, supporting a holistic curriculum that includes academic subjects, cultural and aesthetic activities, and a variety of extra‑curricular programmes such as adult education and sports. The school’s ethos centres on providing an inclusive, happy, safe and secure learning environment. Teaching and learning are approached holistically, encouraging intellectual, moral, spiritual, social, physical, emotional and cultural development. In partnership with parents, guardians and the wider community, the school promotes respect for the individual, the environment and diversity, a love of learning, independent thinking and lifelong learning. A supportive, positive approach to physical and mental well‑being underpins the school’s commitment to enable every student to achieve their full potential.
History
Serving the community since 1982, Pobalscoil Iosolde was founded in 1982 as a modern, well‑equipped co‑educational community school established to meet the needs of young people in Palmerstown and Chapelizod. It provides a full range of post‑primary courses for a broad spectrum of abilities, giving priority enrolment to local residents and siblings of existing students while welcoming applications from other children.