Department Circulars

Circular 0009/2025 Gaeltacht School Recognition Scheme: Continued Implementation of the Scheme (2025/26) in Post-Primary Schools

13 February 2025

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Information for post-primary schools participating in the Gaeltacht School Recognition Scheme

Circular 0005/2025 Special Education Teacher (SET) allocation for the 2025/26 school year

12 February 2025

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Special Education Teacher (SET) allocation for the 2025/26 school year.

Circular 0006/2025 Staffing arrangements in Voluntary Secondary schools for 2025/26 school year

12 February 2025

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Staffing arrangements in Voluntary Secondary schools for 2025/26 school year

Circular 0007/2025 Staffing Arrangements in Education and Training boards for the 2025/26 school year.

12 February 2025

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Staffing Arrangements in Education and Training boards for the 2025/26 school year.

Circular 0008/2025 Staffing Arrangements in Community and Comprehensive Schools for the 2025/26 school

12 February 2025

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Staffing Arrangements in Community and Comprehensive Schools for the 2025/26 school

Circular 0012/2025 Amendments to the Social Education Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) Module Descriptor

23 January 2025

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The purpose of this circular is to inform post-primary schools, and settings where the LCA Programme is delivered, of amendments to the Social Education Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) Module Descriptor. These changes will take effect for all LCA students entering 5th year/year one of the LCA Programme in the 2025/2026 academic year.

Circular 0002/2025 Prescribed Material for the Leaving Certificate Drama, Film and Theatre Studies Examination 2027, 2028, 2029(For student cohort commencing 5th year in Sept 2025, 2026 & 2027)

14 January 2025

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This circular is to inform the management authorities of second-level schools that the attached lists detail the prescribed material for Leaving Certificate Drama, Film and Theatre Studies in the academic years 2025-27, 2026-28 and 2027-2029. The prescribed material listed in this circular will be for examination in state examinations in 2027, 2028, 2029.

Circular 0003/2025 Teacher Fee Refund Scheme 2024

14 January 2025

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The objective of the Teacher Fee Refund Scheme is to provide a partial refund towards the cost of course fees and examination fees upon the successful completion of the teacher professional learning course/s (where the course duration is longer than one year funding is provided upon successful completion of each year of the course).

Circular 0001/2025 Guidance in Post-Primary Schools

2 January 2025

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This circular provides information to managerial authorities and principals in relation to whole-school guidance (WSG) as the appropriate model of practice in contemporary post-primary schools.

Timing of Leaving Certificate Oral Examinations Survey Findings

2 January 2025

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Timing of Leaving Certificate Oral Examinations Survey Findings