Department Circulars

Circular 0033/2026 Rural DEIS and non-DEIS home school community liaison pilot: assignment of home school community liaison coordinators in some Rural DEIS and Non-DEIS schools

7 May 2026

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Rural DEIS and non-DEIS home school community liaison pilot: assignment of home school community liaison coordinators in some Rural DEIS and Non-DEIS schools

Circulars 0031/2026 Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing in the DEIS Plus scheme: Assignment of Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing coordinators within schools in the DEIS Plus scheme

7 May 2026

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Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing in the DEIS Plus scheme:
Assignment of Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing coordinators
within schools in the DEIS Plus scheme

Circular 0050/2026 - Implementing the Action Plan for Irish in English-Medium Schools

1 May 2026

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1. Purpose of this circular
This circular provides guidance to recognised English-medium post-primary schools
on the implementation of Is féidir liom, is féidir linn ... Action Plan for Irish in EnglishMedium Schools and on the supports available to schools and teachers to
implement the plan. It also clarifies expectations of the approaches to be adopted to
support the effective teaching, learning and use of Irish.

Circulars 0030-2026 Revision of Schools Services Support Fund Grant Rates for Voluntary Secondary Schools in the Free Education Scheme

29 April 2026

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The purpose of this circular is to inform management authorities of the revised
per capita rate applicable to the Schools Services Support Fund (SSSF) grant
allocated to Voluntary Secondary Schools in the Free Education Scheme for
2026.
This circular replaces Circular 0082/2020

Temporary Revisions to Circular 0037/2026

27 April 2026

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Revision to Circulars SCR Co-Ordinator

Circular 0036/2026 - Prescribed Material for the Leaving Certificate Examinations in 2028 and a reminder about the removal of restrictions on students studying combinations of Classical Studies, Latin and Ancient Greek

15 April 2026

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Prescribed Material for the Leaving Certificate Examinations in
2028
and
A reminder about the removal of restrictions on students
studying combinations of Classical Studies, Latin and Ancient
Greek

Circular 0041/2026 Prescribed Material for the Leaving Certificate Irish Examination in June 2027 and June 2028

14 April 2026

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Prescribed Material for the Leaving Certificate Irish Examination in June 2027 and June 2028. This circular has been updated to reflect the issuing of circular S76/25 by the State Examinations Commission, in relation to the common level oral examination in 2027 and in 2028.

Circular 0042/2026 Understanding Behaviours of Concern and Responding to Crisis Situations – Update on Training, and Monitoring and Oversight arrangements

14 April 2026

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The purpose of this circular is to provide updates to school management bodies and schools on developments relating to training to support implementation of the Guidelines in schools, as well as monitoring and oversight of practices which have been put in place.

Circular 0037/2026 Senior Cycle Redevelopment (SCR) Implementation Support Measures

10 April 2026

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Provision of a dedicated Post of Responsibility to support the enactment and subsequent development of Senior Cycle Redevelopment – the Senior Cycle Redevelopment Co-ordinator

Circular 0038/2026 Senior Cycle Redevelopment (SCR) Implementation Support Measures

10 April 2026

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Provision of a dedicated Post of Responsibility – the Senior Cycle Level 1 and Level 2 Programme Co-ordinator - to support the enactment of Senior Cycle Level 1 and Level 2 Learning Programmes