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Our High School course is designed for students who wish to bring their English language skills to a fluency level. Dalmac students are placed according to their age, in either a ‘primary’ school or ‘post primary’ school and will participate in school-life as a typical Irish student.

The Irish Education System

The education system in Ireland is structured on two levels- “Primary” and “Post Primary” (Secondary) schools. Students attend primary school for 8 years, from age 4-12 years.

An Irish “Post Primary (Secondary)” school can be a 5 or 6 year cycle. In year 3, students sit the “Junior Certificate” exam, and in year 5/6 they sit the “Leaving Certificate” exam, which is their final exam before entering university/workforce. Both of these are officially set and corrected by the Dept. of Education. The results/points achieved by a student taking the Leaving Certificate exam will determine their eligibility in gaining entrance to university.

Schools

Dalmac has been providing its High School course since 1989 and have therefore established excellent links with a wide variety of schools throughout Ireland . When booking with Dalmac, students may request the following types of school

Day School or Boarding School

All Male/Female or Co-educational

Secular Staff or Religious Staff

City Locations or Suburban Locations

Community or Private Schools

Host family

Students attending day school will stay with one of Dalmac’s excellent host families, who live in close proximity to the school. As described in our introduction all of Dalmac’s host families are close experienced. If requested, students can be placed in an Irish host family with children of the same age.

Boarding School

Students who opt to attend boarding school will stay in on-campus residence. If required students can be placed in host family accommodation for school closures/holidays.

Dalmac’s On-going Support

A member of Dalmac staff will meet each academic year student at Dublin airport and transport them to their chosen Dalmac host family. Upon arrival to the host family, Dalmac will give and induction and orientation session and ensure that the student has all the necessary information and support to help them settle in.

To encourage and maintain constant contact between the student and Dalmac, a staff member is assigned to each student as their ‘mentor’ during their stay. Students will be requested to phone or email their mentor (Dalmac staff member) each week, and keep them updated on their activities.

During subsequent months, each student will be telephoned once weekly and will be visited once a month to maintain constant contact and to remind students that Dalmac is available to them throughout their stay.

What’s included in Course Fees

Yes

Optional Extra

Host family accommodation