Schooling

Schooling, together with communication, is one of the biggest decisions the parents of a deaf child have to make on behalf of their child.

Some may send their child to a local school for the primary years, and then away to secondary school - possibly one of the specialist schools, or to the UK.

Others educate their child locally, maybe using home tuition if it’s needed, or - a more practical approach - resource teaching during the school day.

Alternatively, the child may attend a specialist school for the Deaf for their whole education, and grow up with Deaf peers, using ISL as a first language.

In Ireland, the current options are:

Mainstream schools - check with your local schools
- with a visiting teacher of the deaf
- supplemented by a resource teacher
- and if needed, a special-needs assistant in the classroom

Schools for the Deaf
- St Mary’s, Cabra, Dublin 7
- St Joseph’s, Cabra, Dublin 7
- The Mid-West School for the Deaf, Limerick
- Model School for the Deaf, Dublin

Units for deaf children at mainstream schools
- Douglas Community School, Co Cork
- St Columba’s GNS, Co Cork
- Geashill Unit, Co Offaly
- Presentation Primary School, Tralee, Co Kerry
- Mounthawk Secondary School, Tralee, Co Kerry
- Darley National School, Cootehill, Co Cavan
- Ennis Community College, Co Clare
- Holy Family Junior National School, Ennis, Co Clare

Please send feedback to info@irishdeafkids.ie as this section is still growing.