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The Student Council

What is a Student Council?
  • It can provide an opportunity for pupils to voice their opinions and offer suggestions in relation to different aspects of school life.

  • It can encourage and promote initiatives from the pupils.

  • It can act as a channel of communication for the pupils.

  • It can encourage pupils (and thereby parents) to organise events central to the life of the school.

  • It can provide an opportunity to raise funds for the school or charities.

 The roles and responsibilities of our Student Council are:
  • To attend weekly meetings during a yard break time under a teachers guidance.

  • To act as a student liaison person to voice pupils concerns, ideas or opinions and offer suggestions in relation to different aspects of school life.

  • Occasionally meeting and greeting special visitors to the school.

  • Welcoming Junior Infant pupils to the school.

  • Helping to organise charity events.

  • Running, in school competitions, such as art/writing competitions.

  • Involved in the running of special events such as Grandparents day/bake sales.

  • Promoting Gaeilge throughout the school.

  • Delivering news that is important to pupils through newsletter.

  • Promoting health, safety and wellbeing of pupils.

  • Promoting the Catholic ethos with student council members leading prayers at assembly.

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