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Foreword

I am delighted to welcome you to Gorey Community School. Here in Gorey Community School we
aim for the highest standard in all areas of school life. We aspire towards excellence and the creation
of an environment where high expectations and mutual respect are encouraged.

It was wonderful to see Gorey Community School placed at number eighteen in a league table
compiled in recent years which evaluated the performance of all second level schools in the state.
This excellent performance was further enhanced by a number of our Leaving Certificate students
taking 1 place in Ireland in certain Higher Level subjects and many others receiving scholarships in
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recognition of their outstanding Leaving Certificate results.

In the past few years, Gorey Community School has received wonderful media coverage due to the
various achievements; academic, sporting and the arts; of our students. In 2013, 5 th year student
Szymon Minias won the National Texaco Art annual competition while 2012 saw Olympic swimmer
6 th year Darragh McDonald returning to Gorey Community School with his London Paralympics
Gold medal. The 2013 Leaving Certificate results gained the county of Wexford national recognition
when Gorey Community School student Mark Berney achieved 9 A1 higher level Leaving Certificate
grades; the top Leaving Certificate results in the country. The 2013/2014 school year also saw both
our Junior and Senior History teams winning their national competitions.

This trend of excellent academic achievement has continued into 2017 with Chantelle Esper
achieving 7 H1 and 1 H3 grades placing her in the top 50 of the 58.500 of the students who sat the
exam.

2020 three our
students achieving 6 H1 grades, placing them among the top academic achievers in the country.
The holistic development of the person is a strong priority in Gorey Community School and our vast
array of extra curricular activities supports this philosophy. Many of our students have excelled in the
area of Sports, Music, the Arts and Public Speaking. Gorey Community School is a diverse
environment and every year our students leave to study Medicine, Teaching, Nursing,
Hairdressing etc.

Gorey Community School presents each student with the opportunity to achieve his/her potential and
to have a fulfilling educational experience.

Aims of Gorey Community School

The school shall be established with the object of providing a comprehensive system of post primary
education open to all the children of the community, combining introduction in
academic and practical subjects, ongoing education and generally for the purpose of
contributing towards the spiritual, moral, mental and physical well being and development of the said
community.

1. To help students reach their potential in all aspects of school life, practical, academic, creative
social, cultural and sporting.

2. To deliver a broad, balanced curriculum in a structured learning Environment.

3. To promote equity and justice in a caring and disciplined way.

4. To develop in each student a sense of personal worth and a sensitivity to the needs of others.

5. To foster a partnership between parents, teachers and students.

6. To deliver a comprehensive programme of adult education.