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Fáilte - Welcome - Wilkömmen - Bienvenue Ballinteer Community School, affectionately known as B.C.S. opened in 1974. Situated in South County Dublin it caters for both boys and girls that range in age from 12 to 18 years. As well as ample playing pitches, the school campus comprises of two single story school buildings and a gymnasium. At present a major building program that will provide a very modern building is nearing completion. A Message from Principal Dr Corcoran Welcome to the web site of Ballinteer Community School.  We hope, through its pages, to put you in touch with the latest developments in our school and to extend our contacts throughout the world. In 1974 the school opened as a greenfield school to cater for the burgeoning student population from the newly built housing estates in the Ballinteer area.  Today, it is educating many of the children of its original students and has established itself as a significant educational landmark in the region of South Dublin. Ballinteer Community School is a central educational resource in the area.  Its doors are open to the public until 10.30pm every night and on weekends. Ballinteer Community School is committed to providing quality education to its students.  The school is dedicated to imparting to them strong moral values, a love of learning, concern for others and the skills necessary to lead purposeful and meaningful lives in their communities. School Mission and Ethos Ballinteer Community School is a co-educational school for boys and girls in the Ballinteer area. Ballinteer Community School is committed to providing quality education to its students.  The school is dedicated to imparting to them strong moral values, a love of learning, concern for others and the skills necessary to lead purposeful and meaningful lives in their communities. The ethos of the school is Christian and is nurtured in an inclusive way so that students, irrespective of their varied religious traditions have a strong conviction of  Faith and the intellectual curiosity and religious commitment to develop and deepen their knowledge of it. SCHOOL AIMS AND VALUES Ballinteer Community School strives to create a school climate which promotes and encourages learning, develops character, fosters respect for the individual and nurtures a caring and inclusive school community. Teachers and staff members under the direction of the principal share a collegiate responsibility to develop this climate throughout the school. The school acknowledges its primary responsibility as a teaching/learning institution and all its resources are directed towards the activities of teaching and learning. Teaching and learning accordingly  assume priority over all school endeavours and  will be reviewed continually as complementary and fundamental activities. The school will pay particular attention to the development of character as a necessary adjunct to these activities and will promote the moral qualities of truth, fortitude, self-respect, self-discipline as well as those social and personal responsibility among all its members. The school identifies aspects of curriculum through which positive and lasting influence can be exerted towards the formation of students' attitudes and values. The school has the capacity to change in response to students' needs. The school recognises the right of parents to share in the task of equipping students with a range of life-skills and strategies. The school recognises the need to co-operate with and keep parents informed on procedures to improve relationships within the school community. The school is particularly anxious about students "at risk".  It endeavours to provide early intervention when/if necessary and to respond to the needs, fears or anxieties of individual members in a sensitive manner. The school has a clear commitment to the promotion of equity and fairness in all aspects of its functioning. The school acknowledges the right of each member of the school community to enjoy school in a secure environment. The school disapproves of vulgar, offensive, sectarian or other aggressive behaviour by any of its members. The school acknowledges that every person is made in the image of God and is accordingly entitled to recognition of his/her uniqueness and inherent value.

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