Ballinteer School Community school is a co-educational multi-denominational post-primary school under the joint patronage of Carmelite Order, (Le Cheile School's Trust) and the Dublin & Dun Laoghaire ETB. Community Schools provide a comprehensive system of post-primary education open to all the children of the local community. An innovative approach to delivery of a wide-ranging curriculum contributes to the spiritual, moral, mental, physical and social well-being of students within their community. Community Schools may also provide for life-long learning within their local community through the provision of adult education programmes.
Our school was established under the Deed of Trust and opened on 1st September 1974 as a greenfield site. The values of Dublin & Dun Laoghaire ETB as a multi-denominational State Body and the inherited traditions, Christian values and founding intentions of the Carmelite Order and Brigidine Congregation are enshrined in the characteristic spirit and in the life of our school and are respected and cherished.
The core values of Ballinteer Community School are care, respect, community, inclusion, equality, justice and fairness. These values combine to provide and support an atmosphere which is conducive to excellence in teaching and learning. We endeavour to assist each student to reach his/ her full potential in a calm, caring and creative environment.
Our values are reflected in how we live as a school community. The unique and intrinsic value of each member of the school community is recognised and respected. All are treated equally, regardless of race, gender, religion/belief, age, family status, marital status, civil status, membership of the Traveller community, sexual orientation, ability, disability or socio-economic status. All students are given equal opportunity for enrolment, in line with the Education (Admissions to School) Act (2018) construed in accordance with Section 3 of the Equal Status Act 2000. Once enrolled, Ballinteer Community School provides all our students with equal opportunities to engage with the curriculum, school life and the local community.
Ballinteer Community School provides a safe physical and social environment that reinforces a sense of belonging to the school community and wider society. We strive to enable every student to realise their full potential regardless of any aspect of their identity, culture or background. Our school promotes a fully inclusive education which recognises the plurality of identities, beliefs and values held by students, parents and staff. We prepare open-minded and responsible citizens with a strong sense of shared values with a view to contributing to a just and fairer society.
Our school is multi-denominational where we welcome, respect and support students of all religions and beliefs. The provision of religious education, religious worship and the work of the Chaplain all combine to reflect the founding intention of the school, the school’s mission statement and the needs of the students within the school. The characteristic spirit of the school finds practical expression through the provision of pastoral, liturgical and social outreach activities, as appropriate, for each student.
In Ballinteer Community School we celebrate the partnership, collaboration and empathy which nurtures and develops our young people in a community where the essence of our ethos is care and respect for self, others and our environment.
Mission, Vision, Aims
Ballinteer Community School Mission Statement
The 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 and meaningful way so that students of all religious tradition have a strong conviction of Faith and the intellectual curiosity and religious commitment to develop and deepen their knowledge of it.
Ballinteer Community School Vision
In 2021/2022, in consultation with all school partners, we relaunched our vision for Ballinteer Community School: Respect, Community and Achievement. In 2021, our students redesigned our school crest to support this vision. We are a school community where every student matters, every moment counts.
Ballinteer Community School Aims
Our aim is to develop each of our students as a whole person by promoting an atmosphere of respect, honesty and fairness in which all the school community can achieve their full potential.
Our school aims to encourage and facilitate effective communication, support and respect among all members of this community. Through effective teaching and learning we aim to
- Awaken the natural hunger for knowledge which exists in every human being
- Challenge students to achieve their full potential
- Offer creative, varied and enriching learning experiences
- Provide opportunities for enhancing self-esteem and achievement
- Promote moral values and social responsibility.