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The commission oversees the state examinations at secondary education level in Ireland. Its offices are located in Athlone, County Westmeath. The two examinations the commission oversees for accreditation and certification are: Junior Cycle; Leaving Certificate
Athlone is the regional centre for a large number of state-run and semi-state-run organisations. The Department of Education, State Examinations Commission, Revenue Commissioners, FÁS Midlands Region, Bus Éireann, Iarnród Éireann, IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland all have bases in the town.
Renamed as the Department of Education and Skills [16] 11 May 2011 Transfer of the National Education Welfare Board to the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs [17] 21 October 2020 Transfer of Further and Higher Education to the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science [18] 22 October 2020
The Old Vocational School on Northgate Street moved to the Retreat Road site in 1974, when Athlone Community College was built to cater for 500 students. [4] In 2008, the Department of Education and Science gave approval for the building of a new school in place of the existing building. [5]
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In 2019 the Department of Education and Skills rejected requests to cover budget deficits in WIT. [33] [34] In July 2020, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris appointed Tom Boland, of the HEA to lead the TU merger bid. [35] [9] [36] A formal application was lodged in May 2021.
In January 2022, the Department of Education gave the go-ahead for a new school building to be developed at the college. [5] Speaking to the Westmeath Independent , principal Michael Dermody said this was an important milestone in the history of the school.
The school was founded in 1857 [2] by then-bishop of Elphin, Laurence Gillooly, in Summerhill, Athlone, County Roscommon (present-day County Westmeath).It moved to temporary accommodation in Sligo in 1880 (Quay Street) and to a new school building (the present site) in 1892.