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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
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]
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.
The school received a damning report from the Department of Education in May 2010. [15] The principal at the time of this inspection was Michael Murphy. In February 2013 a trial in Sligo Circuit Court heard of alleged improper use of Department of Education funds by former school staff during 2008–09.
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Education in the Republic of Ireland is a primary, secondary and higher (often known as "third-level" or tertiary) education. In recent years, further education has grown immensely, with 51% of working age adults having completed higher education by 2020. [ 1 ]
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.