Welcome
Castlepollard Community College values the integral role parents and guardians play in supporting the school with its aim to transform the life chances of all our students. A strong partnership between the parent, child and school is invaluable to ensure a child is given the best possible chance to achieve their potential.
There is an annual parents evening for each year group when parents can see members of staff about their child’s progress. We also host a broad range of information evenings for parents to ensure clarity on expectations and to support everyone with their roles in supporting the students.
The student diary provides important information for parents, and we encourage parents to use it to communicate with the school for messages and notes.
All parents are invited to be part of the Parents Association who play a fundamental role in supporting the work of the school and providing another supportive link between the school and parents.
If you or your child have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with our team at admin.ccc@lwetb.ie , who are always happy to help.
You may also call reception at 0449661163.
We would like to welcome you to the Castlepollard Community College family and look forward to working in partnership with you as we continue to try and make the school better and better.
The Parents’ Association is a very active organisation and supports the school in many ways. In particular the school is very grateful for the fundraising activities which the Association has engaged in and which has enabled it to sponsor many events in the school.
Parents’ Association 2026/27
Maria Higgins - Chairperson
Sinéad Williams - Secretary
Sharon Halpin & Lynda Barr - Joint Treasurers
Access to Information
If parents require access to further documentation, including information about the Curriculum, school policies or Department of Education reports, they should contact the school.
Concerns and Complaints
Initial concerns should be resolved with individual members of staff.
Please contact reception or the admin team should have you have any other complaints in order for us to process the matter in line with the relevant policy.
DEIS
Castlepollard Community College benefits immensely because of our geographical location and DEIS status. We are surrounded by beautiful countryside which means our students can enjoy being educated on a large green site whilst being able to take in the scenery during break times and extracurricular activities. Our students remain on site for the day and can avail of free breakfast and free lunch throughout their time at school.
In addition to this our school has developed an action plan focusing on the areas below to ensure that every child and young person receives an equal chance to access, participate in and benefit from education
- Attendance and Retention
- Transitions and Attainment
- Numeracy and Literacy
- Partnership with Parents and Partnership with the community
Our action plan also benefits from an integrated School Support Programme (SSP) that brings together and builds upon existing interventions such as Literacy and Numeracy Schemes and the Junior Cert Schools Programme (JCSP).
We also receive an additional allocation of teaching hours which results in smaller class sizes, along with specific additional funding by way of a DEIS grant and a book grant. Each DEIS school also receives support from a home-school-community liaison coordinator and from the School Completion Programme.