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St Joseph’s Secondary School, Rush
Europe's first CFES School of Distinction

CFES

CFES

St Joseph’s is proud to be the first school outside of the United States to be a College for Every Student School Of Distinction. The aim of CFES is to create and maintain a college going culture in our school. CFES aims to help our students become more aware that going to college is a real possibility and not just a dream. It aims to raise awareness of the process involved in reaching 3rd level and try to equip them with the skills they need to enable them to remain in 3rd level.

CFES is built upon 3 foundations:

  • Pathways to College
  • Leadership Through Service
  • Mentoring


Pathways to College focuses on making our students more aware of the process involved in reaching 3rd level education. Through pathways to college our students will become informed about the subjects you need for certain courses, the entry requirements for those courses and the colleges that offer those courses.

Leadership Through Service will help our students express their leadership skills and potential through activities that make our school and community a better place. This aspect will help our students enhance their leadership skills, build self-confidence and improve resilience.

Mentoring involves providing guidance and assistance to our students during their time in school. Students in St Joseph’s take part in peer to peer mentoring and teacher student mentoring.

CFES has the ability to change the lives of those involved in it. It has been proven to improve academic performance and raise attendance of the students involved. It will help raise the aspirations our students for life after school.

Click here to view the 2020/21 CFES folder

Click here to view the 2019/20 CFES Folder

*Click on the image below to open our School of Distinction Folder 2018 - 2019

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Oct 10
2024
6th Yr Parent Teacher Student Meeting
Oct 14
2024
Study Skills Week begins
Oct 15
2024
Whole School Planning Meeting for Staff
Oct 16
2024
Study Skills Workshop(2 hr)
30-Sep-2024
Portal will be live at 8:30am Tuesday 1st October
30-Sep-2024
Today Monday marks the beginning of Friendship Week in St Joseph’s Secondary School, Rush. An opportunity for the whole school community staff students and parents/guardians to focus on friendship.
25-Sep-2024
Tuesdays 7- 8pm free for Parents Guardians of St Josephs' students starting 8th October.
Convent Lane, Rush, Co. Dublin
01 843 7534
One Good School Award 2022-2023
FUSE
Digital Technology Awards
One Good School Award 2022-2023
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