Centre for European Schooling - Dunshaughlin, Co Meath

The Centre for European Schooling (CES) Dunshaughlin which is attached to Saint Seachnall’s National School and Dunshaughlin Community College is an accredited Type 11 European School.  The CES opened on 1 September 2002 and caters for the educational entitlements of children whose parents are employed at the EU Food and Veterinary headquarters at Grange, Co. Meath.  There are at present a total of 39 students enrolled here:  23 pupils at Primary level and 16 students at post-primary level. The students are enrolled at Saint Seachnall’s National School and Dunshaughlin Community College and attend the CES for some classes. 

 European Schools curricula are taught in all languages and one of the chief aims of the CES is to provide mother tongue teaching at primary and secondary levels in accordance with European Schools curricula and to prepare students for integration into a European School. 

 During the school year 2008 – 2009 the following mother tongue languages are taught:
Primary level: French, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Hungarian, Swedish and German.
Post primary level: French. Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Polish, Czech and Swedish.