Top of the class - so is this really Ireland's best school? [Independent.ie]
- Published: 15 September 2010
It is a small little-known school on the northside of Dublin with many pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.
St Catherine's Infant School in Cabra does not fit the conventional model of an elite establishment, but it can now proudly boast that it is one of the best schools in the country.
Inspectors from the Department of Education must have been flummoxed after their recent visit there.
For once in their lives they could not find anything wrong.
According to the department's unpublished 'Whole School Evaluation' report, seen by the Irish Independent, the school is as close to perfect as it is possible to be.
Government inspection reports of some of the best known fee-paying schools in the country, including Blackrock and Belvedere College, always show some room for improvement. But the St Catherine's report states baldly: "There are no key recommendations to further improve the quality of education provided by the school."
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