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Most children start secondary school aged 13, thereabouts, depends when you started school originally and if you get kept back a year. You will probably go into 2nd Year at your secondary school.
If you are over 11 when you move to Ireland (as you are) you don't have to learn Irish as a language. It would be too much to learn in 2 years between 14 and your Junior Cert at 16. |
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debs
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you mostly start at 13 so you might go into second year and you wont have to learn irish |
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randomdreamer
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you don't have to learn irish unless you moved here before the age of 9. you'll get out of irish, you lucky son of a gun. tá adh ort - you're lucky.
most people start secondary school when they're 12 or 13...you'll probably be put in second year. you might be put in 3rd year either but that's unlikely coz there's a state exam at the end of it and it's asking a bit much to learn everything in one year.
good luck! |
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Orla C
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It's called Secondary School in Ireland, and you're usually around 12 years old when you start.
You will be exempt from Irish, meaning you don't have to learn it. It is a difficult language to learn, but like anything difficult, you can learn it if you persist. But you won't need to. |
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pipsmith1
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most people start at 13
and i wouldn't worry about the irish too much |
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Daydreamer
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Hello ツ
You start school at 13 in Ireland, if you're turning 14 you'd probably be going into Second Year,
And you won't have to learn Irish.
Good luck! ツ x |
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Anne Marie T
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You start secondary school at 13 years of age and are legally required to stay in school till your 16 which is usually when you sdo our Junior Cert (GCSE equivalent) but most people stay till 18 when you do your Leaving Cert(A-Level equivalent) and you have to do this to be eligable for college.
Because your 14 you should get an exemption from Irish (Gaegile) I think you have to be in the irish school system before 10years of age to be required to do it.
If you want to go to the universitys here you have to have a foreign language e.g. french or german studied up until leaving cert. |
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Katy C
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You start secondary school at 12 or 13, so you will probably be put into 2nd year. Once you are older than 11 when you move, you do not have to learn Irish, so you don't need to worry about that. Good luck! |
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Is máith liom cáca millís!
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Nope.
In first year (or the late summer before or early summer after) you turn 13, 14 in 2nd year, 15 in 3rd year, 16 in 4th year/TY, 17 in 5th year and 18 in 6th year)
However there are some exceptions to this rule. For example a friend of mine will turn 17 a month before the end of 6th year, another turns 20 2 months after. (1 skipped TY, 1 did it!)
No, you'll be exempt from Irish! |
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ms.brightside [; ♥
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people usually start at 12 or 13. you will prob be in 2nd or 3rd year.
you might not have to learn irish, there is english people in my year and they dont ave too. enjoy your stay in ireland =] |
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froggequene
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You can get an exemption from learning Irish but it's something you & your parents will need to discuss with your school. Most Irish children start learning Irish when they go into Primary School, it would be a much to expect to pick up ten odd years of knowledge and tackle Irish coursework
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/education/the-irish-education-system/exemption_from_irish
Irish children go into secondary school at the same time you would have gone into Year 8, so they're 12/13 when they go into secondary school. Irish children spend less time in secondary school then British kids, but they have a year longer in Primary school.
High school is an American term, we call it secondary school as well. |
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Irish Guy
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I think is was 14 or 15 when i started secondry....
Irish is easy enough in my opinion but then again ive been speaking it for nearly 15 years but its not a hard to grasp as french or german |
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ilovemenwithhairyfeet
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secondary school starts when you're 12 not 14 and lasts til your 18 you wont have to learn irish as you havent lived in ireland until you were older |
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