Information re academic year 2026/27
Calendar & Return Dates: Click here
School Day: Monday to Thursday 9am-3.55pm / Friday 9am-1.15pm
Uniform Requirements: Click here
Payments for Academic Year 2026/27: For your convenience, all payments can be made on-line on ‘Way2pay’. This facility allows payment in full or in instalments and gives you up-to-date balance on your account etc. You can also print your receipts as you make payments. You will receive a link by SMS once bills are live on system. In the interest of security and Health & Safety, we are operating a ‘cashless’ policy – so where possible please use the online system. However, if this poses a difficulty for you, please contact our school secretary who will be able to advise you.
Student Levy: Individual student €80 / Two students per family €140 / Three or more per family €160. This levy is to cover 24-hour Personal accident insurance and subsidises cost of photocopying, of extra- & co-curricular activities, of text messaging service and other school costs etc. This applies to all students including Transition Year.
Lockers: €20 per year. Monies collected for rental of lockers will be used for maintenance of student lockers and other student faclities.
Mock Exams & State Exams (3rd & 6th year only): Third Year €30 / Sixth Year €120 – payable by end of January 2027. Please note that the Mock exams are compulsory and form an integral part of our assessment practices. Leaving cert mocks are corrected by external correctors to acquire objective, independent evaluation and feedback. This fee is not due until January 2027 – however, it is posted now to allow the option to pay now or to pay in instalments.
Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate State Examinations Fees: The State Examinations Commission charge a fee for sitting the Junior Cycle and Leaving Cert exams. Medical card holders will be able to apply for waiver of same. Further info from SEC will issue in Spring 2027. (Please note that there is no waiver for Mock Exam fees.)
School Books/requirements: Books (including test papers and copies) for all year groups will be provided by the school with no fee payable. All books remain the property of the school. All books are assigned and scanned and must be returned. Parents/Guardians will be responsible for cost of replacing lost or damaged books. Students need their own school bag and properly resourced pencil case.
Contact details: It is imperative that the school has access to parents/guardians in an emergency. (Please ensure that you provide a number at which you are contactable during the day. In some cases where parents’ mobiles are off while at work, parents should leave a work number which will only be used in an emergency). Where you foresee that there could be an issue reaching a parent/guardian, please leave the phone number of another nominated adult who can be contacted in the case of being unable to contact the parent/guardian. Please use VSware parent app for absences. VSware parent app.
Mobile Phones: NB Our mobile phone policy has been reviewed and updated. See Code of Behaviour SCC Code of Behaviour
Students are not allowed to use mobile phones at any time during the school day between 9am and 3.55pm (or 1.15pm on Fridays). Any phones seen or heard will be confiscated. Any student who needs to contact home during the school day must report to the office and a call will be made from there. Students may be given permission to use phones in class on occasion for Teaching & Learning purposes. However, there is no requirement for any student to have a phone. If access to technology is required, access to a laptop or PC will be provided.
Students in 1st Year to Transition Year inclusive who bring a mobile phone to school, must place them in their assigned mobile phone pouch where they remain locked away and inaccessible for the duration of the school day. If pouches are lost or damaged, the cost of replacement will be billed to parents/guardians. Students in 5th and 6th Year must ensure that mobile phones are switched off and not used during the school day. ‘Not heard, not seen’. Failure to comply with the mobile phone policy will result in sanctions as outlined in Code of Behaviour.
Internet Acceptable Use: The responsible use of the internet and digital technologies, both online and offline, is an integral part of teaching, learning and communication within our school community. All users are expected to engage with these resources in a respectful, safe and appropriate way that supports learning and protects the wellbeing of all members of the school community. Failure to adhere to the Acceptable Use Policy SCC Acceptable Use Policymay result in appropriate sanctions in accordance with the school’s Code of Behaviour and relevant school policies.
SCC Learning Platform – Microsoft Office 365: All Scariff Community College students have school email addresses (@learner.lcetb.ie) and have MS Office 365 accounts provided by LCETB. By using MS Office 365 & One Drive, students can access their saved work remotely – so from home, they can easily access and continue on work done in school and vice versa. Log on details will be sent to parents/guardians of new incoming students in the near future. NB The student password is confidential to your son/daughter and must be kept securely. Please note that communication between parents/guardians and school staff must be via the school office via phone call or email. The Teams direct chat message facility is for student/teacher communication only.
Access to School: All visitors must report to main office which is just inside the main entrance of the main/older school building. Other entrances are for students and staff only. For drop-off and collection of students, please use the visitors’ carpark only (area to right at top of hill). The students’ entrance is adjacent to this area. Please note that the staff carpark (area in front of main entrance) is strictly for staff use only or for anyone attending appointments in the school. Where possible, students should be in school by 8.50am so that they have adequate time to get to class on time – this also helps with traffic flow. Your continued vigilance for the safety of our students and staff in keeping speed down is appreciated. There are several blind-spots on the school campus and students crossing may not be alert to traffic – please drive with extreme care on school grounds and entering/exiting at main gate.
Please note that due to limited space, parking during the school day on school grounds is strictly limited to staff & to visitors to the school office. Students are not permitted to park vehicles on-site.
Supervision of Students: For your information, please note the following regarding supervision of students.
Mornings: Students will be supervised from 8.45a.m. as per the allocation provided under the Supervision & Substitution scheme of the Department of Education and Skills. Students at school before that time will be given access to the school building but will not be supervised. Please take note that no responsibility is accepted by the school for students who arrive before 8.45a.m. or for students who having arrived on campus, absent themselves again. Classes begin at 9am. Breaks/lunch times: Students are supervised during the morning and lunch breaks. After-school: When school finishes (Mondays-Thursdays at 3.55p.m. or at 1.15pm Fridays) students should leave the campus in a timely fashion, unless they are involved in an extra-curricular activity, co-curricular activity, supervised study or extra classes. Students who remain on the campus some evenings waiting to be collected are not supervised. Students involved in an after-school activity or extra-curricular or co-curricular activity should be collected promptly after the activities conclude.
School Bus transport: Bus transport for SCC will resume on Monday 31st August 2026. Please direct all queries re tickets and transport to School Bus Transport Office, Limerick or online at www.buseireann.ie.
School canteen: Reopens Monday 31st August 2026. Operated by the Food Village. Lunchtime service – Monday to Thurdays. Download app to order & pay.
Office hours: Please note that the main school office will close Thursday, 30th July for annual leave. The school office will re-open Monday, 24th August 2026.
We wish all our students, current and incoming, and their families a lovely summer break, A Murphy McNamara (Principal) & L Kearney (Deputy Principal)