St Mary’s School caters for severely and profoundly deaf girls. Its main aim is to enable each student to achieve their full potential. The school respects each student as an individual and is true to the Christian values of truth, justice and peace. The school is situated on the grounds of the Dominican Convent,Cabra, Dublin 7 and is under the trusteeship of the Catholic Institute for the Deaf.
Services available at St Mary’s include:
• primary, post-primary and post- Leaving Certificate education;
• residential and day services – all pupils travel home at the weekend but can avail of a dedicated team of teachers, assistants, residential care workers and others during the school week;
• language and communication services that offer formal and informal language learning in a variety of environments;
• physical education – to foster a healthy and positive attitude to sport, health and physical
fitness, at the same time encouraging good interpersonal skills; and
• home/school support for pupils and their parents from a full-time school counsellor and liaison person, who can refer pupils and/or their families to a wide range of professionals and other services.
Where appropriate, referrals can be made to:
• Deaf Hear Family Support Service,
• Health Service Executive – Child Protection Services
• National Educational Psychological Service,
• Department of Education and Science – Special Education Section,
• Department of Social and Family Services – Disability Services,
• Medical Personnel, and Cochlear Implant team – Beaumont Hospital.
Referrals
Referrals to the school come directly from parents, mainstream schools, the audiological services, the visiting teacher service and the National Educational Psychological Services (NEPS).
