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Education is the fundamental backbone of society. A child's education can determine their future, and it is integral that the educational experience is both fulfilling and enjoyable. The senior cycle experience is not enjoyable, nor fulfilling. Two years of intense graft leads to one day, and that one day is make or break. The more you think about it, the more ridiculous it is that a young student's entire school experience hinders on a high-stakes end-of-school exam.

Ballet Ireland, having just completed a hugely successful run of performances at Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Electric Picnic, is delighted to present ‘The Glasshouse’, its first ever children’s performance by the brilliant Irish Choreographer, Róisín Whelan — and it is coming to Galway this autumn as part of Baboró.

Local Fianna Fáil Minister of State, Deputy Robert Troy, has afforded his thoughts to the Athlone Advertiser this week as details of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) Advisory Report on Senior Cycle Review were formally announced.

Every child in Galway will benefit from learning history after a decision was made to give it special status as a core Junior Cert subject in a move which has been welcomed by local Fine Gael TD and member of the Oireachtas Education Committee, Hildegarde Naughton.

Athlone Community College is one of forty one second level schools making relevant representations at National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) seminars which are presently ongoing in towns throughout the country.

The wait ended yesterday (Wednesday) as students from around Ireland including 1,382 from Westmeath finally received their Leaving Certificate results.