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Welcome To Moate Community School

Moate Community School was established on the 1st September 1996 as a result of an amalgamation between Convent of Mercy Secondary School, Carmelite College and Moate Vocational School.

At present the school has an enrolment of 820 secondary students, 430 PLC students and 130 staff. An extensive building project was completed in December 2001.

Parents Handbook

Handbook for Parents/Guardians of incoming 1st Years

Handbook

Guidance

Guidance Resources for Parents & Students

Guidance Page

See what our Transition Years are doing

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Head over to our Transition Year page to see the latest news

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MCS Uniform

Learn more about our new MCS PE Uniform

Uniform

Parent User Guide

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School Calendar

Events in May 2025

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April 28, 2025(1 event)

All day: School Re-opens at 8.55am

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April 28, 2025

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All day: School Closed for Bank Holiday

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May 30, 2025(1 event)

All day: Summer Holidays

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May 30, 2025

Parents Information

Click here for information on the day to day running of the school covering all topics from lockers to supervised study…..

Latest News

Moate CS TY Butlers Chocolate Factory Trip

May 6, 2025

On a recent educational outing, the Transition Year Mini Company class enjoyed an insightful trip to Butlers Chocolate Factory in…

MCS Students helping out with Moate Community in the Sensory Garden

May 6, 2025

Each year Moate CS Transition Year students make a vital community contribution in maintaining and further developing the Sensory Garden…

Moate CS students travel to Rome to celebrate Jubilee Year

May 6, 2025

On the 24th of April, our John Paul II Awards students went to Rome to celebrate the Jubilee year, which only…

PEXpo 2025

April 30, 2025

On Thursday, 10th April, Transition Year students Sophie Padden and Grace Galvin travelled to the Sport Ireland National Indoor Arena…

Moate Business College provides courses of one or two years duration with QQI awarding body.