FAQ

Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board is the state education and training authority for the Limerick and Clare region in Ireland. The authority plays a leading role in the provision of high quality education and training in the region.

Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board schools provide an inclusive, student-centred and holistic education to students in our communities. Our schools, through excellence in education, aim to enable every student to realise their potential through the provision of highly supportive school communities that nurture students' intellectual, cultural, personal, social, emotional, moral and physical development.

All Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board schools are funded by the Department of Education.

Limerick Community Special School will cater for students with a diagnosis of:

A Moderate General Learning Difficulty with complex needs [GDD will not be accepted]

A recommendation from NEPS/ HSE/CDNT or private psychologist is also required with the diagnoses and complex needs which require a special school placement. This recommendation needs to be recent.

The school welcomes Parents/Guardians to make an appointment to visit the school.   

  See admissions page of website for admission period for 2025-2026 school year or email lcss@lcetb.ie

The school will cater for students from 4-18years   

Mr. Gerry Ryan (NCSE)

Email: gerry.ryan@ncse.ie   

The Department of Education provides Special Transport for all children enrolled in their nearest special school which caters for their diagnoses. Your local SENO confirms that this is the case and the local SENO can provide more information on transport related queries.

Please refer to the Department of Education webpage: https://www.gov.ie/en/service/07a71-school-transport/#children-with-special-educational-needs 

 The school can apply to the Department of Education for an escort to accompany children on the school bus where the child's care and safety needs while on school transport are such as to require the support of an escort. Where available, the professional report(s) are required to support this escort application must be submitted to the school by the parent/guardian.  

As a special school every effort and opportunity will be taken to provide a curriculum suited to your child's need with your input as parents/guardians. We will offer the National Primary Curriculum at primary level. At post primary level it is envisaged that there will be an offering of Junior Cycle Level 1 learning programmes and follow on Senior Cycle Learning programmes when available from the NCCA.