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05 Sept 2025

Advice in Portlaoise for parents on helping secondary school students after the Leaving Cert

Information night at St Mary's CBS

Exam time.

Parents of secondary school students will be able to get some useful help on the next steps for students after the Leaving Cert at an event in Portlaoise this week.

St Mary's CBS for boys is inviting all parents of 6th years to an information night entitled Moving on from Second Level Education.

Topics include: 

  • CAO application process
  • HEAR, DARE and access routes
  • Using the Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) routes
  • Apprentice ships and other training options
  • Accommodation, travel, finance, and SUSI Grants.
  • Guidance Department. ( Mr McWey and Ms MacEntee)

The event takes place on the school campus off Portlaoise's Borris Road on Thursday, December 1 at 7.30 pm. 

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