The School Guidance Counsellor helps to identify each pupil’s potential and to advise on further education and career opportunities available to students on leaving school. The School Guidance Counsellor plays a key role in the provision of the following services:

Career Guidance: services such as counselling and activities such as class/group work, to assist decision-making related to choices of education and training courses, employment opportunities and job search skills.

Educational Guidance: services such as counselling and activities such as class/group work to assist decision making related to subject choices, levels, motivation and learning, study skills and examination technique.

Personal and Social Guidance: students can avail of one-to-one counselling to help them explore their thoughts and feelings about their present life situation, choices open to them and the consequences of each choice. Referrals are facilitated where necessary.