County Roscommon students recognised for outstanding achievements
Natalie Costa and Emily Mahoney from Youthreach, Roscommon who both received the Fergal Quinn Award in recognition of their outstanding results in the LCA. They are pictured here with Pat Collum (Roscommon Youthreach), Barry McNally (Asst. Manager GRETB FET), and Sinead Morgan (Director FET GRETB).
Two students from Roscommon Town Youthreach have received the Fergal Quinn Award in recognition of their outstanding results in the LCA.
The awards were well earned by Natalie Costa and Emily Mahoney.
The Leaving Cert Applied National Association (LCANA) ‘Fergal Quinn Awards’ are presented each year to those students who obtain the top credits in the Leaving Certificate Applied examination of that year.
The top performing students are notified by the State Examinations Commission. The student’s final credit total is based on performance in the Leaving Certificate Applied Examination over the two years.
The awards are are named after Senator Fergal Quinn who was the first chairman of the steering committee for the then new Leaving Certificate Applied. It was he who oversaw the rolling out of the Leaving Certificate Applied Programme, the embedding of it in the Irish education system, and he oversaw its continuing development.
Roscommon Town Youthreach offers a number of programmes in addition to the LCA such as a QQI Level 3 Major Award and a QQI Level 5 and 6 Traineeship in Childcare. The centre has a proud track record of learners progressing to Further Education and the world of work.
