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A multidenominational school () is a relatively new type of
Educate Together
the representative organisation for English-language multi-denominational schools in Ireland
founded in 1993 to act as an alternative patron for new gaelscoileanna (Irish language schools), its schools include Catholic schools, interdenominational schools, multi-denominational schools and non-denominational schools.
Dalkey School Project
the first of the "Educate Together" schools
Swords Educate Together National School
Educate Together School, in Swords County, Dublin Schools in Ireland School types {{Ireland-school-stub
A multidenominational school () is a relatively new type of primary school
A primary school (in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and South Africa), junior school (in Australia), elementary school or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ed ...
in Ireland
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. They often try to move away from traditional religion
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-based models, which are common in Ireland, typically these are Roman Catholic
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and, to a lesser extent, Church of Ireland
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schools.
Multidenominational schools claim to promote pluralism and multiculturalism
The term multiculturalism has a range of meanings within the contexts of sociology, political philosophy, and colloquial use. In sociology and in everyday usage, it is a synonym for "Pluralism (political theory), ethnic pluralism", with the tw ...
in a way that traditional denominational schools have not.
See also
*Education in the Republic of Ireland
The levels of Ireland's education are primary, secondary and higher (often known as "third-level" or tertiary) education. In recent years further education has grown immensely with 51% of working age adults having completed higher educatio ...
* Education in Northern Ireland
Education in Northern Ireland differs from education systems elsewhere in the United Kingdom (although it is relatively similar to Wales), but is similar to the Republic of Ireland in sharing in the development of the ''national school'' syste ...
* Educate Together
Educate Together () is an educational charity in Ireland which is the patron body to "equality-based, co-educational, child centred, and democratically run" schools. It was founded in 1984 to act as the patron body for the new multidenomination ...
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Educate Together
the representative organisation for English-language multi-denominational schools in Ireland
founded in 1993 to act as an alternative patron for new gaelscoileanna (Irish language schools), its schools include Catholic schools, interdenominational schools, multi-denominational schools and non-denominational schools.
Dalkey School Project
the first of the "Educate Together" schools
Swords Educate Together National School
Educate Together School, in Swords County, Dublin Schools in Ireland School types {{Ireland-school-stub