Pupils face pressure for places as school to close

The announced closure of an all-girls secondary school in Limerick poses a massive challenge on the already stressed placement system, a former mayor of the city has warned.

Pupils face pressure for places as school to close

Staff at Scoil Carmel in O’Connell Avenue were told on Monday that the school will close when Leaving Cert students finish in the summer of 2016.

There are 250 girls enrolled and the school has a teaching staff of 30.

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