Welcome to Linn Dara Schools website

We support recovery through continuity of education

We nurture holistic & educational experiences throughout our schools

We provide high quality support for all our learners in a positive, caring environment

We place wellbeing at the very heart of our school community

We promote achievement in areas of both academic & personal development

We encourage young people to acknowledge their talents, potential & goals

We foster mutually respectful relationships between students, parents/guardians & all members of the wider Linn Dara community

Linn Dara School support students who are admitted to either Linn Dara CAMHS Approved Centre or patients within Linn Dara CAMHS Community Services. Linn Dara School is a Department of Education special school for children and adolescents who are experiencing severe emotional disturbance, under the patronage of the Health Service Executive (HSE).

We provide continuity of educational provision for children and young people who are temporarily absent from mainstream school due to their medical needs. We are located on the campus of Cherry Orchard Hospital, Dublin 10.

The Linn Dara School Transition Programme (an outreach class that provides young people attending CAMHS, who are not currently engaged in education with an education support programme) is located in the Lily Suite, Linn Dara CAMHS Community Building in the Cherry Orchard Hospital Campus.

Approved Centre School
(Inpatient Unit School)

Linn Dara School is located within the Linn Dara CAMHS Approved Centre based on the Cherry Orchard Hospital Campus, Dublin, D10 XR23.

Lessons are from 10.00am until 3.00pm Monday to Friday and we provide a full curriculum based timetable.

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Linn Dara Schools in the Community Day Programme

The Linn Dara Schools Day Programme is located in the Lily Suite, Linn Dara CAMHS Community Building in the Cherry Orchard Hospital Campus.

Mondays & Tuesdays 9.00am – 3.00pm
Wednesdays 9.00am – 12.45pm
Thursdays & Fridays 9.00am – 3.00pm

The school offers an education programme to young people aged 12-18, residing within the Linn Dara CAMHS / CHO7 catchment area of South Dublin, North Kildare & West Wicklow.

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Linn Dara Schools in the Community Transition Programme

The Linn Dara Schools Transition Programme is based in the Lily Suite within the Linn Dara CAMHS Community Building, Cherry Orchard Hospital Campus, Dublin 10, D10 K033.

Mondays & Tuesdays 9.30am – 2.30pm
Wednesdays 9.30am – 12.45pm
Thursdays & Fridays 9.30am – 2.30pm

The Linn Dara Schools Transition Programme has been operating since November 2015, as part of an Erasmus + project. From January 2017, the City of Dublin Education & Training Board (CDETB) has funded the programme.

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