Gaelcholáiste
A Gaelcholáiste is a secondary school on the island of Ireland located outside Gaeltacht areas, where Irish is the primary language of teaching and communication.
Gaelcholáistí are supported and represented on a practical day-to-day basis by Gaeloideachas and An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta & Gaelscolaíochta or COGG in the Republic and by Gaeloideachas and Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta in the North.
There are 31 Gaelcholáistí and 17 second-level Irish language units on the island of Ireland, attended by over 11,000 students. More than 3000 further students receive their second level education through Irish in the Gaeltacht.History
The Republic's Department of Education announced the opening of three new Gaelcholáistí in mid-2012- two in Dublin Coláiste Ghlór na Mara in Balbriggan and Gaelcoláiste an Phiarsaigh in Rathfarnham and one in Cork Gaelcholáiste Charraig Uí Leighin in Carrigaline.
Gaelcholáiste Dhoire opened at Dungiven Castle in 2015. Gaelcholáiste Mhic Shuibhne opened in Knocknaheeney, County Cork, in 2019. Maynooth is expected to receive its first Gaelcholáiste in 2020.
Many of the Aonaid Ghaeilge hope to develop into full Gaelcholáistí in the medium-term providing there is enough demand.Planned
