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Forms are to be filled in by parents or guardians, in black biro. A booking deposit of €300 is to accompany your application form. Cheques can also be made out to Mr Joseph O'Neill. Unsigned forms and those not accompanied by a photo and deposit will not be accepted. As the size of each group is limited late applications cannot be guaranteed a place. It is now possible to get an individual student passport, so we ask each applicant to get one.
Students who intend to work outside their own family or who will be absent from the family while their exchange partner is in Ireland are not accepted. It is absolutely unacceptable for any other French student to be in a family for any period while the exchange student is there. Students and families who may have problems with dates can be accommodated if they contact us and discuss same.
To be an exchange student requires some understanding - he/she must realise that he/she will have to live with his/her partner for 6 weeks. In France, he/she should avoid making unnecessary contact with their friends or group members. He/she should make an effort to adapt to the French way of life and speak French on all occasions - what is important is the willingness to get involved rather than the level of French itself.
Students who do not have an obvious desire of their own to go on exchange should not be encourage to take part.
If any student or parent would like to have more information or clarify any point, we would be delighted to oblige. The address to write to is:
