Virginia College, Cavan
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| Virginia College, Cavan | |
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| Location | |
| Virginia, Cavan, Ireland | |
| Coordinates | 53°49′53.72″N 7°4′59.39″W / 53.8315889°N 7.0831639°WCoordinates: 53°49′53.72″N 7°4′59.39″W / 53.8315889°N 7.0831639°W |
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| Type | Vocational Education Committee |
| Opened | September, 1962 |
| School district | Cavan VEC |
| Principal | Karen Fitzpatrick |
| Assistant principals | Seamus Greene |
| Faculty | 60 |
| Years offered | 1st–6th, Transition Year & LCA |
| Enrollment | 700 |
| Color(s) | Black and Red |
| Website | Website |
Virginia College, Cavan, formerly Virginia Vocational School, is the only secondary school in Virginia, Cavan, Ireland. Situated beside Lough Ramor, it is a mixed school educating over 700 pupils. With three new extensions over the years (most recent in 2012), the school houses three ICT suites and a language ICT lab. Mathematics is taught through use of a tablet PC and results in state exams have increased significantly since its introduction in 2009. The Virginia school will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in September 2012.
The motto of the school is “ Tús Feasa Fiafraí”, meaning "Knowledge begins with Questions".
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