Southside Deis schools get free access to study website

IRELAND’S most popular study website Studyclix.ie has teamed up with one of Dublin’s largest credit unions to give students at four local schools free access to its service.

More than 360 students will be able to access Studyclix.ie for free, courtesy of Capital Credit Union, to get expert exam tips and see past papers broken down by topic.

Studyclix.ie simplifies the study process by breaking down each subject into topics. For each topic past exam questions, marking schemes, quizzes and videos are available.

The site has more than 150,000 students across Ireland registered while more than 90 per cent of second-level teachers also use the service.

Capital Credit Union will provide the Studyclix.ie service for three Deis schools – giving access to 360 Junior and Leaving Certificate students in a sponsorship package worth almost €15,000. The service will also be provided to an Educate Together school.

The schools include St Tiernan’s Community School, Dundrum, (Deis); Ringsend College, Sandymount, (Deis OLM Secondary School, Drimnagh, (Deis): Stepaside Educate Together, Leopardstown (Educate Together).

The Deis programme was introduced in 2006 and is aimed at providing supports to 200 schools with high concentrations of students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds who are at risk of educational failure.

There are 200 post-primary Deis schools in Ireland. Studyclix.ie aims to support other schools within the Deis programme by offering large discounts on their school license options.

The sponsorship was announced at St Tiernan's Community School in Dundrum.

Teacher and Studyclix.ie CEO and co-founder Luke Saunders said: "I am delighted to be able to partner with Capital Credit Union to offer Studyclix.ie access to three Deis schools. Despite all the negatives we hear about the internet I feel strongly that online learning has opened up opportunities to students.”