Debs (ball)
Formal celebration for secondary school leavers in the Republic of Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A school's Debs, also called Grad or Grads, is the formal ball for students in their final year of secondary school in the Republic of Ireland,[1] analogous to the prom in North American schools or the school formal in Australia.[2][3] It is most commonly referred to as the "Debs" (from "debutante") but some schools (mainly boys' or coeducational) call it the "Grad" or "Grads" (from graduation). Each ball is associated with a specific school, which may take place during the school year, immediately after the Leaving Certificate examinations in June, or after the results are announced in August. Some schools have a smaller "pre-Debs" some months before the Debs. Other schools, including in Tralee, hold their Debs in January.[4]