Tuesday 1st September Afternoon: First Form induction. Wednesday 2nd September New pupils other than First Form arrive from 1.30pm. Warden talks to new pupils and parents at 3.15pm. Evening: all other boarders return. Thursday 3rd September 8.50am: Day boys and girls return. Morning: Administration. Afternoon: Classes. Friday 4th September Full school today. […]
Congratulations to Rebecca Flanagan (Senior Prefect) and David Cron (Second Prefect) on their appointments for the 2026-27 academic year.
Tuesday 2nd: Boarders return between 6.30pm and 8.30pm. Chapel vigil service at 9.00pm for those interested. Wednesday 3rd: Day boys and girls return by 8.05am. Trips Week starts. Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate examinations start.
Friday 29 May: 6.30pm – Sixth Form valedictory evening starts in Chapel (by invitation only). Saturday 30 May: 11.00am – Chapel service. 12.00pm – Prize-giving in Sports Hall. After prize-giving, lunch: by invitation only.
The long-standing annual Voices of Poetry event (founded by former English teacher John Fanagan decades ago) took place on Sunday evening in the BSR, the speakers picked out by spotlights at a podium in a darkened hall. This last general event of the school year is a quiet one, a complete contrast to the raucous […]
The 31st annual Transition Year Evening on Tuesday maintained its consistently high standards across the decades. Over those many years, almost 300 pieces of writing have been read out in the Big Schoolroom, listened to by the current Transition Year, the Third Formers who will step up to that level shortly, teachers and a guest […]
Tuesday: late rising due to Staff Convention, followed by Chapel (first bell 8.55am), and then three 30-minute classes.
This weekend saw the annual Second Form Public Speaking Competition take place in the Big Schoolroom. This provides an opportunity for Second Formers who have recently completed their oral Classroom Based Assessments to present them in front of an audience beyond their class sets. The topics this year were extremely varied, as the compère Mr […]
Saturday 2nd May: all classes end at 12.50pm, and Exodus starts. Parents’ Association coffee morning in Whispering House starts at 11.30am. Tuesday 5th May: College closed until 6.30pm. Boarders return by 8.30pm. Wednesday 6th May: Day boys and girls return by 8.05am.
Monday 20th April Morning: staff meetings. College closed to pupils until 6.30pm; boarders return before 8.30pm. Tuesday 21st April 8.50am: day boys and girls return.
The 6th form were privileged to hear an inspiring talk this morning from Irish table tennis paralympian Colin Judge.
Thursday 26th March: House Singing Competition in BSR from 7.00pm. Internal event: not for visitors. Friday 27th March: final Assembly at 10.45am, BSR, following which term ends.
Sunday 22nd March: Music Prizes Concert at 8.00pm in the BSR. Parents are welcome to attend. Monday 23rd March: late rising due to Convention. First Chapel bell at 10.30am.
Friday 13th March 2026 The Exodus starts after each pupil’s final examination or pre-lunch class (all classes end at 12.50pm). Tuesday 17th March 2026 College closed until 6.30pm; boarders return by 8.30pm. Wednesday 18th March 2026 8.05am Day boys and girls return. 8.10am First bell for Chapel.
Friday 13th February: Parent-Teacher meeting for Fifth, Fourth, Second and First Forms in the Sports Hall, 11.00am to 1.00pm. Half-term starts. Monday 23rd February: Staff Senior Cycle training day. School closed to pupils until 6.30pm, after which boarders return by 8.30pm. Tuesday 24th February: Term resumes. Day boys and girls report by 8.10am.
Exodus starts at 12.50pm. Boarders return after 6.30pm and 8.30pm on Monday 2nd February. Day boys and girls report by 8.10am on Tuesday 3rd February.
10.00am: Matins in Chapel (Preacher: The Chaplain. Collection: Irish Cancer Society). 8.00pm: Staff and Pupils’ Concert in BSR. Parents are welcome to attend both occasions.
Monday 5th January: all boarders return between 6.30pm and 8.30pm. Tuesday 6th January: all day boys and girls return by 8.10am. Summer Timetable. No games programme. Day boys and girls may leave after class.
