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Olympic runner David Gillick came to Ardgillan Community College yesterday to speak to 1st-3rd year students about the importance of being active and eating well for your overall well-being. He asked that each student take just one thing from his talk that meant something important to them. (more…)
Two major reading initiatives have begun for all classes in Scoil Chormaic in the past two weeks that will make a big difference to the culture of reading in our school and to overall literacy levels and abilities in the school. The first of these is a paired reading initiative in the four infant classes. (more…)
Congratulations to all of the students who received their Junior Certificate Results on Friday. We popped up to Ardgillan Community College to capture some photos off the students. A big well done to all the students and to the teachers who looked after and supported the students (more…)
On Wednesday 2nd October Balbriggan Community College welcomed 5th & 6th class students to their opening evening. Students and visitors had a chance to check out the school and it’s facilities and see some of the work by students. Always a big attraction is the science lab and the open (more…)
Trinity College Dublin recently hosted the TA2019 Transforming Education conference, and invited Balbriggan Community College to attend the two-day event so they could pick up the award, once again, for International School of Distinction. Balbriggan Community College was presented (more…)
Ardgillan College continued their rugby winning streak with their senior rugby team winning all three of their games in Malahide on Thursday 26th September in the North County Dublin Schools Blitz. The team played Malahide College, Garrettstown and Castleknock CC. A big well done to the (more…)
There was an outstanding performance on display from the Ardgillan Junior Rugby squad on Tuesday 24th of September where they were victorious in the Junior schools Blitz. With victory achieved by handsome margins in both matches played, they were rightly and squarely placed at the (more…)
Demonstrations took place last week at Bremore ETSS and Scoil Chormaic in support of school secretaries after talks between trade union Forsa and the Department of Education broke down earlier in the week. Forsa said the dispute is over the government’s refusal to address a two-tier pay (more…)
Nineteen students from Bremore ETSS attended the #Youth4Climate march from Custom House Quay to Merrion Square in Dublin on Friday 20th September. The march was part of a larger Global Climate Strike which took place in over 150 countries and cities across the world. The strike was (more…)
Scoil Chormaic Community National School first opened its doors on September 1st 2010. The school welcomes children of all faiths, backgrounds and cultures. We pride ourselves on respecting and including the diversity of the whole school community. The School is now enrolling for 2020/21 school (more…)
This week we caught up with our three bursary winners who are overjoyed having won €3,500 in our bursary scheme. This bursary not only enables us to make a difference to students lives but is a fitting tribute to two late staff members, who through hard work, became Credit Union (more…)
Over 3,300 Fingal primary school students will run a marathon as part of the MarathonKids Programme, an 8 week initiative to increase physical activity among young people. Marathonkids Ireland officially launched their 2019 programme on Thursday, August 28th at Morton Stadium (more…)