Transition Year Awards 2025
Last night, the final Transition Year Presentation Evening took place in Whispering House. It’s always a lovely evening as this year’s Transition Year pupils get a chance to reflect on their achievements, experiences and growth since last September. Congratulations to the following pupils who were presented with subject awards, recognising their academic excellence (main photo). Two additional awards were also presented: the ‘College Values Award‘ goes to the pupil who best represents the College values in TY while the ‘Spirit of Transition Year Award‘ is awarded to the pupil who best embraced the philosophy and objectives of TY.
Art – Harry Bowles
Geography and Chemistry – Lexi Hunter
Mathematics, Physics and Computer Studies – Jason Wong
French – Johann Diemert
Spanish – Giulia Soddu
Biology, Classical Studies and College Values Award for Determination – Hugo Russell Connolly
English – Anna Hart
Business – David Cron
Economics – Violeta Mykhalova
Irish – Daniel Passmore
History – Arthur Morphew
Design – Amelie Loehr
Music – Alice McCarthy
Spirit of Transition Year – Henry Clements
Those award winners are pictures above. Ms Lynch, the Transition Year Co-ordinator, acknowledged the pupils who took Early University Entrance courses in DCU throughout the year- Hugo Russell Connolly, Daniel Passmore, Jack-Francis McKeon, William Dai, Harry Hone, Alice Castagna, Ethan Robertson, Zach Kelly, Issac Fang, Sam Germaine, Lexi Hunter. Congratulations also to to Anna Hart and Charlie Clements for their week at the Royal College of Surgeons, and to Ferdia Murray for completing the Look Into Law programme.