An ‘activities evening’ for all Form I pupils will take place on Thursday, 11th September from 6:30pm to 8:15pm, instead of prep. Day pupils and boarders are encouraged to attend.
Congratulations to David Cron, Form V, who has been selected for the Leinster Rugby Youth Select Programme, a key step on Leinster’s development pathway.
Notice concerning the admission process to St. Columba’s College, for entry in 2025. Please be advised that, according to the admissions policy of the College, drawn up according to Department of Education guidelines, the timeline is as follows:
- The school will accept applications for day places on October 1st 2025.
- The school will allow three weeks for applications to be received, the last date being October 22th 2025 .
- Parents will be notified of the result of their application, in writing, by November 8th 2025.
- Parents of children who have received offers will have three weeks to accept the place. Full details on the admissions process & current admission status can be found here. Please find the College’s Admissions Policy here.
A digital copy of the Annual Admissions Statement can be downloaded here.
Prospective pupils and their parents are warmly invited to attend our Open Morning on Saturday, September 27th 202 with an opportunity to explore the College’s wonderful campus and facilities. Visitors will receive a pupil-led tour through the College and will have the opportunity to speak with teaching staff along the way. The tours will visit the Chapel, the College Library and Science Block, and see activities taking place like choir practice, House speech practice, artwork, science experiments and sports sessions.
The Open Morning begins at 10.00am and ends at 1.00pm, and visitors are welcome at any time, though we advise not arriving after 12pm, since there is not then enough time for a tour.
Just drive into the school, and you will be met at the car parks by Transition Year pupils, who will greet you and then guide you to the reception point, Whispering House.
No booking is required, but any advance queries about admissions to the College should go to our Admissions Officer, Sonia Young.
Please note: If you can’t make this event, a second open event – our Open Evening – takes place in May so look out for details of this event on our website and social media accounts.
The College is once again delighted to take part in Culture Night, on the evening of Friday 19th September. No booking is required.
Come for an hour-long architectural and historical tour of our fascinating campus. The school has been on this site since 1849, and a series of interesting buildings includes the Butterfield-designed Chapel (1880), the original Georgian Hollypark House, the 1994 Library and the Robin Walker-designed Science Building (1971, completely refurbished in 2016), as well as lovely grounds.
The guide is the Sub-Warden, Julian Girdham, and the meeting place is Chapel from 6.30 to 7.00pm. Talk & tour start at 7.00pm, and the talk will cover the interesting history of the College. Pupils will guide visitors from the carparks to the Chapel.
Please note that since this is a working boarding school, and pupils are on the premises, access is only via the tour and until 8.30pm.
Saturday 6th, 7.00-9.00pm: House Quiz in the Big Schoolroom. Day boys and girls are encouraged to attend.
Sunday 7th: Evensong, 8.00pm (Preacher: the Warden. Collection: the Emergency Fund).
Congratulations to Ryan Ovenden (U19 Rugby, David Cron (U18 Clubs Rugby), Jan Dijkstra (U18 Hockey) and Joshua Cron (U16 Hockey) who represented Leinster in the recent interprovincial series in rugby and hockey.
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