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Colin Judge

The 6th form were privileged to hear an inspiring talk this morning from Irish table tennis paralympian Colin Judge.

End of Hilary 2026

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 22 March

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.

March Exodus

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.

Half-Term Arrangements

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.

Thursday 29 January

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.

Sunday 25th January 2026

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.

Start of Hilary Term 2026

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.

Last week of term

Tuesday 9th December: special late rising. First Chapel bell at 10.30am. Thursday 11th December: classes end at lunchtime. College Carol Service starts at 2.00pm (not for visitors). Christmas Dinners start at 5.00pm. Christmas Entertainment at 8.30pm (not for visitors). Friday 12th December: Term ends after Warden’s Assembly, c. 11.30am.

Exodus Weekend

Thursday 27 November: Exodus starts after the end of the final examination Sunday 30 November: Exodus ends for boarders. College closed until 6.30pm, and return by 8.30pm. Monday 1 December: Day boys and girls return by 8.10am. White Chapel (St Andrew).

Sunday 16th November

8.00pm: Evensong (Preacher: Emma Fawcett, Diocesan Youth Officer. Collection: Peter McVerry Trust, Kilmashogue House). Visitors are welcome to the service.

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

After a too-long gap (since The Comedy of Errors in 2011), Shakespeare returns to the Big Schoolroom for this year’s Senior Play production, with a cast of 22 pupils. A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be performed on Thursday 13th, Friday 14th and Saturday 15th November, starting at 7.00pm each day. All parents and their guests […]

Monday 3rd November

Oide staff training day (child protection). College closed to pupils until 6.30pm. Boarders then return before 8.30pm. Tuesday 4th November: day boys and girls report by 8.10am.

Friday 24th October

10.45am: all classes end. 11.00am-1.00pm: Parent-Teacher meeting in the Sports Hall for Sixth, Third and First Forms.  Half-term starts.

Visit from Norway

Three accounts of the recent visit of 30 final-year pupils from Nadderud egs on the outskirts of Oslo: Visit from Norway