A small school like ours with a varied intake does not often reach the final stage of their competitions. So the last nine days are almost unprecedented in more recent times when our First Year Boys competed in our fourth losing final against a strong Wesley side. Of course, it is nice to win silverware, […]
Our Senior Girls’ hockey team played their second final in a week today. The Trophy Final match was again in the Three Rock Rovers hockey club and against the same opposition, Newpark Comprehensive School. Last Monday’s encounter was a closely fought game that ended in a disappointing loss in the one-on-one eliminators. Our team knew […]
The second girls’ hockey final in a week did not disappoint although sadly it ended in a second final defeat. This time it was the turn of the Junior A Girls’ team, playing in the Leinster League 1 final against a strong Loreto Balbriggan side. The day was again bathed in Spring sunshine as over […]
The Senior Girls’ Hockey Team reached their League and Trophy finals this season; an achievement that last happened in 2016. The League final was played on Monday, 3rd of March in the Three Rock Rovers hockey club. The team was buoyed by defeating their opponents, Newpark Comprehensive School, 4-0 in a previous league encounter. The […]
Old Columbans, parents (current and former) and friends of the College, who live in (or regularly visit) the UK, are cordially invited to attend reception in the Athenaeum Club, Pall Mall, London on Thursday 22nd May, 2025 between 6:30 – 8:30pm. At the event, the Warden will bring you up to date with news of the […]
The St Columba’s College maths team, comprising Allegra Caccia, Herbert Feng, Gu Zihan and Grace Koch, won the Regional Round of the IMTA Team Maths competition held at Alexandra College earlier today, defeating 30 other teams from schools in Dublin. They answered 16 correct answers out of 20, 2 ahead of nearest challengers, a team […]
Congratulations to the winners of the Bullying Awareness Month Poster Competition. Thank you to all who participated and helped promote this important message. Junior Category 1st Place – Suvi Cully & Dolly Rogers (main photo above) 2nd Place – Marianna O’Shaughnessy 3rd Place – Alex O’Herlihy Senior Category 1st Place – Keelin Bradley Brady 2nd […]
[update, Thursday 27th: due to illness there will not be performances on February 28th or March 1st. It is hoped to postpone until after the March Exodus: details to come] This year’s Junior Play is ‘DNA‘ by Dennis Kelly, performed by a cast of Form III pupils. DNA by Dennis Kelly is a gripping, contemporary […]
‘Roots’ was the theme of the Junior Art Prizes 2025. Pupils’ interpretations varied from roots which nourish plantlife and the human body to the roots of our heritage. From Form I- III there was a wide variety of media used among the entries. Marianna O’Shaughnessy’s delicate use of water colour and excellent illustrative skills (main image […]
After the Carol Service, the following digital display of artwork from the Junior Cycle & Leaving Certificate art pupils (2024) was presented. Many thanks to Ms Cullen and Ms Murphy for collated the pupils’ work.
This year’s College Musical is Beauty & the Beast and it will be performed on Friday November 15th and Saturday November 16th in the BSR. All are welcome. Alice McCarthy and Jack Francis McKeon play the title characters but they are supported by a large enthusiastic and talented cast. The musical is directed by Ms […]
In a typically busy first half term, our Transition Year pupils have quickly adapted to the demands of the year. While busy in their classes, there have been lots of opportunities for learning outside of the classroom including this week, where all pupils have participated in structured work experience. There has been art trips, cookery […]
The Senior XI Hockey squad have had a mixed start to the season with good wins over Terenure and the High School along with some narrow losses. Their recent success followed a fantastic trip to Amsterdam, where they played three matches and won all three. It’s been a tough start to the Junior squad’s season […]
Last weekend, the first drama productions of the year took place. Form I were the first to thread the boards, with their production of Karleen Hayden’s The True Tale of the Big Bad Wolf , a quirky retelling of the famous tale of the three little pigs. The seventeen strong ensemble cast brought energy and […]
Constance Chambré and Jasper Wilkinson report on the recent Form VI Art trip to Newgrange. After leaving the College at 8:30am and driving for just over an hour we arrived at the Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre in Co. Meath. The centre focused on creating a sense of what it was like to live during […]
It’s that time of the year again – the Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal aims to collect and deliver wrapped and packed shoeboxes, full of toys and essentials, for some of the poorest children in the world. To date, over 2 million such boxes have been handed directly to children all around the world and […]
Congratulations to the following pupils who were elected to the Pupils’ Council for this academic year. Form I – Benji Browne, Fiona Zhong Form II – Herbert Durdin Robertson, Willow Cunningham-Ash Form III – Carolyn Curry, Jason Otolorin Form IV – Lewis Curtin, Rebecca Flanagan Form V – Finn Woolsey, Cerys Mordaunt Form VI – […]
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 2024. The school will allow three […]
