St Aloysius School Cork

Who doesn't love a cuppa and a slice of buttery toast!? Tea and toast is available in the canteen every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday morning from 8.10am - 8.30am for any students who want to get in early and start the day with a relaxing cuppa. Thanks to our TY volunteers & Ms Barry!

Delighted to be one of the first schools offering Leaving Certificate Climate Action and Sustainable Development for our students entering 5th year in 2025 RTÉ News Green-Schools

100 schools selected to offer new Leaving Cert subjects The first schools to offer the two new subjects of Leaving Certificate Drama, Film and Theatre Studies and Leaving Certificate Climate Action and Sustainable Development have been named.

🤩✨ 3x3 Basketball takes to the streets of Cork City 🏀🎉

, , , , are delighted to announce a full weekend of 3x3 basketball on Grand Parade next weekend!

📆 Fri, 20th - Sun, 22nd Sept
📍 Grand Parade
🏀 Open play, exhibitions & tournaments

📆 Saturday & Sunday
⏰ 12-6pm
⛹🏻‍♀️ Under 12-16 boys & girls tournaments
🎟️ Register your team for free at: fiba3x3.com/Event

We are delighted to be teaming up with TeenTurn for the SCIENCE PROJECT CLUB that will run each Thursday after school in St Als.. An amazing opportunity to work on science projects with the support of teachers and Teen Turn mentors. Thank you

Drama Club
Drama Club will take place in the library every Thursday from 1:10pm - 1:40pm for students from all year groups.
Sign up with Ms Deasy, Ms Redfern or Ms O'Sullivan or just come along to the library on a Thursday at lunchtime.
New members are always welcome to join.

Open Evening Invitation
We are delighted to invite prospective students and parents to our Open Evening which will be held on the evening of Thursday 3rd of October.
Our outdoor facilities are available to visit from 5:30pm to 6:30pm including a visit to our sensory garden, astro pitch and tennis courts. Tours of the indoor facilities commence from 6:00pm with the Principals address at 7:30pm

Home CALENDAR STUDENT HUB PARENT HUB Welcome to St. Aloysius School St. Aloysius is an all-girls Voluntary Secondary School, run by a Board of Management with a Mercy Order, Catholic ethos. At St Als we have a holistic approach to education. Our staff

TY Gardening and Sustainability
We are delighted to see that our Green Schools Committee has had their first meeting already this year. It is a positive start to the year having obtained our Water Flag late last year. Our organic onions will be used by the 3rd year Home Economics class on Monday - burgers with organic onions!
Our Shed has been prepared and is now ready to go for our TY Gardening class for the 2024 2025 school year. Thank you to Ms Lernihan and her team of TY students for looking after our wonderful Sensory Grden. Go nÉirí agus Tús maith leath na hoibre.

Gaelic Football training
Gaelic Football training begins on Monday 16th September from 3:50pm - 4:50pm. Weather permitting, training will take place on the astro pitch, training will take place in the gym on wet days.
Students from all year groups are welcome to join. Experienced and first time players are all encouraged to come along and join in the training sessions. Bring appropriate clothes, boots, a gumshield and a bottle of water.
Thank you to Ms Connolly for supporting the tradition of Gaelic Football in our school.

Welcome to our First Year students to St Als.
Delighted to introduce you to our First Year Students. We are really looking forward to getting to know you all individually and seeing you thrive in our wonderful school community. We have an enjoyable 5/6 years ahead with academic excellence, extra curricular activities and lots of fun, friendship and joy.

TY Stewardship Class
Introducing this years TY stewardship class to their new outdoor classroom. Delighted to have such enthusiastic students.

Student Council
St. Als’ Student Council is meeting for the first time this year in the Library on Tuesday.

All interested students are welcome from 1st-6th year.

1st-3rd years please come at 1:10pm until 1:25pm.

Transition Year to 6th years please come at 1:25pm-1:40pm.

Lots of time to eat, meet friends and organise books before and after our meetings.

Congratulations to our Leaving Cert Class of 2024
Congratulations to our Leaving Certs class of 2024 on your outstanding results. We are immensely proud of you all and wish you every success and happiness in your futures. 29% of you achieving over 500 points was outstanding and well deserved for your hard work and for the support and dedication of your teachers and all the St Als staff.

Leaving Cert Graduation 2024
We enjoyed a wonderful morning of celebration with our 6th year students and their families last week, as we marked the end of their journey in St Aloysius School and the beginnings of their next steps in education, and in life. We will miss you all very much as you embark on your new adventures. Well done to an incredible group of students and best of luck in your leaving certificate exams!

Calling all the Class of 74 – come join us on 5th October for our 50th reunion and meet up with old friends over lunch in the Metropole Hotel. Please email Deirdre at [email protected]

We enjoyed a memorable breakfast morning with our Leaving Certs on Tuesday. Thank you to Ms O’ Shaughnessy who made everything so special We are sad to see our students leave but we are super excited for them in their futures. Go n’eirí libh a daltaí!

🤩🙋🏻‍♀️ Learn To Row Camps | Lee Rowing Club 🚣‍♀️

Following popular programmes, Cork Sports Partnership are delighted to once again partner with Lee Rowing Club on new summer camps for boys & girls starting in June & July!

📆 10th June & 1st July
📍 Lee Rowing Club
⏰ 10am-12.30pm
💁🏼‍♀️ Boys & Girls Primary & Secondary Ages
🚣‍♀️ 5 Day Camps

ℹ️ Click here for full details: www.corksports.ie/latest-news/lee-rc-learn-to-row-summer-camps-2024/

St. Als Got Talent Winners!
Congratulations to our 1st place winner Iyenoma, 2nd place winner Emilija and 3rd place winner Aoibhe! Well done to all of our entrants, the talent show really showed the variety of talent in our school community. We are very proud of the bravery and skills our students have! A big thank you to all involved in creating a week full of entertainment with a special thanks to Ms Deasy and the TY Drama class!

Transition Year Graduation
Transition Year students presented to staff and parents on some of the amazing opportunities they made the most of this year. Well done to a group that fully embraced the year and all it had to offer. Certificates of achievement from the year were presented to each student before retiring for tea, coffee, cake and chats with family and staff. Well done to all of our TY students and a huge thank you to Ms Whalley, Ms Dempsey and Class Teachers Ms K ODonovan, Ms Foley and Ms A. OCallaghan for all their support throughout the year.

Presentation of funds raised
The 3rd yr CSPE class presented Ms Hourigan with monies raised for a school she is volunteering at during the summer in Tanzania. We wish her the best and were delighted to put our sustainable goals into action.

Green Flag
Our Green Team! Delighted to receive our 2nd flag after 2 years of work. It was a huge effort from the whole school community and we thank everyone for their cooperation- especially with turning off the taps! Yesterday our team and Ms Mills were presented with our flag by An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland at the Radison Hotel, Little Island. Well done to everyone who worked so hard to get us here! Green-Schools

Photography Club
A small presentation to Maria today on our last photography club before the summer holidays. She was a founding member. Always so helpful to all in the club & is a talented photographer.

Edel House
Well done, and thank you to our 1st year students and their year head, Ms. Coen, for their generous donations that were delivered to Edel House this morning. Edel House provides emergency accommodation for women and children who are homeless.

St Als Got Talent
Great talent on display again today at lunchtime as the last acts were chosen for Thursdays grand finals of St Als Got Talent Competition. Well done to everyone who entered and to our TY drama students who have been coordinating everything behind the scenes!

5th year trip to buffalo farm
5th year LCVP, Business and Home Economics students enjoyed a day at Macroom Buffalo Farm today where they had the opportunity to see how buffalo cheese makes it way from farm to table. The day involved a tour of the family run farm along with exploring the cheese making process and some tasting of the final product. A great exploration of agrifood business in action! Thanks to Ms. McGee & Ms. Carey for organising the tour.

Second Year School Tour
Second years enjoyed a day out in Kerry before exam season begins. They successfully dodged the worst of the rain and took in the views around Muckross House and Torc Waterfall. As the sun emerged they finished their day with some retail therapy in Killarney Outlet Centre. Thanks to their Year Head, Ms. O’Mahony, for organising such a lovely day for the group.

Darkness Into Light
Well done, and thank you to all our students, staff and family members who joined us on our Darkness Into Light walk this morning helping to raise awareness and vital funds for Pieta House. With online and in school donations, we have reached €1,000. Donations still accepted at https://www.darknessintolight.ie/s/163106/179117

Thank you to Hub in Active European Citizenship for the wonderful opportunity our 1st year students experienced today working with primary school students to celebrate in UCC.

History Teachers Association quiz winners
Third years students Julia, Saoirse and Maeve placed joint third in Cork History Teachers Association annual Junior Cycle Quiz last night. They each won an Easons book voucher following very close scores at the end of a great evening. Thanks to Ms Walsh for her support with the team.

Careers Portal Competition Award recipients
Well done to TY students Elisa and Ananya, who were awarded 2nd Place and Commended in the TY category of the Careers Skills Competition run by the Careers Portal. The competition had over 1500 entries from across the country, making their wins even more amazing! It was a pleasure to accompany Elisa and Ananya, along with family members, to the awards ceremony held in the Department of Education. Well done on your achievements!