Presentation College Headford

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Presentation College Headford
Location
Headford, Co Galway, Ireland
Ireland
Coordinates 53°28'8.50"N, 9° 6'19.41"W
Information
School district County Galway
Affiliation(s) Presentation Sisters
Principal Mr James White
Staff 60
Students 749
Type Government-Aided, Mixed-gender-class, Catholic School, secondary
Athletics Gaelic football, soccer, rugby union, basketball
Established 1949

Presentation College Headford is a second level mixed-gender Catholic school in Headford, Co Galway, Ireland, catering for several hundred students, and founded in 1949. Students come from a wide cachment area including: Claran, Corrandulla, Kilcoona, Glencorrib, Headford itself, Cross, Shrule, and Kilroe. It is partnered with Dundonald High School, Belfast, in Northern Ireland.


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[edit] School Prayer

Since the school is Catholic-run, and the attendance and staff are predominately Catholic, Catholicism is thought in religion classes. The school has a prayer, written by Sr Brid Brennan, a retired nun. This prayer is only occasionally referred to in the school, though:

Lord, this is our school, Give your spirit to all our students and teachers, past and present, May all of us live happily together. May our school be full of joy, May love dwell here among us every day: Love of one another, Love of all people everywhere, Love of life itself and of the earth, And love of God. Let us remember our power to bring light and healing to others, Let us remember that as many hands build a house So every student can make this school A happy place. Inspire us all with courage to face upo to the challenges of daily living. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

[edit] The School Building

A large school gym was built in the late eightys, at a cost of approx £64000, which accommodates physical education classes, thetacrical acts and other events.

The school building is quite antiquidated, and the corridors are quite narrow. A new school building is planned to be built, and the school is waiting for funding from the Department of Education.

There is a school canteen on campus which can seat approx 300 students, and employs 3 staff. Vending machines are also available.

[edit] Subjects Available

[edit] Pre-Juniorcert Compulsary

[edit] Pre-Juniorcert Optional (Choice of 3)

[edit] Post-Juniorcert Compulsary

[edit] Post-Juniorcert Optional

All subjects are open to both girls and boys and classes are non-streamed.

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