Gaisce President’s Award 2024
Congratulations to last year's TY students who completed the Gaisce President’s Award during their TY year. Gaisce –The President’s Award...
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- 6 days ago
CCS selected as Phase 1 school for Leaving Certificate Drama, Film and Theatre Studies
CCS is delighted to announce that we have been successful in our application to be a Phase One school to introduce Leaving Certificate...
- Sep 12
Daria's Inspirational Journey from Ukraine to UCG
Congratulations to Daria Poterlevych, who has just become the first Ukrainian student to complete the Leaving Certificate at CCS. Daria’s...
- Aug 23
Leaving Cert Results Day 2024
The First Corridor was jammed this morning as the staff's first day back in CCS coincided with Leaving Cert Results Day. Returning pupils...
- Jun 25
St. Charles Sister Cities Irish Chapter Donate $40,000 Towards New Gym Floor for CCS
On Friday, 14th June, an adult delegation from Inishowen’s Sister City, St. Charles Missouri, arrived in Carndonagh to begin a four-day...
- May 31
Harkin and Farren Families Donate €7,000 to the Áras in Memory of Alana
On Wednesday, Karen and Shay Harkin, accompanied by Mairead and Ciaran Farren, presented a cheque for €7,000 to the CCS Áras in memory of...
- May 21
Irish Times Picks Chloe Doherty's Poem for Publication
We have a published poet in CCS!...'I'll Fly You to the Moon', penned by Chloe Doherty (2G) was chosen, following a nationwide selection...
- May 9
TY Trip to Paris - April 2024
See the full photo album below... On the 15th of April thirty TY students, accompanied by Ms. Doherty, Ms. Farren and Ms. Kearney, went...
- May 1
Dragon's Den Winners go to the Movies
Winners of the First Year Dragon's Den competition got to watch a movie, go bowling, and have a bite to eat as their prize. Huge thanks...
- Apr 30
TY Careers Day
TY pupils attended a Careers Day in the Áras on Friday, 19th April. Pupils were split into small groups, giving them an opportunity to...
- Mar 14
LCA Review (in Photos)
The LCAs have been a busy bunch so far this year. Below is just a snapshot of the ongoing activities... Christmas Coffee Morning Bonagee...
- Mar 11
Young Changemakers Progrmame
Forty students from schools across Inishowen came together at the beginning of March for the Young Changemakers Progrmame – Carndonagh...
- Mar 8
March Maths Puzzle (for a chance to win a €25 Carn Voucher)
Four friends want to cross a bridge. Only 2 people can cross at one time. It is a dark and stormy night and there is only one torch...
- Mar 1
CCS Receives BelongTo LGBTQ+ Quality Mark
On Friday 23rd February, students from Carndonagh Community School, along with Mr. Niall McGee and Ms. Roisin Diver, travelled to Google...
- Feb 27
This Year's HEROes So Far...
...And the €100 HERO voucher for Term 1/January goes to Chloe McElhinney. The HERO Programme encourages students to be Here Every day,...
- Feb 26
TY Pupils Become 'Teechers' to Win Drama Award
On Tuesday 20th February, TYs Bethany Donegan, Megan Gallagher and Declan Stamp Porter took to the stage of the Balour Theatre,...
- Feb 23
'Invidia' Wins Junk Kouture World Final Glamour Award
Huge congratulations to team Invidia - Ailish Doherty, Ciara Gilmore and Julia Grant - who won the Glamour Award at the Junk Kouture...
- Feb 13
Debate Team Talk Their Way into Last-16
CCS Debate Team: Pearse Smith, Harrison Clarke, Eoghan Doherty, Evan Doherty, Luke McLaughlin, Gavin O'Connor, Callum Clark, Cian...
- Jan 31
Open Night 2024
On Tuesday, 16th January, incoming First Year pupils and parents attended this year's Open Night. After brief introductions in the Áras,...
- Jan 24
Can't Argue with the CCS Debate Team...
CCS' Debate Team have had a superb start to the school year winning their first three debates in the Concern Debate Competition League...
- Jan 23
Tue 23rd Jan - Only 3rd & 6th Years to Attend School Due to Ongoing Power Outage
The ongoing power outage will not be fully repaired until after working hours Tuesday, 23rd January. The school still has power in some...
- Jan 22
School Closed Monday, 22nd January (Power Outage)
***GOOGLE CLASSROOM UPDATE*** There are so many students and teachers with no electricity or internet this morning (22nd Jan) that there...
- Dec 23, 2023
ZODIAC Newsletter - Nov/Dec 2023
The final newsletter of the year is now available for download below. Zodiac offers a snapshot of events and activities at CCS. Important...
- Dec 22, 2023
Christmas Jumper Day at CCS
The final school day before Christmas can be a bit unpredictable. Strangely enough, making it a Christmas Jumper day seems to add a bit...
- Dec 17, 2023
Christmas Stars Show - Mon 18th and Tues 19th December, 7.30pm
CHRISTMAS STARS SHOW - The CCS Christmas Stars Show runs for two nights - Monday 18th & Tuesday 19th December (7.30pm) - offering an...
- Dec 11, 2023
Christmas Creative Writing Competition
Open to all Junior Classes (1st, 2nd and 3rd Years) Can be a poem, words of a song, a rap, piece of drama, essay, etc. No more than 300...
- Nov 17, 2023
Day of Action for Charitable Causes
The Carndonagh CS Day of Action for Charitable Causes takes place Friday 17th November. Pupils have been tasked with making a positive...
- Nov 8, 2023
Alana
Alana touched our lives in so many ways during her time with us. She was not just a student, she was a shining light in our school...
- Nov 8, 2023
HSE Wellbeing Webinar Series (November)
There are three webinar events being hosted by the HSE in November. Stress Control Program International Men’s Day Vaping and...
- Oct 27, 2023
Stand Up Awareness Week 2023
Stand Up Awareness Week - Monday 6th to Friday 10th November 2023. National Stand-Up Awareness Week takes place across the nation...
- Oct 18, 2023
Junior Cert Results Day (18th October 2023)
With the TYs keeping so busy and the Fifth Years already in LC mode, it's easy to forget that Junior Cert Results Day can stop everything...
- Oct 9, 2023
Fifth Years Receive Gaisce President’s Award
Joseph McGilloway, Níamh Toland, Bronagh Butler, Aimee Douglas, Alannah McLaughlin, Oran Lafferty, Ms. Elaine Farren. (Not in photo,...
- Sep 30, 2023
European Day of Languages 2023
PHOTO ALBUM - European Day of Languages After the success of last year's event, European Day of Languages took place again this year on...
- Aug 29, 2023
First Year, First Day!
It wasn't so scary after all! The First Years of 2023/24 spent their first half-day in CCS on Tuesday, 29th August. After a brief welcome...
- Aug 29, 2023
Leaving Cert Results Day
Leaving Cert Results Day took place on Friday, 25th August and we're delighted to say that a large number of the Class of 2023 came to...
- Aug 23, 2023
Back to School Schedule 2023/24
The 'Back to School' schedule is as follows: Tuesday 29th August: First Year Pupils (Half Day) Wednesday 30th August: 6th Years,...
- Jun 12, 2023
RTÉ Leaving Cert Diaries - Caragh McDermott on Leaving Cert English Paper 1
As part of RTÉ's Leaving Cert Diaries series, the Irish Second Level Students' Union spoke to Caragh McDermott about English Paper 1 on...
- Jun 1, 2023
5Ten Trust Commends Peer Tutors
Congratulations to all of the 6th year students who took part in and completed this year’s very successful Peer Tutoring Programme. This...
- May 31, 2023
First Years Enjoy Moviebowl Day
School can be hard work sometimes...but not for First Years on Wednesday 31st. A big number descended on Brunswick Moviebowl for Fast X...
- May 31, 2023
3E Trip to Seamus Heaney Home Place, Bellaghy
Class 3E got a tour of the fabulous Seamus Heaney exhibition in Bellaghy on Wednesday 24th of May. The tour guide David was a wealth of...
- May 24, 2023
First Year Field Trip to Dunree
First Year students took part in their first Geography field trip, guided by Mr. Graeme Doherty, with a tour of Dunree Fort and a climb...
- May 23, 2023
5LCA Host Pop-up Mexican Restaurant
5th Year LCA Hotel Catering & Tourism class, along with their Home Ec. teacher Ms. Sweeney, recently organised a Mexican-themed 3-course...
- May 19, 2023
Brooke McBride Dances to 5th at World Champs
Massive congratulations to 6th year CCS student Brooke McBride on her recent success at the World Championships in Irish Dancing. A...
- May 5, 2023
First Years Help Tidy the Town
As part of an Environmental Awareness campaign, 1st years from CCS have begun working with Carndonagh Tidy Town Committee to undertake...
- Apr 30, 2023
Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT 4) Level G
Dear parent/guardian, The Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT 4) Level G is scheduled from 9am-12pm next Wednesday, 3rd May for all 5th years...
- Apr 17, 2023
ZODIAC Newsletter - January/March 2023
The January/March edition of ZODIAC is out now! For those unfamiliar with the school's long-standing newsletter, you'll find a brief but...
- Apr 6, 2023
The Health Risks of Vaping
The link below provides important information for pupils and parents on the health risks associated with vaping. The presentation deals...
- Apr 3, 2023
Boys Soccer - All-Ireland Semi-final in the Sights of U15s
Huge congrats to the U15 boys' soccer team who won a rip-roaring FAI Schools Ulster Final against Abbey Vocational School on Thursday,...
- Apr 3, 2023
Camera Club March Winner - Alana Doherty
And the winner of the €10 voucher is... Alana Doherty 2H, for her great photo of showjumping. Congratulations! Thank you to all who took...
- Apr 3, 2023
Seachtain na Gaeilge Poster Comp Winners
Comhghardeas do dhaltaí na chéad bliaina a bhuaigh an comórtas póstaeir i rith Seachtain na Gaeilge. Bhí orthu póstaer a dhearadh...
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