Coláiste Ailigh (Letterkenny)
| Coláiste Ailigh | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Letterkenny, County Donegal Republic of Ireland |
|
| Information | |
| Established | 2000 |
| Principal | Micheál Ó Giobúin |
| Website | colaisteailigh.com |
Coláiste Ailigh is an Irish language secondary school located at Sprackburn House in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland. It opened in 2000 becoming the VEC's third All-Irish School. Pupils from the surrounding areas of Carrigart, Termon and Strabane also enroled in the school. The school has an enrolment of 157 students. The current principal is Micheál Ó Giobúin. In 2008, it received the go ahead from the government to build a new school to be finished in 2012. [1]
[edit] Prizes
The Colaiste recently received a €2000 prize for PE equipment for at the active School Awards held in The Helix in Dublin. It was one of only two schools in Donegal to avail of the funds, the other being Moville Community College. Awards were presented based on achievements in placing PE, physical activity and sport to the forefront during Active School Week and during the school year. [2]It also takes part in the BT young scientist of the year competition and has won a many prizes for example in 2010 they won second place in the junior groups category for Biological and Ecological sciences and second place in Senior individual Social and Behavioural sciences.
[edit] References
- ^ Colaiste Ailigh in LK is to receive permanent school building, Highland Radio, December 16, 2008
- ^ DN supplement with Donegal Democrat, May 11, 2007 - page 3
[edit] External links
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
This Ireland school-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
