We welcomed the Onatti French Theatre Company to our school to perform for Years 9, 10 and GCSE pupils.  What a fun, interactive performance, our pupils absolutely loved it! Merci to the Onatti team for bringing French to life for us. Huge well done to our super enthusiastic volunteers who stole the show!

Congratulations to all our students who braved the tough weather conditions yesterday in Mallusk for the Ulster Schools’ Cross-Country! All of our students performed superbly and there was a top 15 finish for: Alice Rafferty (Yr8) – 5 th  in the mini girls Annaleigh McKenna (Yr 11) – 5 th  inter girls James Hughes (Yr8)- 12 th  in mini boys Chloe McKenna (Yr 8)- 15 th  in the mini girls Well done to all of our competitors, reaching this stage is a fantastic achievement and we

Today was a very special occasion, as we marked the 10th Anniversary of our St Ciaran's Charity Initiative project. Huge credit to all the year 10 students who participated. You did your charities proud. A special word of congratulations to our winning group - representing Air Ambulance NI: Shea O'Connor, Ronan Tally and Mickey Treanor. They took home the cheque kindly donated by Kieran Magill's Accountancy. A word of thanks also to Helen McKenna from Magill's Accountancy and

Congratulations to Erin McGinn who was presented with her Ulster Schools All Star Award last night. We are incredibly proud of Erin, a talented player, and a wonderful role model! Receiving her award was a special moment for Erin, her family, St Ciaran's and her club Aghaloo.

9RP took part in a four-week Water Quality Improvement Project, delivered by The Speedwell Trust and funded by DAERA. During the project, the pupils visited the River Torrent in Parkanaur to carry out some geography fieldwork tasks. They also assessed the water quality by checking species indicators and carried out sampling to check for the presence of pollutants.

Tyrone Ladies Minor Representatives We would like to wish five of our students who are representatives on the Tyrone Minor panel for their Ulster Championship campaign: Erin McGinn, Emma Barr, Roisin Horisk, Mary Traynor and Zara McAnespy. Tyrone Ladies u16 Representatives Best of luck to our Tyrone U16 Ladies representatives in their season ahead:  Mariead Mullin, Ella Boyd, Freya McAnespy, Sarah O’Donnell, Katie Rose Mallon, Hannah Meegan, we are very proud of you all! Boxi

Congratulations to Turlough Taylor who achieved a merit in his grade 3 clarinet exam which he completed in December. Well done!

A fantastic day for our Year 13 Young Enterprise students at the trade fair in Rushmere Shopping Centre! Huge congratulations to our student company Elevat8 for winning Runner-Up Best Visiting Company — an amazing achievement. We’re so proud of all our students for representing us so brilliantly!

Our Year 11 pupils enjoyed a fantastic six-day ski trip to Lavarone, Italy, where 48 students and 4 staff members took to the slopes for an action-packed adventure. Set against the stunning backdrop of the Italian Alps, students embraced the challenge of learning a brand-new skill, building confidence as they progressed from beginners to confident skiers. Each day was filled with laughter, determination, and plenty of snowy excitement, both on and off the slopes. From masteri

Many thanks to Lorraine Minn from Action Mental Health , who recently delivered an insightful and engaging ‘Provoking Thought’ workshop to our Year 10 students. Her session shone a light on the vital role that sleep plays in our daily lives—how it supports our ability to learn, concentrate, and make good decisions, as well as its crucial impact on our overall emotional wellbeing. Lorraine helped students understand the science behind healthy sleep habits and offered practical

Congratulations to the senior football team from St Ciaran’s College, Ballygawley on a fantastic achievement in reaching and succeeding in the Markey Football Final. The team produced a series of outstanding performances throughout the competition, showing great resilience, skill and teamwork in every round on their journey to the final. Each match along the way highlighted the players’ commitment and work ethic, with strong defensive displays, clinical attacking play and a n

The Archdiocese of Armagh has held their own launch service to mark Catholic Schools Week. The mass toolk place at St John the Baptist Church, Drumcree and celebrated this year’s theme, “Normal Lives, Called to Holiness”. Our school community was represented by the students from 10LD who had the opportunity to reflect on how ordinary people can use their gifts and talents with courage, acting as a light in today’s world. During the homily, Archbishop Eamon Martin referenced t

All Star Huge congratulations to Erin McGinn our Ulster Schools All Star! A richly deserved honour for a player who has shown outstanding commitment and talent throughout her seven years representing St Ciaran’s , always leading by example both on and off the pitch. Erin attended Ulster University on Monday where she took part in an in-house game with the All Start squad and was presented with an Ulster University jersey. Erin will be formally presented with her All Star awar

Another successful Extended Schools Programme ahs taken place, with P7 students from St. Mary’s P7 Ballygawley, & St Mary’s PS Cabragh taking part in Coding, Art & Technology lessons. Thank you to Ms Mulligan, Miss Teague, Mr Trainor & Mr Lennon for providing this enjoyable experience for our prospective Year 8 students.

District E Cross-Country Well done to all our students who competed in last week’s Cross Country Championships in Necarne, Irvinestown. In tough conditions, the students excelled and can be very proud of their performance! A special shoutout to individual medal winners Alice Rafferty coming 1st in the Mini girls’ race and Annaleigh McKenna finishing 2nd in the Intermediate girls race. The girls now look forward to the Ulster Championships in Mallusk on February 18th. There wa

On Thursday 18th January, we celebrated our annual Open Night event, which was an extremely enjoyable night for all. We were delighted to welcome so many of our prospective P7/P6 pupils, with the large turnout creating an exciting and warm atmosphere for the evening! Thank you to all of our guests for firstly being a part of this fantastic night and for being willing participants in many activities! We hope our staff and pupils have demonstrated to you all just why we are the

We would like to thank everyone who so generously donated to our crowdfunder to help develop a new school gym. We are incredibly grateful for your support and belief in this project. We are delighted to inform you that we exceeded our target amount. Thanks to your contributions, we are one step closer to bringing this vision to life and we are very much looking forward to seeing the project come to fruition soon. The new gym will be a fantastic resource for our pupils, suppor

Our year 10 classes took part in a Young Enterprise run hands-on event on real world business skills. It was a great workshop for our pupils with lots of ideas, teamwork and future entrepreneurs in the making

Our Year 8s have been busy returning to their former primary schools to speak to the primary 7 pupils in advance of our annual open night. Altamuskin PS Deaglan, Ava & Eoghan all spoke from the heart about their journey so far in SCC. Beragh PS Daithi, Torie & Ella visited Beragh PS, sharing their experiences of St Ciaran’s with the P7 students. Blessed Patrick O’Lougran PS, Castlecaulfield Alannah and Aoife shared their Year 8 experiences with students at Blessed Patrick O’L

8MC enjoyed a fantastic day developing their entrepreneurial and leadership skills as part of our Shared Education Programme, supported by PeacePlus through the GR8 Project. During the first session, pupils took part in a range of activities designed to build confidence, creativity and teamwork. They showed great enthusiasm as they learned new skills and worked together on fun, practical challenges. Over the coming weeks, pupils will take part in additional workshops that wil