Extra curricular activities are central to the well balanced education provided by Saint Catherine's College. These activities are wide ranging and include Sports, Drama, Debating in Irish and English, Public-Speaking, Quizzes, Concerts, Folk Group and Orchestra.
After school clubs available to Year 8 & 9 students are: Drama, Media, Science, French, Spanish, Irish & Environmental clubs.
Our award-winning Breakfast Club is also available to our students from 8:15 until 8:45 every morning.
The P.E. Department has won the Irish News Special 125 Recognition Award for the variety of sporting events on offer to our students: Hockey Club (Monday), Junior Netball, Senior Camogie (Tuesday), All Gaelic Teams (Wednesday), Senior Netball, Junior Camogie (Thursday), Tennis (Tuesday/Thursday). All other sports as & when required: Rugby, Golf, Soccer, Basketball, Recreation Exercise ( eg. Boxercise).
The school takes great pride in their pro-active involvement in European projects particularly the long established French exchange with Lycée Saint Paul, Orléans and Spanish exchange with a Sacred Heart school in Granada.
One of our most significant achievements has been the development of the H.U.G. project - Helping Uganda Grow. This form of extra curricular activity, whereby students develop their sense of social justice, has always been fostered since the formation of the College in 1973 and includes other commitments such as the Lourdes Project and the Roehampton Venture.
The wide range of options and varied programmes indicated above encourage students to extend their horizons beyond the immediate, in preparation for life in the 21st Century.
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