Tag: Portlaoise College

A young Laois teenager has opened up about his rare brain condition in a bid to raise awareness. Yesterday, September 22, was World Narcolepsy Day...

Within the next few weeks, parents and 6th class students from Portlaoise and its hinterland will be making the choice of which secondary school...

The Portlaoise College school community warmly welcomed Mary Marum - who was recently appointed as a new Deputy Principal. Mary was a Science and Biology...

With students able to access results from home, Portlaoise College bucked the trend and decided to stick with tradition. The Leaving Cert class of...

On Friday last, Portlaoise College welcomed 168 first year students to the school as they begin their secondary school educational journey. Students met their Year...

Portlaoise College have announced this year’s winners for their First Year scholarship programme. David Laffan from St Colman’s National School in Stradbally and Grace Quinn...

With students around the country currently sitting their Leaving Cert exams, a Laois secondary school principal has called for this year's system to continue...

Portlaoise College Parents Council teamed up with Laois Offaly Families for Autism during the month of May by encouraging students, families and members of...

Minister of Education Norma Foley has given the green light to proceed to tender for refurbishment works for Portlaoise College. This funding will see improvements...

Portlaoise College endeavours to create a holistic learning environment for its students, where individual talents and strengths can come to the fore. Amongst the plethora...

TY students from Portlaoise College headed on a Laois mystery tour this week. They had no idea where they were going at the start -...

Portlaoise College held a unique Graduation for its Leaving Certificate class of 2021. To start off, 1st Year students formed a guard of honour for...

Portlaoise College Parents Council have announced details of their “100K in May” fundraiser challenge. 50% of all funds raised will go the Laois Offaly Families...

The GAA Future Leaders Transition Year Programme is a joint initiative from the GAA and the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST). The modules being...

Weronika Popko, a Third Year student in Portlaoise College, has been crowned the 2021 Individual Winner of the illustrious Leinster Junior Schools Debating Competition. The...

A Laois teenager has made it to the semi finals of the illustrious Leinster Junior School Debating competition. Weronika Popko, a third Year Portlaoise College...

At this time of the year, Third Year pupils in secondary school are faced with the uneasy task of deciding what programme of study...

For the first time this year, Portlaoise College participated in the Concern Worldwide Debates. The hard work and determination of the students has resulted in...

During this latest period of lockdown, the Portlaoise College community has embraced the online world by offering exercise classes for parents and staff in...

Here we go again. Schools across the country closed their doors to students after the Christmas break and are not set to reopen until...

Over 1,000 students from across the island of Ireland took part in the first ever virtual BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. The event this...

A Laois Sixth Year student has launched a petition calling on the Minister for Education to reverse yesterday's decision regarding a three-day week for...

Christmas is a time of joy, a time for giving, and a time for making memories - and with some of the dancing in...

Transition Year students at Portlaoise College recently held a showcase of their enterprise creations. The small businesses included products such as caffeinated chewing gum (Go...

The Transition Year students in Portlaoise College have thrown their support behind the 20x20 campaign to promote and champion the involvement of women and...

Seven Laois projects are among the 550 finalists for the 2021 BT Young Scientist Exhibition. Two Laois schools will be represented - with four projects...

The TY2 class of Portlaoise College are currently working on designing a sensory trail for the children of Laois which will be located at...

This is a lovely gesture. Parents at a Laois secondary school have come together with a novel idea to give back to teachers who have...

From Poland, to Portlaoise College, to becoming a PE teacher - Pawel Nowakiewicz has gone through a challenging but ultimately most rewarding few years...

A Laois secondary school has published the first ever edition of its brand new digital newspaper. The 'Student Voice' was officially published for the very...