Tag: Portlaoise College

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...

On October 1, Portlaoise College took the innovative step to stage a Virtual Open Night for its perspective students ahead of the October 23...

In a record-breaking year, five of the teaching staff at Portlaoise College are still standing at the business end of the Laois hurling and...

"School days are the best days of your life." It’s a phrase many of us have heard before. In order to make sure this statement...

In response to an audit on single-use plastic waste, the Green Schools Committee in Portlaoise College decided it was time to take action, and...

If for whatever reason you're thinking of going back to repeat your Leaving Cert, then Portlaoise College is well worth considering. Opened in 2006, Portlaoise...

There was great excitement in Portlaoise College as the school welcomed 168 First Year Students to start their second level education. This is the highest...

Getting your hair shaved off is a big deal for a teenage girl - but Katie Linh Roe did so for not one but...

Over the last week students, parents and their families tuned into Portlaoise College’s Facebook page to find out who the student award winners were...

Portlaoise College has come up with an innovative method of holding their annual student Awards Night this year. Each night next week from Monday 11th...

A Laois secondary school has reached out to all of their students by sending them cards. Portlaoise College sent out these cards to remind all...

Laois TD and Minister for Justice & Equality, Charlie Flanagan has announced that additional accommodation has been approved for Portlaoise College. Six general classrooms, four...

The Coronavirus pandemic is affecting almost every aspect of our lives at the moment. Bar those working in essential services, the rest of the population...

Portlaoise College has announced this year’s winners for the first year scholarship programme. Abbie Maher from St Colman's National School in Stradbally and Jonathan Murphy...

The Coronavirus pandemic is affecting almost every aspect of our lives at the moment. Bar those working in essential services, the rest of the population...

It is tough being a student at the moment. Since March 12, they have been taken out of their classroom setting and forced to change...