Tag: Portlaoise College

On Thursday January 30, Portlaoise College welcomed a large group of 5th class pupils and their parents to the annual STEM Experience Night. Information Leaflets...

In the early hours of Thursday morning, a group of TY and 5th year students from Portlaoise College are setting out on a life-changing...

Thinking of what to do for Valentine's Night 2020? Well think no further! Portlaoise College are hosting a Valentine's Ball to raise funds for the school. The...

Since October the Transition Year Students of Portlaoise College have been visiting Ballard Nursing Home as part of a new TY Community Care Module. The...

Portlaoise College hosted its annual Christmas fair in the school Foyer recently. Visitors were greeted at the door by the students who had everything on...

Academic success was rewarded recently by Carlow Institute of Technology as part of their scholarship program. Gyula Torok, a Portlaoise College Leaving Cert Student in...

College Awareness Week recently took place in Portlaoise College and they carried out many events and activities where the whole school community came together...

It has been a very busy period for the students in Portlaoise College and here are some of the things they have been up...

What a great send off! There was great celebrations recently when the staff of Portlaoise College came together to acknowledge the retirement of one of...

So check this out! What a great idea. A junior chess tournament for all primary school children in Laois. The event is the brainchild of the...

Choices for midlands students transitioning from post-primary into third level education were plentiful at Portlaoise College’s fifth annual Career and College exhibition recently. Parents and...

Three Portlaoise College teachers recently travelled to the prestigious Oxford University to honour the work they're doing for promoting progression to third level education. Guidance...

Porlaoise College welcomed over 600 parents and their children to their Open Evening on Thursday, 26 September. The guests were greeted by class Prefects with...

Portlaoise College, in association with People First Credit Union, are hosting a Career and College Exhibition on Tuesday, October 22. There will be over 40...

Each year Portlaoise College award two students with a Scholarship Bursary worth €1,000 each which goes towards their third level education fees. This Scholarship Bursary...

Are you thinking of repeating your Leaving Cert? If you are you should consider the repeat Leaving Cert programme in Portlaoise College. We offer an...

Debs season is almost over but we still have some more great pictures to bring you. So far, we have been to Portlaoise CBS, Scoil...

Thursday August 23 saw 144 young boys and girls starting their secondary school journeys at Portlaoise College. Students were greeted by their Year Head Mr...

A total of eighty students received their Leaving Certificate results at Portlaoise College today. They achieved excellent results which is a testament to their hard...

Scholarships to secondary school may be relatively unheard of in Laois, but Portlaoise College are changing that. They have offered a scholarship or bursary worth...

The student council of Portlaoise College played a significant role in the introduction of a new school jumper for the academic year 2019-20 and...

Thursday May 16 saw a packed house witness the annual awards ceremony in Portlaoise College. A wide variety of awards were handed out on...

Two Portlaoise College TY students, Lee Carroll-Talbot and Byron Sage-McGuirk, accepted an invitation from the University of Limerick to present a project. The invite came...

Portlaoise College is leading the way as the first school in the county to introduce reflective JCPA journals. The JCPA (Junior cycle profile of achievement)...

Portlaoise College have launched their new school website. Digital media co-ordinator within the school, Seán Scully, created the website along with support throughout the school. Among...

This is set to be great craic. The Parents Council in Portlaoise College are hosting an 80s night in Humes in Portlaoise on Saturday April...

The students of Portlaoise College are nearly ready to go to print with another edition of the school yearbook. The yearbook will go on sale...

A group of Laois students were caught up in what turned out to be a 'fake' terror attack in Paris at the weekend. Students from...

This is a very exciting initiative. Portlaoise College’s Transition Year students have launched their own radio station. Under the name of CPLR (Coláiste Portlaoise Local Radio),...

Portlaoise College have launched a Couch to 5k walk/run with words of motivation and inspiration from two local sporting legends. Olympian Anne Keenan Buckley was...