Stand Up & Be You Week
This week is ‘Stand Up & Be You Week’! We continue to promote our school as a welcoming place celebrating diversity and inclusion for all. We have a full programme of events planned for the week including a whole school Art in Action painting event which will result in a finished art piece for the…
Read MoreCongratulations Senior Football Team
Scenes of jubilation this evening as our senior footballers secured the Dublin Senior A title in Parnell Park. Huge congratulations to all involved. Hard luck to Ardscoil Ris who contributed to a wonderful battle.
Read MoreHappy Mid-Term Break!
Wishing All Students, Staff and Families a great and well deserved Mid-Term Break. Lots of fantastic work has been achieved so far this term. We ended our week with a very lively Halloween Party for 1st Years! Happy Halloween All!
Read MoreHalloween Art Gallery !
Check out our fabulously ghoulish artwork gallery produced by 1st and 2nd Year Art groups in time for Halloween!
Read MoreDyslexia Awareness Week
We have had a very successful week celebrating Dyslexia Awareness in our school. Red ribbon badges were distributed to teachers at the start of the week and students created red friendship bracelets at two special lunchtime workshops! Red cupcakes were on sale in the cafeteria on Thursday and much enjoyed by all. Our school was…
Read MoreTY September Activities
Transition Year is off to a flying start with a range of different activities undertaken by students in the last month! All TY students started Sailing Courses from the 12th September. The year group attended the World Skills Conference in the RDS on the 15th of September and braved a wet and windy Ploughing Championships…
Read MoreSummer Holidays
Wishing all Students and Staff a Happy, Healthy and Restful Summer Break! Well done to all for all the many achievements and successes this year in academic performance, sports, the arts and extracurricular activities. We look forward to an exciting and successful 2022-2023 academic year in September!
Read MoreGoodbye Class of 2022
We are delighted to congratulate our graduating Class of 2022. We kicked off our goodbyes with a Teacher vs. Student match on the Friday, followed by a guard of honour formed by the teachers as the students left the school. A great, celebratory graduation night was held on the 23rd of May! These students have…
Read MoreSenior Hurling Win
Huge congratulations to our Senior Hurling team who last week defeated Colaise Eoin to be crowned Dublin Senior A Hurling Champions 2022. This caps off a really successful hurling season for St. Fintan’s with our under 14 and under 16 teams also reaching their respective finals.
Read MoreDarkness Into Light
On May 7th, St. Fintan’s High School students will be rising early in the morning and taking part in this year’s Pieta House Darkness into Light Walk. We would greatly appreciate your support by scanning the QR code to our blog and find out how to sponsor us for this very worthy cause! #dil2022 #pieta #dilstfintans
Read MoreHappy Easter!
Wishing all Students, Staff and their families a great break after all the hard work this term! Happy Easter All!
Read MoreBuaiteoirì Comòrtas n bPostaeirì
Well done to all the 1st Year students who took part in the Seachtain na Gaeilge poster competition. The competition was open to all 1st year students. The theme was “Là Fhèile Pàdraig”. After a very high standard, Ms. Barry had the final input on deciding the buaiteoirì. 1st Prize – Shaun Sajan 2nd Prize…
Read MoreSupporting Autism Awareness Month
St Fintan’s High School celebrates and supports Autism Awareness Month. This week will see students take part in different activities from AsIAm, the Autism charity created by Adam Harris #ERST
Read MoreJunior Rugby Triumph!
Huge congratulations to our Junior Rugby Team whose 29-15 victory over Temple Carrig claimed the Father Godfrey Cup for the very first time! Commiserations to @templecarrigGS who contributed to an excellent match!
Read MoreSeachtain na Gaeilge
Bhí an-chraic againn le linn Seachtain na Gaeilge i mbliana. I measc na himeachtaí a bhí ar siúl, bhí Comórtas na bPostaeirí, Comórtas TikTok, Tráth na gCeist, Féile Scannáin agus Ciorcal Comhrá. Comhghairdeas leis na buachaillí seo ón 3ú bliain a bhuaigh an Tráth na gCeist!
Read MoreWell Done Junior Cup Semi-Finalists!
Congratulations to our Leinster Schools Junior Cup Rugby team for their fantastic achievement in reaching the semi-final. A 29-21 defeat to Cistercian College Roscrea ended our historic run in the cup for this year. Well done to Cistercian College Roscrea and best of luck in the final!
Read MoreJesus Christ Superstar!
Huge congratulations to all the TY students and staff who put on a fantastic performance of Jesus Christ Superstar for three sold out nights last week. We set our production in modern day Dublin culminating in the execution on The Spire! The show was a great success and the whole school community was delighted to…
Read MoreOn Our Way to the Semi-Final !!
Amazing result!! Our Junior Rugby Team have beaten St. Gerard’s Bray 24-20 in the Quarter Finals of the Junior Cup in Donnybrook today. Well done lads! Fantastic game! Fintans Abú
Read MoreTY Delphi Adventures
Our TYs recently went on an exciting adventure out west at Delphi Adventure Centre. Activities included Kayaking, Bog jumping and Wall climbing!
Read MoreJesus Christ Superstar
You are invited to attend our first school musical since 2019! We are absolutely delighted to announce that our production of Jesus Christ Superstar, starring TY students from both St. Fintan’s High School and Santa Sabina, runs 7.30pm Thurs 24th to Sat 26th March. Tickets €10.
Read MoreLeinster Schools Junior Cup
More success for Rugby at St. Fintans as an excellent 17-3 victory against CBC Monkstown has qualified Junior Rugby for the Leinster Schools Junior Cup for the first time ever.
Read MoreSenior Rugby/Leinster Schools Senior Cup
Excitement is building for Friday’s Senior Rugby Clash with Terenure College after our thrilling 23-9 win over CBC Monkstown which has qualified Senior Rugby for the Leinster Schools Senior Cup for just the third time in our history.
Read MoreChinese New Year Celebrations
Our celebration of the Year of the Tiger and Chinese New Year was a roaring success today at St. Fintan’s High School. Students and staff had much fun and laughter with the Chopstick Game, Jianzi, Fortune Scratch Cards and Fortune Cookies. Hope this is a sign of good times ahead for 2022! …
Read MoreHappy New Year of the Tiger 2022
Happy New Year to all our school community for Chinese New Year’s Day 1 February and of course, Happy St Bridget’s Day! We are entering the Year of the Tiger 2022 with optimism and a sense of hope. We are joining in the global celebrations at St Fintan’s High School on Tuesday with colourful school…
Read MoreWelcome Mr. Duffy
On behalf of the whole school community, we would like to extend a warm welcome to our new Deputy Principal, Mr. Enda Duffy. Mr. Duffy is a past pupil of St. Fintan’s High School so is very familiar with the school and it’s ethos. He brings a wide range of experience in management, sport and…
Read MoreFarewell Mr. Ennis
Today we say farewell to our much loved Vice Principal, Mr. Gerard Ennis. Gerard has been teaching at St. Fintan’s High School for 42 Years ! He was also a pupil of the school throughout Junior and Secondary School so is part of the fabric of the building. He has given many years of fantastic…
Read MoreChristmas Greetings
It’s been a busy first term here at St. Fintan’s High School with lots of challenges! We have had many highlights and lots of successful extracurricular activities as well as lots of hard work by students and staff! Wishing all students, staff, parents and families a very Happy and Peaceful Christmas from all @ St.…
Read More5th Year Creative Engagement Workshop
Our 5th Year Art class took part in an intensive two day workshop with painter Catherine Barron on the 9th and 10th of December as part of this year’s NAPD Creative Engagement Initiative. The group produced some fantastic work over the course of the two days which was designed to introduce new skills and develop…
Read MoreWellbeing Week
Unfortunately, our Wellbeing Week last week was cut short due to school closures as a result of Storm Barra. However, we managed to put lots of focus on wellbeing on the other three days of last week with all students being met by teachers last Monday morning with a sweet treat and a bit of…
Read MoreStand Up & Be You Week !
Our colourful preparations are underway here at St Fintan’s High School for our annual Stand Up and Be You Week 15-19 November. Looking forward to an active, dynamic and vibrant week ahead.
Read MoreAnnual Sponsored Walk/Run
Congratulations to all for contributing and taking part in our Annual Sponsored Walk/Run in aid of Sports Activities in the school. We have exceeded our target and these funds will be put to great use towards the extensive sporting programme at St. Fintan’s High School. Thank you to all for your generosity and support!
Read MoreHappy Halloween
Wishing all students & staff a great mid-term break! Well done to all for all the good work done so far this term. Have a fabulously creepy time…. Check out the wonderful artwork done by 1st and 2nd years here in our Halloween Gallery of 1st Year Cutouts and 2nd Year Sculpture –
Read MorePhotography Competition
We have launched a school wide photography competition as part of our Wellbeing Programme for October/November. Our theme this year is ‘Get Active’. Great prizes for winners and all entries will be featured in an in-school exhibition and online! See details in poster for entry…
Read MoreGreen Schools Water Flag Award
The Green School’s Committee have worked very hard over the past two years to achieve the Water Flag. An Online Awards Ceremony took place yesterday. Well done to all involved!
Read MoreSponsored Walk 2021
We’re looking forward to the St. Fintan’s Annual School Walk/Run which will take place on Friday October 22nd, 2021. All students between 1st – 4th Year will complete the 8km/5mile course during the first six periods of the day. 5th & 6th Years: All fifth and sixth year students will take part in either a…
Read MoreDyslexia Awareness Month
We at St. Fintan’s High School are fully supporting Dyslexia Awareness Month during October. Check out some of the following links for more information! https://dyslexia.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dyslexia-Awareness-Month-2021-SUPPORT-PACK-Final.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMMXtZXLrUA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oKawFJ_CXg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLb6ehPPc4E https://vimeo.com/272733576 https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/dyslexia-awareness-week-teaching-resources/zkw7qfr https://www.twinkl.ie/event/dyslexia-awareness-week-2021 https://ncse.ie/all-online-resources https://www.helenarkell.org.uk/event/dyslexia-awareness-week-2021.php
Read MoreAnchors Aweigh 2021
The new term is well and truly underway in St. Fintan’s. The fantastic September weather has been much enjoyed by our Transition Year students who have all been partaking in Sailing Lessons this month!
Read MoreCongratulations Class of 2021
It is fitting that our final post this academic year is dedicated to our Class of 2021. We are inspired by their resilience and send them our every best wish for their bright futures!
Read MoreSummertime!!
Nothing says Summer like a BBQ! Ms. Walsh and her science classes have enjoyed some Barbecuing over the last few weeks! Here’s to a great Summer for all students and staff after what has been a tough and challenging year!
Read MoreBoxwars !
Well done to all the 1st Year Classics and Art students who took on a BoxWars Challenge over the past few weeks! We took to the field for battle this morning …
Read MoreGaisce Bronze Skills Award
Check out the wonderful artwork created by Transition Year Cian Giles for his Gaisce Bronze Award (Skills)
Read MoreWellbeing Photography Competition
Winners Announced! See more for details…
We ran a photography competition back in November asking students to submit photos that gave them a sense of wellbeing. Judging got very delayed by lockdown but …… Here is the wonderful work they produced at last!
Zambia Fundraiser Update
Huge thanks to all staff, students and parents for their incredibly generous donations to our Sutton to Kabwe 10k event.
Read MoreOutdoor Classroom
Our new Outdoor Classroom is in full swing! Ms. O’Connor’s class making good use of the sunshine today in our new outdoor classroom. A great way to enjoy the outdoors and learn at the same time!
Read MoreResilience & Reconnecting!
Today marks the start of our first afternoon of games, music and treats for our TY Year Group. These events have been organised to reward and celebrate the amazing resilience of our students in meeting the challenge of what has been an extraordinarily challenging year and a half! We salute all of our students efforts…
Read MoreZambia Fundraiser Update
Two of our very well known past pupils travelled to Zambia in 2015. Brian Howard of Dublin GAA and Paddy Kirk of Bohemians Football Club have sent us their very best wishes for our Zambia fundraiser https://vimeo.com/546097432 Brian Howard https://vimeo.com/546114268 Paddy Kirk
Read MoreMusic to Celebrate the Month of May
Marking the month of May with music, our staff and students were greeted yesterday morning by a musical quartet of teachers. Ms. Shiels, Ms. Duggan, Ms. Ni Laoire and Mr. Slattery welcomed us with beautiful live music in the cafeteria. A very uplifting start to the day.
Read MoreSutton 2 Kabwe Challenge
Join us this Saturday 8th May in completing our Sutton to Kabwe Challenge!
Read MoreZambian Immersion Project
Every two years, a group of St. Fintan’s High School students, travel to Kabwe, Zambia to work on projects including building and maintenance work. As a result of these trips, we have seen a full primary school called Sables, developed over the past 5 years. We also get to interact with the fantastic children and…
Read MoreModel UN
Congratulations to all who recently represented St Fintan’s High School at the Model UN Conference online and received honourable mention at the Awards Ceremony! Model UN is a popular activity for those interested in learning more about how the UN operates. Hundreds of thousands of students worldwide take part every year at all educational levels.…
Read More2nd Year Applied Technology Project
Check out 2nd Year Applied Technology Project work here using kits from www.DigiWizKits.com
Read More1st Year Applied Technology Project
Check out 1st Year Applied Technology Project work here using kits from www.DigiWizKits.com
Read MoreSeachtain na Gaeilge
Seachtain na Gaeilge is an international Irish language festival which is the biggest celebration of our native language and culture that takes place in Ireland and many other countries every year.
Read MoreMaking Noise in the Music Industry
St. Fintan’s High School past pupils are making their mark on the Irish music scene. Check out the following recent work by these artists and follow our specially created Spotify playlist by Mr. Barker showcasing their work!
Read MoreChinese New Year Celebrations
Wishing all our staff and students a Happy Chinese New Year. Follow the Padlet link for lots of virtual activities to enjoy!
Read MoreDyslexia Awareness Week
Oct 3-Oct 9 is Dyslexia Awareness Week and October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. October 6 is Dyslexia Awareness Day with a global campaign Go Red For Dyslexia . This campaign is all about changing the narrative for people with dyslexic thinking and shouting from the rooftops about all the amazing things people with this learning difference can do. With this in mind, we will be running a number…
Read MoreWelcome Back
We’re back to school after a great Summer break and have lots of exciting events and activities planned for all year groups in the coming weeks. Our annual Open Night will take place next week, Tuesday, September 13th from 7pm to 9pm. We’re very excited to open up the school after the pandemic and showcase…
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