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A number of Leaving Certificate students of 2016 at Davitt College, Castlebar dropped in to their school recently to say goodbye and thank teachers and staff for their six years of post-primary education. These young men and women are embarking on Third Level courses in universities and training colleges throughout Ireland for the academic year […]

It was screams of excitement and delight following the Junior Certificate results at Davitt College, Castlebar on Wednesday 9th September 2015. Results were excellent with the vast majority achieving honours in all subjects. “I am delighted with all of our students’ excellent results in the Junior Certificate,” said Ms. Bernie Rowland, Davitt College Principal. “Our […]

Davitt College students were celebrating further academic success this week when they were presented with certificates of achievement from NUI Galway based on their Junior Certificate results. The students recorded an ‘A’ in their Higher Level Business Studies Examination 2014, and were among a group of 250 students from throughout Connacht to receive awards. The […]

Congratulations to Davitt College students (from left) Holly Logan, Fintan Murphy and Una Parkinson who were recently selected by the Department of Education and Skills to compete in the Annual International Mathematics Contest, Kangourou sans Frontières (KSF) International.   The Davitt College students were chosen based on the their exceptional Mathematics results in the Junior Certificate […]

In January 2014 Davitt College Fifth Year students were honoured with a visit from Award-Winning Irish poet Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin.  It is broadly acknowledged that her poems open many doors to multiple worlds “with dense, captivating sound and a certain magic that proves not only to be believable but necessary, in fact, to our understanding […]

Davitt College girls were celebrating further academic success this week when they were presented with certificates of achievement from NUI Galway based on their Junior Certificate results. The girls recorded an A in their honours Business Studies Examination 2013, and were among a group of 250 students from throughout Connacht to receive the honour. The […]

Mr. Michael Ring, T.D., congratulating Davitt College, Castlebar students Cillian Scott and Nathan Dean on their BT Young Scientist project ‘Technology Opens Doors’ at the 2014 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition in the R.D.S., Dublin. The students’ received a special commendation in the Technology Intermediate Group Category. Their project involved the design and construction […]

Davitt College’s long running history of school musicals was upheld this year with the performance of one of its most successful shows, Good Morning Baltimore! The school hall relived the glory of the 60’s with four sold out shows, and was very warmly received by those lucky enough to witness it. The Transition Year Musical […]

Run by Ireland’s number one food magazine, The Easy Food Magazine, the Home-Cook Hero Awards is a National Cookery Competition open to all ages. The competition is in its third year, having grown in popularity with 2013 being the most contested and popular year to date. Three finalists were selected for each of the ten […]

Hannah McEllin, Davitt College, Castlebar, was honoured recently when she received a 2013 All Ireland Third Level Scholarship for her high achievement in her Leaving Certificate Examination. The awards ceremony took place at University of Limerick, where Michael Noonan, T.D., Minister for Finance was present together with Mr. J.P. McManus, sponsor of the scholarships. Guest […]