Computer Science

5th Year Computer Science students participate in Pytch Create-athon in Trinity College

On Thursday 1st October, Ms O'Kelly and six 5th Year Computer Science students went to Trinity College to participate in the first-ever Pytch (python) Create-athon. It was introduced to the many schools participating in the Create-athon as a "gaming jam"! 

Stratford reach the 2026 Young Environmentalist Awards Finals in RDS for the first time

Congratulations to 1st Year Computer Studies students - Yair, Liam and Giorgi - who made it to the ECO-UNESCO 2026 Young Environmentalist Awards Finals held on 12th May with their Scratch coding project called "Giorgi the Litter Fighter". This is the first time that a Stratford project has made it to the finals - so very impressive work!

TY group project wins Intel Technology award at SciFest@College, TUD Grangegorman

Congratulations to TY students - Alanna and Ciara - who won the Intel Technology Award for the Scratch coding project called "The Great Safety Adventure" at the SciFest@College competition in TUD Grangegorman on Friday, 8th May! Well done to Callum and Sanket who also competed with their Scratch coding project called "Now you see me".

TY Weekly: Water Safety, Zip It!, First Aid, Driving Day, TY Paired Reading Kinia Programme, AI in Industry, the Rite Journey, the Oireachtas and Pytch workshops

The summer term has gone into 5th gear for the TYs with so many activities, events and workshops being organised! Plus planning preparations have started for the TY Graduation.

6th Year Computer Science students get to test a Quantum Computer in UCD

On Tuesday 21st April, the 6th Computer Science students visited Equal1 in the UCD start-up campus in Belfield to learn and see all about the world's first rack-mounted quantum computer.

11 Stratford students invited to compete in Bebras 2026 Computational Thinking National Finals

Approximately 13,000 students from all over Ireland competed in the Bebras Challenge last November. 600 students were invited to compete in the Bebras National Finals in mid-April in Maynooth University. Well done to the 11 Stratford students who were invited to the finals - a major achievement indeed!

TY Weekly: Climbing Centre, Incinerator field trip, Orwell Lodge visits, Kinia Paired Reading training and Women in STEM talk

The TYs have been really busy throughout March! Every Friday they've been going to the BLOC Climbing Centre near Tallaght, a number of students visit Orwell Lodge Nursing Home every Tuesday at lunch, a field trip to the Incinerator in Sandymount with Ms Skehan, completed a Kinia Paired Reading training morning, attended a Women in STEM talk when past-pupil Olivia Foley returned to Stratford and more! Plus the very cool TY 2025-2026 hoodies arrived - thanks Mr Eppel!

Stratford Stripe Young Scientist 2026 winners receive invitation to visit Stripe Offices in San Francisco

We are immensely proud to share that our students, Hao Wen and Ritvik, having already achieved incredible success at the Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2026, taking home the title of the Runner Up Group Award are going to San Francisco! 

Their hard work, dedication, and innovative thinking has truly paid off. As a testament to the quality of their work, Stripe has invited them on an exclusive trip to the Stripe offices in San Francisco this coming April.

Five 1st Year groups compete in YEA ECO Dens semi-finals in Airfield

Well done to the 1st Year Computer Studies class - five Scratch group projects were invited to compete in the 2026 Young Environmentalist Awards ECO-Den semi-finals in Airfield Estate on Wednesday, 11th March. We took the S4 bus and LUAS to get there and back!

5th Year Computer Science students visit Google HQ

The 5th Year Computer Science class visited Google HQ, Barrow Street on Friday 6th March to participate in an event celebrating International Women's Day with Ms O'Kelly and Dr McAdoo. We heard from many inspiring female Google engineers about their varied academic studies and career paths.