Transition Year

Early Spring produce from the school polytunnel

The 4th year horticultural students and 3rd year Darragh have been work hard in the polytunnel throughout the year and are seeing the fruits of their labour!

2026 Stratford's Drama Production: "Burial at Thebes" by Seamus Heaney

On the 14th of April, the drama students performed “Burial at Thebes” by Seamus Heaney. For the past few months, we have been rehearsing the play with our incredible cast of talented actors and our amazing director/drama teacher Mr Barron, and it came out incredible. 

ISSU An Chomhdhail Bhliantuil 2026

On the 7th and 8th of April, during the Spring break, the Stratford ISSU liaisons (Frans 5th Year & Rhea 4th Year) attended An Chomhdháil Bhliantiúl 2026, which is the biggest event in the ISSU calendar. Frans & Rhea report back.  

ISSU, or the Irish Second-level Students Union, is the national student-led representative body for second-level students in Ireland. It acts as a democratic, non-profit organization focused on empowering student councils, ensuring student voices are heard in education policy, and promoting equal access to education.

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 students win Intermediate runner-up prize at Dublin City Student Enterprise Final 2026

Congratulations to our Stratford students - Angelia, Sachet, Zhi Hang and Ciara - who participated in the Dublin City Student Enterprise Final 2026 in the Mansion House on Monday 23rd March!  Two of our students took home the Intermediate Runner Up for ZS Fans and Bookmarks.   

TYs enter Mary Elmes Prize for 2025/2026

Under the guidance of Ms Kenny, TY History students have entered a variety of projects for the Mary Elmes Prize 2025/2026. The theme is Raising Holocaust Awareness through writing, art, music, drama. The competition is organised by Holocaust Education Ireland (HETI).

Seachtain na Gaeilge 2026!

Tá Seachtain na Gaeilge faoi lán seoil i gColáiste Stratford! D'imríomar Biongó sna ranganna inné. Bhuaigh na buaiteoirí uibheacha seacláide.

TYs presented with their Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement Certificates

The TYs received their Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement  (JCPA) Certificates in a small ceremony in school on Tuesday morning, 10th March. Ms McGill spoke about the holistic nature of the achievements highlighted in each certificate presented to the TY students - "today we want to give you the opportunity to reflect on all the wonderful things you have done, and maybe nudge you gently towards thinking about your goals for Leaving Cert and beyond".

TY Weekly: Leaving Certificate Subject Choice, GoQuest, Climbing

TYs are busy experiencing and exploring Leaving Cert subject choices. There are also a variety of expeditions to GoQuest and BLOC Climbing centre. Ciara in TY reports on all the latest workshops and events in 4th Year!

Senior Cycle Subject Fair for Transition Year Students

On Thursday 26th February Transition Year students participated in a Senior Cycle Subject Fair. In session one we had an opportunity to speak with 5th years about the subjects they had chosen.  During session 2, the teachers presented their individual subjects to us outlining curriculum content and assessment details.  Next, students have the chance to sit in on senior cycle classes.  Hopefully we will be well informed in advance of picking our subjects for Leaving Cert.