School News

Science Week 2026: Stratford celebrates it with daily activities

Stratford kicked off it's Science Week activities at the whole school assembly on Monday with the first of many daily quizzes! So far 1st years have had a Young Environmentalist Awards Ideas Factory Workshop, TYs had an engineer from SSE Eirtricity explaining how to build off-shore wind turbines and there's more to come for the rest of the week ...

U19 Boys Basketball team reach semi-finals and the U16 Boys Basketball win their quarter-finals!

Well done to the U19 Boys basketball team who reached the semi-finals against Rockbrook on Tuesday 10th November. In a closely fought match, Stratford lost 41-39 - so, so close! 

Major congratulations to the U16 Boys basketball team who won 52-36 against Firhouse on Monday 9th November!

Young Environmentalist Awards: Ideas Factory Workshop with 1st Years

On Monday, 9th November all the 1st Year Computer Studies students gathered in the Computer Lab to take part in the Young Environmentalist Awards kick-off workshop - an Ideas Factory workshop in fact! Sarah from ECO-UNESCO visited the class to explain the steps to enter this competition and to start brainstorming ideas.

6th Year Classics students research in Trinity's Usher Library

Ms Donohoe and the 6th Year Classics class visited Trinity's Usher Library on Friday 6th November to research their Leaving Certificate Classics project.

Stratford celebrates Stand Up Awareness Week

Stratford celebrated Stand Up Awareness Week (2nd - 6th November) with many daily activities, videos at tutor time and culminating with each year group dressing up in an assigned rainbow colour! 

Wellbeing Theme 'Own It': Study Habits & Organisation

As the December exams get closer, it can be hard to know where to start. As part of our wellbeing theme 'Own It' at Stratford College, we’ve put together a study skills poster to help students across all year groups find revision habits that work for them.

Stratford TY students invited to plant crocus bulbs in the Crocus Garden at Iveagh House

Stratford College TY students were invited by HETI (Holocaust Education Trust Ireland) and the Department of Foreign Affairs to plant crocus bulbs in a newly established Crocus Garden by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Helen McEntee TD in Iveagh House on Tuesday, 3rd November.

1st Year Students Zombie Lab

The 1st years completed a zombie lab today where they used their scientific methods and thinking to identify patient zero from the zombie suspects. Using measuring skills, pH, observation skills and much more they successfully identified the source of the outbreak!

Stratford Senior Debating team compete in their first Concert Debate

Well done to Captain Amélie, Jack, Matthew and Jean-Luc for competing in their first Concern Debate online against Temple Carraig School last week.