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Celebrating 89th anniversary of Amelia Earhart in Ballyarnett

Thank you Amelia Derry Earhart & Mayor of Derry City & Strabane District for hosting our student competition winners Alex, Leah and Lucy at Ballyarnett to celebrate the 89th anniversary of #AmeliaEarhart #Derry historical flight.


Mrs Marie Lindsay – Retirement Gift

Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Cllr Brian Tierney presenting Mrs Marie Lindsay, former principal of St Mary’s College, with a gift to mark her retirement.


Mental Health Awareness Week 2021

#connectwithnature was well and truly accomplished last week with Year 8 getting their hands dirty planting these beautiful pot plants! A great theme for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek which all pupils thoroughly enjoyed. Great #positivethoughts accompanied the plants too. We would like to …


Department for Communities Connectivity Programme

A sincere thank you to Wendy Gibbons at Outer West Neighbourhood Renewal Partnership and Caitriona Doherty at Derry City & Strabane District Council for supporting our pupils through the Department for Communities Connectivity Programme.


Microsoft Certified Educators Examination

✨Congratulations ✨ Mrs Clare Doherty – Head of Technology and Design Miss Deirdre McElholm – Head of Religious Studies Mrs Roisin Rice -Acting Vice Principal All three members of staff recently passed the Microsoft Certified Educators Examination


Michaela Foundation Wings Awards Winners 2021

We are delighted to announce that Kaycee Deery (Year 9) and Ava Canney (Year 13) have been selected as a Michaela Foundation Wings Awards Winners 2021!!!! Mr Logue (form teacher) nominated Kaycee for her positive attitude to her studies, her …


Digital School House – Paint by Pixels Competition

⭐⭐ Digital Schoolhouse Paint by Pixels Competition – FINALISTS! ⭐⭐ Have a look at our fantastic finalists! ⭐⭐ Digital Schoolhouse Paint by Pixels Competition – WINNERS! ⭐⭐ Have a look at our fantastic winners! ⭐ Digital Schoolhouse Paint by Pixels …


Open Day 2021

Address from our Acting Principal Our School Prospectus Click here to view our School Prospectus Our Interactive Tour Click here to view our Interactive Tour Videos from Pupils, Parents and Staff Our Admissions Criteria Memories of Open Day 2020


Open Day 2021 – Memories of Open Day 2020

🔵Open Day 21🔵 Thank you for staying with us – we hope you enjoyed our Virtual Open Day – and after our 2 final videos, our phones lines (02871362154) will be open from 11.30am – 2pm or alternatively email us …


Open Day 2021 – Admissions Criteria Video

🔵Open Day 21🔵 Next up is our own especially prepared Admissions Criteria film explaining the process followed by a short video on our Open Day on 2020. #SMDOpenDay21