• 17 Sep, 2021

Loreto Secondary School, Balbriggan has been named a European School of Excellence, coming first place in the ‘European Innovative Teaching Award’. Twenty one of the school’s participating teachers travelled to educational institutions around Europe in…

• 15 Sep, 2021

Please click on this link to view the presentation given by our guest Speaker, John Doran, at our virtual AGM on Monday night. If you were unable to attend the AGM, we hope you enjoy…

• 10 Sep, 2021

For the first time in a while there was a great sense of hope when we met up with some of the class of 2021 on Wednesday. Many of the students have secured places in…

• 6 Sep, 2021

We would like to congratulate the amazing class of 2021 for their outstanding Leaving Certificate results. This remarkable group of students stayed focused and showed great resilience through very tough times to achieve these wonderful…

• 3 Sep, 2021

This week we welcomed 240 new first years to Loreto Balbriggan. We look forward to the next six years with our new students as they begin their secondary education and how each and everyone of…

• 27 Aug, 2021

To the class of 2021, The Leaving Certificate results will be issued next Friday, September 3rd at 10 am. Students will be able to access the results on the Candidate Self Service Portal at 10…

• 19 Aug, 2021

We look forward to welcoming staff and students back after the summer holidays. We hope that everyone had a lovely break and is looking forward to the new academic year. We would ask all parents/guardians…

• 14 Jul, 2021

The school is closed for the summer and will reopen in August. Enrolment for 1st year students for the academic year 2022/2023 will commence in September 2021.  Information with regard to enrolment will be available…

• 4 Jun, 2021

The Leaving Certificate exams will begin on Wednesday 9th June. Please find below the following arrangements for the safe running of the exams. 6th Year State Exams- Summary of Assembly Leaving exams early For the…

• 28 May, 2021

On Tuesday we said goodbye to our wonderful 6th years, the class of 2021. The afternoon began with a prerecorded prayer service, followed by prizegiving and graduation ceremony.  The celebrations ended when the staff formed…

• 21 May, 2021

Loreto Secondary School, Balbriggan is proud to announce its nomination for the European Innovative Teaching Award 2021. The project involved twenty one teachers from varying disciplines from Loreto Balbriggan. These teachers took part in an…

• 17 May, 2021

We would like to wish past pupil Lesley Roy the very best of luck as she represents Ireland at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam tonight. Lesley will sing ‘Maps’ which she co-wrote with…

• 14 May, 2021

Congratulations to Emily Carroll, Hannah Barnwell and Lucy Barnwell founders of  ‘Bee Happy’ Mini-Company who won a special merit award in the National Final (Intermediate Category) of the Student Enterprise Programme which was live-streamed on…

• 7 May, 2021

Loreto Balbriggan has been working with the Department of Psychology in NUI Galway for the past two years to provide data in the development of their SMART Consent programme . On Friday  Dr. Siobhán O’Higgins…

• 30 Apr, 2021

This week was Simon Community awareness week. During the week all students learned about the work of Simon and their vision for a society where everyone has a home.    The TY Community Links class…

• 24 Apr, 2021

On Tuesday 9 TY students from the digital literacy November module took part in the National Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge in conjunction with Maynooth University and ICS Skills. They finished in the top 10% to…

• 17 Apr, 2021

On Friday an inspector from the Department of Education completed a COVID 19 inspection in the school. The full report will be available on the Department of Education’s website in the coming weeks.  Congratulations to…

• 9 Apr, 2021

After many weeks of online learning, all students will return to school on Monday the 12th of April. We look forward to welcoming back everyone. We have missed their voices, laughter and energy around the…

• 26 Mar, 2021

  We would like to wish all our Leaving Certificate students the very best of luck as they sit their Irish, French and German oral as well as their Music practical exams over the next…

• 20 Mar, 2021

The Fingal Student Enterprise Final was held virtually on Tuesday, 16th March. Congratulations to Emily Carroll, Lucy Barnwell and Hannah Barnwell creators of ‘Bee Happy’ and overall winners of the Intermediate category. We had two…

• 12 Mar, 2021

On Thursday, March 11th second year students Jessica Chen and Bushra Alameen Betro took part in the semi final of the UCD Junior Schools debate competition. This was the first time Loreto Balbriggan had made…

• 10 Mar, 2021

Please click on the link below for important information with regard to registering on  the Leaving Cert Portal. The portal will close on March 16th. Students will have the opportunity to make their final decision…

• 8 Mar, 2021

Many thanks to Evan Costigan, founder and owner of who delivered a very interesting talk to all our parents recently. Evan’s programme empowers students to take good care of their health and well-being in second-level. Please…

• 5 Mar, 2021

Please read important information with regard to the Leaving Certificate 2021   Yesterday evening the State Examinations Commission issued an information update regarding the arrangements for the Leaving Certificate Examinations.The immediate key points to note…