It’s Week 25 of The Buzz Newsletter! We are delighted to share that our students won the IMTA Team Maths Dublin Regional Final, held on 5th March at Alexandra College. Our winning team of Tianci Yan, Kent Liu, Justin Li and Shiqing Zhang have now qualified for the national finals, taking place on Saturday 25th April. Congratulations also to our three other teams who also performed very well, finishing 5th, joint 5th, and 8th. Due to their high scores int he regional competition, some of these teams may also qualify for the finals in April. Sincere thanks to Oliver Murphy for coordinating and accompanying the teams, and best of luck to everyone competing in the national finals.

Congratulations to our Robotics Club who qualified for the VEX V5 Robotics Ireland, held in MTU Cork on 24th February. Alec Vysotski, Conor O’Neill, Sutlej Suresh, Jennifer Zhang, and Mark Fedorenko have been building their robot since September. Throughout the process they gained valuable hands-on experience in both mechanical engineering and coding as they designed, built, and programmed a fully functional robot. Well done to our students, and to our robotics mentor Adam Goodwin for their hard work, dedication, and excellent representation of the school at national level.

Best wishes to our 6th Years who are sitting the Medical Selection Admission Test (MSAT) test in UL campuses over two weekends.

The deadline for the submission of portfolios for IADT courses requiring a portfolio is Tuesday 10th March at 10am.

There are a number of college Open Days taking place in the coming weeks; UG, DCU, MU and TUD.. There is a mini open day in RSCI over the Easter break on Tuesday March 31st. Registration is required in advance.

It is important for students to apply for exemptions in either Irish and/or the third language from the National University of Ireland in Merrion Square (UCD, MU, UG, UCC, RCSI, NCAD) or from a language from Trinity College Dublin and University of Limerick if you are elligible and this hasn’t already been granted.

The International SAT tests (US College Admissions) take place on a number of occasions throughout the year in St. Andrew’s College, Booterstown. The next suite of tests take place on Saturday, 14th March. Registration to take these tests would have had to have been made before March 3rd. There will be further opportunities to take the SAT on May 2nd and June 6th – registration is required in advance.

Masterclasses:

• This Monday, 9th March, there is a French masterclass with Nicky Dowling for Oral Preparation. It is for 5th & 6th Years at 5pm in room G-7.

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It’s Week 24 of The Buzz Newsletter! Congratulations to all of our debaters who have qualified for the Oxford and Cambridge debates. 5th Year Aneesh Garg and 4th Year Katie Zheng qualified for the Oxford debates on 14th March. Katie also qualified for the Cambridge debates with 5th Year Julie Diskin. We also had seven students progress to the semi-finals of the Leinster Schools Debates. A special thank you to David Connolly who runs the Debating Club for his invaluable guidance and support. Well done all and best of luck in the finals!

The online facility for CAO applications reopens on 5th March at 12pm, if you did not apply before 1st February. There is a late fee of €65 and the deadline for new applications is the 1st May at 5pm. All applicants will be able to use the CAO change of mind facility when it opens on 5th May at 12pm, this facility closes on 1st July at 5pm.

The RCSI 4th Year MiniMed, MiniDentistry, MiniPharm, MiniFutureScientist and MiniPhysio programmes take place annually, and offer 4th year students an excellent opportunity to gain experience of what it is like to train and work as a healthcare professional. Registration is required to attend these sessions, please contact or pop into the 4th Year office to register.

Seachtain na Gaeilge runs from 1st – 17th March. Keep an eye out for events celebrating the Irish language and culture across the school – details are on the digi-screens.

Masterclasses:

• This Monday, 2nd March there is a Spanish Oral Preparation class with Maria Fenton. It is in room G-7 at 4:30pm.

Upcoming Events:

• 3rd March: University of Limerick Biological & Chemical Science Pathways information evening.
• 5th March: University of Limerick Studying Modern Languages information evening.
• 29th April: TU Dublin Computing Digital and Data webinar.
• 30th April: Shannon College of Hotel Management virtual information session.

*Students must register online to attend these events. 

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It’s Week 23 of The Buzz Newsletter! Congratulations to all of our swimmers who qualified for this year’s Leinster Senior Schools Swimming Championships held on 8th February. 91ÖÆƬ³§ swimmers took home the overall cup plus 4 Gold, 4 Silver, and 4 Bronze medals. Our relay swimmers have now qualified for the Irish Senior Schools Relay Championship on 22nd March in the National Aquatics Centre. We wish them the very best of luck!

Congratulations to 5th Year student Sumeia Lloyd who was selected for the U18 Ireland All Stars Indoor Hockey team. Sumeia recently travelled to Cape Town to represent Ireland and compete in the PSI Nationals – the world’s largest indoor hockey tournament. We wish Sumeia the very best of luck in her future sporting endeavours!

Congratulations to 6th year student Kiril Korostelev and 4th Year student Krithika Santosh who progressed to the finals of the All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad. 940 students from 89 schools in 27 counties took part. The top 100 students are invited to the final in DCU in early March, from which four students will go on to represent Ireland at the International Linguistics Olympiad in Bucharest. We wish them the very best of luck in the finals.

Section A on the DARE applications must be completed and submitted by the 1st March.

Masterclasses:

• This Wednesday 25th there is a Biology masterclass with Chloe Griffin on Photosynthesis. It is for 5th & 6th Years and is in room G-7 at 4:30pm.

Upcoming Events:

• 24th February: University of Limerick undergraduate programme online information evenings.
• 28th February: IADT Open Day, 10am.
• 29th April: TU Dublin Computing Digital and Data webinar.
• 30th April: Shannon College of Hotel Management virtual information session.

*Students must register online to attend these events. 

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It’s Week 22 of The Buzz Newsletter! Congratulations to 6th Year student Samaira Ahluwalia, who received the Division 4 Top Bowling Award in recognition of her outstanding performances during the 2025 cricket season. Samaira had an outstanding season, taking 26 wickets across 16 matches to finish well clear of the rest of the league. We wish Samaira the very best of luck in all her sporting endeavours!

We currently have nine 4th years taking part in the 10 week ‘Accenture Girls in Analytics’ programme. the data analytics programme launched on Friday 1th January and culminates with a competition where our students present their research in their teams. We wish them the very best of luck with the programme and look forward to hearing about their experience.

With the Mock exams starting today we would like to wish the best of luck to all our 6th Years. Remember, you have been preparing for this moment for years, trust the work you have put in.

4th & 5th Years enjoy your Midterm break next week, it’s well deserved! It’s a chance to rest and renew your energy, take breaks and recharge. A fantastic itinerary has been planned for the 4th Year trip to Rome – enjoy!

The normal closing date for CAO applications has now passed. In case you missed the closing date the late application facility opens on 5th March t 12pm. A fee of €65 applies.

Masterclasses:

There is no masterclasses this week. They will resume after the Mock Exams and Midterm break.

Upcoming Events:

• 10th & 11th February: UCD School of Medicine and St. Vincent’s Healthcare Group ‘So you want to be a doctor?’ seminar.
• 11th February: TU Dublin School of Art and Design Portfolio webinar.

*Students must register online to attend these events. 

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It’s Week 21 of The Buzz Newsletter! Congratulations to 6th Year student Tom Hayden who is the 2026 winner of our annual Wellbeing Poetry Competition. Students were invited to submit their own poetry with the aim of promoting positivity. Read Tom’s poem below!

Well done to 4th Year student Elliot Guest on his highly Commended Delegate Award from BELVOMUN 2026 (Belvedere Model United Nations). Elliot represented Mozambique in the Ecology & Environment Committee. Delegates debated topics ranging from the ecological restoration of war zones to sustainable aviation and digital pollution. Well done Elliot!

A final reminder to 6th Years that Orla has recently uploaded Study Skills content to Moodle to assist you with your studies. With the Mocks starting next week, don’t forget Orla is available to any 6th Year who would like help structuring their study sessions. Just pop into LG-1 to make an appointment or email onishuilleabhain@insituteofeducation.ie.

It is a particularly busy week for our 6th Year students as they prepare for their Mocks. We hope your studies are going well and wish you all the very best of luck. All students are welcome to make appointments to meet a Guidance Counsellor to discuss future career options, courses etc. Appointments can be made through the QR codes around the school.

The normal closing date for CAO applications has now passed. In case you missed the closing date the late application facility opens on 5th March t 12pm. A fee of €65 applies.

Masterclasses:

• Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, there is drop in HL Maths revision classes with Hilary Dorgan.
• Every Monday there is a drop in Economics revision class with Rob Quinlan. It is for 6th Years and is in HG-0 from 4:30-5:30pm, covering a new topic each week.
• Every Tuesday & Friday there is a drop in Biology revision class with Róisín Doyle. It is for 6th Years and is in room G-4 from 7:57-8:27am.
• Every Wednesday there is a drop in HL Maths revision class with Aidan Roantree. It is for 6th Years and is in H1-0 from 3:30-4:30pm, covering a new topic each week.

Upcoming Events:

• 3rd February: TU Dublin Architecture Portfolio Webinar, 6pm.
• 6th February: NCAD Portfolio submission deadline.
• 10th & 12th February: UCD Webinar Series: “So you want to be a doctor?”.

*Students must register online to attend these events. 

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It’s Week 20 of The Buzz Newsletter! The 91ÖÆƬ³§ choir is seeking new members! The choir meets every Friday at 3:30pm in the music room and sing a wide variety of songs. The highlight of the year is performing at the 6th Year Graduation in O’Reilly Hall UCD. If you would like to get involved, please email music teacher Ciara at ccoleman@instituteofeducation.ie.

Well done to 6th Year student Ishani Acharya on continuing her work with Better Internet for Kids (BIK) this year, building on her fantastic contributions to last year. Recently, Ishani travelled to Brussels as a member of the BIK Youth Advisory Group, representing Ireland at the Safer Internet Forum.

Our 4th Years had a fantastic time at Mondello Park last week – despite the rain! Every student got the chance to drive on the race track, and develop essential driving skills. The day also included a road ready session packed with tips for passing the theory test, as well as a break reaction test. At the end of the day each student received a certificate of completion, another highlight in a year full of fantastic opportunities for our 4th Years!

Applications for the UCD Ad Astra Elite Sport and Performing Arts Scholarships for September close on the 31st January.

CAO normal closing date for applications is the 1st February at 5pm. 

The closing date for late registrations for the HPAT is 1st February at 5pm.

The deadline for DARE applications is fast approaching, collect your paperwork from Helen’s office in room 2-6A. If you have not yet started your application, please email Helen Casey as a matter of urgency!

Masterclasses:

• This Monday’s French masterclass with Nicky Dowling is cancelled. It will be rescheduled as soon as possible.
• This Monday, 26th there is an Irish masterclass with Luke Rock. It is for 5th & 6th Years and is live online at 6pm. The link is on your Moodle.
•  This Thursday, 29th there is a Biology masterclass with Róisín Doyle. It is for 5th & 6th Years and is live online at 5pm. The link is on your Moodle.

Upcoming Events:

• 26th January: Griffith College Dublin Open Day. 5:30-7:00pm.
• 27th January: Study Business at UCD – CAO Online Information Event from 6:30pm.
• 28th January: TU Dublin Elite Sports Online Webinar. 6pm.

*Students must register online to attend these events. 

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It’s Week 19 of The Buzz Newsletter! Congratulations to 4th Year student Katie Zheng on winning her category: Intermediate Individual in Social and Behavioural Sciences at the Stripe Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2026. Katie’s work exploring the projected impact of Vape Taxation and Flavour Bans clearly impressed the judges. We are incredibly proud of all 7 of our students who showcased their outstanding projects at this years exhibition. Congratulations to Conor O’Neill, Alec Vysotski, Mark Fedorenko, Maksim Snegur, Daniel Ogundipe, and Haowen Wang. Finally, a special word of thanks to Catriona Hendry for supporting our students with their projects and congratulations once again for her nomination in the Educator of Excellence Award 2026.

CAO reminder for our 6th Year students: The CAO application deadline date for the reduced fee is Tuesday 20th January. Meanwhile, the CAO normal closing date for applications is 1st February at 5pm. Please note that certain courses are restricted application courses, which have early assessment procedure that may start as early as February, and must be included among your original course choices by 1st February.

DARE 2026 is now open. Students who have not yet collected EIS B forms from Helen Casey need to do so as soon as possible.

Masterclasses:

• This Monday, 19th there is an English masterclass with Emma Greally. It is for 5th & 6th Years and is live online at 7pm. The link is on your Moodle.

Upcoming Events:

• 21st January: UCD Science, Sustainability, Computer Science, Actuarial & Financial Studies webinar from 4-5pm.
• 21st January: RCSI BSc in Advanced Therapeutic Technologies webinar from 8-9pm.
• 24th January: NCI Open Day

*Students must register online to attend these events. 

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It’s Week 18 of The Buzz Newsletter! Congratulations to 6th Year student Lara Elkadi who recently competed in the Freestyle and Majorette cup and International Trials for Baton Twirling. Over the course of two days, Lara was awarded 4 gold medals and 1 silver medal. She also qualified to represent Ireland in the European Technical Championships in Eindhoven in April. We wish Lara the very best of luck!

This week is Wellbeing Week at The 91ÖÆƬ³§! We have daily events aimed at boosting morale in the approach to Mock and Oral exams, while also equipping students with skills for positive wellbeing. Events include tea and treats in evening study, wellbeing workshops, yoga, lunchtime movie, a concert and competitions. There is also mindfulness colouring and board games for 4th & 5th Years. We encourage all students to participate in any event that sparks their interest. Full details are on your January Calendar and has also been emailed to you.

Our positive poetry competition will run all week and we invite students to submit their own poetry with the aim of promoting positivity. Entries can be sent to studentwellbeing@instituteofeducation.ie. On Friday we invite all students to wear bright colours to brighten up the school and promote positive wellbeing!

The Biology Bible is a FREE Leaving Cert Biology Revision Guide created by our expert teachers here at The 91ÖÆƬ³§. The revision tool will help Leaving Cert students master the Biology syllabus and achieve top exam results, with clear revision notes, practical study tools and exam-focused explanations so you know exactly what you need to for exam day. The Biology Bible will be distributed to all 5th & 6th Year students by your Biology teacher. You do not need to register online, you will receive it in class.

Dare 2026 is now open! Students who have not yet collected EIS B forms from Helen Casey, you need to do so as soon as possible. Appointments through the booking system and remember there is always drop-in available daily in room 2-6A from 8:30-9:30am.

Masterclasses:

• This Wednesday, 14th there is an English masterclass with Liam Dingle. It is for 5th & 6th Years and is live online at 7pm. The link is on your Moodle.

Upcoming Events:

• 14th January: UCD Engineering Open Evening from 6-8:30pm.
• 17th January: UCD Architecture, Landscape Architecture and City Planning & Environmental Policy Open Day. 11am-3:30pm.
• 17th January: UL Open Day. 9am-2pm.
• 24th January: NCI Open Day

*Students must register online to attend these events. 

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It’s Week 17 of The Buzz Newsletter! Happy New Year and welcome back! Congratulations to 4th Year Catherine Huisan Xu who scored an extraordinary 144 out of 150 on the AMC 10, taken by 4th year students worldwide. This places Catherine in the top 1% globally! Well done also to 5th Year Shiqing Zhang who scored an impressive 118.5 in the AMC 12. Both Catherine and Shiqing have met the qualifying threshold for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME), best of luck girls!

Well done to our 4th Years who gave up their time over Christmas holidays to volunteer as gift wrappers in Kilkenny Design, in support of the Irish Cancer Society. Volunteering took place throughout December, including weekends, right up until Christmas Eve. On the final day of school before the holidays, they also led our Christmas Jumper Day collection. Thanks to both online and cash donations, an impressive €6,005 was raised for Focus Ireland. Well done all!

Congratulations to 5th Year Khalid Omer Khalid who won the ATII Translation Competition for secondary School students in the Arabic category. Khalid translated the text ‘A mask of the colour of the sky’ from Arabic to English. Well done Khalid!

Masterclasses:

• This Tuesday, 6th there is a French masterclass with Patrick Fitzsimons. It is for 5th & 6th Years and is in room G-7 at 5:30pm.
• This Wednesday, 7th there is an English masterclass with Liam Dingle. It is for 5th & 6th Years and is live online at 7pm. The link is on your Moodle.

Upcoming Events:

• 9th January: RCSI Open Day
• 17th January: UL Open Day
• 24th January: NCI Open Day

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It’s Week 16 of The Buzz Newsletter! At The 91ÖÆƬ³§ we are proud to work hard every day to support our students’ success – nobody embodies that more than our very own Margaret McCabe. At the Dukes Education Annual Awards, Margaret’s tremendous work was acknowledged when she won the Customer Experience Award. Well done Margaret, we are so proud to work alongside you every day!

Congratulations to 6th Year student Caitlin Lanigan whose photo has been selected as the winner of our ‘Sparking Joy’ photo competition 2025! Submissions will be featured in the yearbook at the end of the year and added to our Sparking Joy noticeboard outside the 1st floor office. Thank you to all students who submitted photos and shared some joy with their fellow students.

Well done to our 4th Years who supported Our Lady’s Hospice Harold’s Cross annual Light Up A Life fundraiser. Thanks to their effort and community spirit, our students raised an impressive €5,612 through sales on the day! 4th Years also enjoyed their annual Christmas cinema trip last Friday, where they watches Home Alone at The Lighthouse cinema.

A reminder that the closing date for the TCD/Columbia University Dual BA Program is 2nd January 2026. Students need to finalise all school documents they require for application by the end of this week.

A reminder that the closing date for applications to the Ad Astra Elite Sports & Performance Arts Scholarships is the 31st January 2026 for entry in September 2026.

This Friday, 19th December is Christmas Jumper Day and 4th Years are having a bake sale outside 2-3 from 11am-1:30pm, all in aid of Focus Ireland.

Masterclasses:

• This Monday, 15th there is a Chemistry masterclass with Chloe Griffin. It is for 5th & 6th Years and is in room G-7 at 5pm.
• This Monday, 15th there is a Business masterclass with Keith Hannigan. It is for 5th & 6th Years and is live online at 7pm. The link is on your Moodle.
• This Tuesday, 16th there is an English masterclass with David Enright. It is for 5th & 6th Years and is in room G-7 at 5pm.
• This Wednesday, 17th there is a Chemistry masterclass with Ali Fox. It is for 5th & 6th Years and is live online at 4:30pm. The link is on your Moodle.

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It’s Week 15 of The Buzz Newsletter! Congratulations to 4th Year Kate McConnell and her Kilmacud Crokes teammates on winning the U16 Division 1 Football Shield Final last weekend. Well done Kate and team!

Congratulations to 5th Year student Marianne O’Farrell who finished a superb 2nd at the Leinster Schools Combined Events. Marianne competed in the 60m hurdles, high jump, shot put, 800m and long jump. Well done also to 5th Year Kate Dunne on representing Ireland at both the 2025 World Rowing Beach Sprints and The Prince Albert Cup. Well done girls!

A reminder to 6th Year students to register for your CAO number if you have not already done so. All aspiring undergraduate Medicine students also require their CAO number to book the HPAT exam, so do not delay in registering.

The school deadline date for UCAS applications is today, Monday 1st December for 6th Years applying for UK courses. Contact the 6th Year office immediately if your UCAS application has not been assigned to a guidance counsellor.

Masterclasses:

• This Monday, 8th December there is a Business masterclass with Keith Hannigan. It is for 5t & 6th Years and is live online at 7pm. The link is on your Moodle.
• This Wednesday, 10th December there is a Chemistry masterclass with Ali Fox. It is for 5th & 6th Years and is live online at 4:30pm. The link is on your Moodle.
• This Thursday, 11th December there is a Biology masterclass with Anne-Marie Walsh. It is for 5th & 6th Years and is live online at 5pm. The link is on your Moodle.

Upcoming Events:

• 13th & 14th December: The Lir National Academy of Dramatic Art, TCD – Audition workshop weekend.

* Students must register online to attend these events*

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It’s Week 14 of The Buzz Newsletter! Congratulations to 4th Year Radu Pamfil who was recently selected by Swim Ireland to join the National Athletes Programme in the Junior Pathway Cohort this year. Radu has reached this level at just 15 years old through hard work and dedication, managing to juggle school with his training. Athletes chosen for the Swim Ireland National Programme should be on a performance trajectory for a 2028 and/or 2032 Olympic Games qualification. We wis Radu the very best of luck with his current training, his upcoming international competitions and all his future sporting endeavours.

Well done to all our students who took part in the Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal. We collected 66 boxes this year. Thank you to our 4th Years for organising the collection, these shoeboxes are often the only gift that a child living in poverty will receive this Christmas – a truly worthy cause.

All 6th Year students should have registeredfor their CAO number. All aspiring undergraduate medicine students also require their CAO number to book the HPAT exam now, so please do not delay in registering!

The school deadline date for UCAS applications is today, Monday 1st December for 6th Years applying for UK courses. Contact the 6th Year office immediately if your UCAS application has not been assigned to a guidance counsellor.

A reminder to students to stay safe: ALWAYS cross at the green man when crossing Leeson Street between the Library Building and the Main Building. Please do not rush across the street to class. Take your time, be mindful, stay alert and pay attention to our traffic monitor. A traffic monitor is on duty at the lights every day from 10am – 3am.

Masterclasses:

• This Monday, 1st there is a French masterclass with Nicky Dowling. It is for 5th & 6th years and is in person in room G-7 at 5pm.
• This Wednesday, 3rd there is a History masterclass with Sean Delap. It is for 5th & 6th Years and is in person in room G-7 at 5pm.
• This Thursday, 4th there is an Irish masterclass with Rachel Mahon. It is for 6th Years only and is in person in room G-7 at 5pm.

Upcoming Events:

• 1st December: Shannon College of Hotel Management – Virtual Information Session.
• 3rd December: University of Limerick – Law Webinar& Overview of new LLB Law & Cyber Security.
• 6th December: TU Dublin on campus Open Day, Grangegorman Campus.

* Students must register online to attend these events*

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