Mercy Secondary School, Mounthawk

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Mercy Secondary School, Mounthawk
Location
Mercy Secondary School, Mounthawk
Tralee
,
County Kerry

Ireland
Coordinates 52°17′01″N9°43′27″W / 52.2835°N 9.7241°W / 52.2835; -9.7241
Information
Type Public
Established2002
PrincipalJohn O’Rourke
FacultyApprox. 120
EnrollmentApprox. 1,300 [1]  (2024)
Emblem Hawk
Website https://mercymounthawk.ie/

Mercy Secondary School, Mounthawk is a secondary school in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. As of 2024, the school had over 1,300 pupils [1] and approximately 105 teachers (85 permanent and 20 substitutes).[ citation needed ] The school was formed, in 2002, [2] following the amalgamation of two former Mercy schools: St John's Balloonagh and St. Mary's Moyderwell. [3] The school operates under the trusteeship of CEIST (Catholic Education an Irish Schools Trust). [3]

Contents

Curriculum

Mounthawk offers the core subjects English, Irish and Mathematics as well as optional subjects such as Art, Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Agricultural), Music, Home Economics, Technical Graphics, Construction (Woodwork), Engineering (Metalwork), Applied Mathematics, French, German and Spanish within three educational frameworks - Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied and Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme. [4]

Sport

The school's sport facilities include a large indoor basketball court with adjoining dressing rooms and an outdoor basketball court. In addition, there are a full-sized GAA pitch and two smaller training pitches. [4]

The school reached the 2022 All-Ireland U-19 basketball finals where they lost to St Malachy's College 53-54 at Ireland's National Basketball Arena in Dublin. [5]

Charity

As of 2007, Mercy Mounthawk was undertaking charity fundraising for the "Mounthawk Kenya Project". [6]

Teachers

Alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 "Directory Page - Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk". gov.ie. Department of Education. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Mercy Mounthawk Invites School Community Past And Present". traleetoday.ie. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Mercy Secondary School, Mounthawk". ceist.ie. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Mercy Mounthawk » Facilities". www.mercymounthawk.ie. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Mercy Mounthawk and brilliant Bowler leave it all on the line as All-Ireland U-19 basketball title eludes Tralee school". The Kerryman . 19 January 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Local Notes - Countywide". The Kerryman . 21 November 2007. Archived from the original on 28 November 2007. [A] Local girl [..] travelling to Kenya as part of Mounthawk Kenya Project will host a family fun day in Ardfert Community Centre
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