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
Established2001/2002 [1] [2]
PrincipalJohn O’Rourke
FacultyApprox. 120
EnrollmentApprox. 1,300 [3]  (2024)
Emblem Hawk
Website 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 [3] and approximately 105 teachers (85 permanent and 20 substitutes).[ citation needed ] The school was formed, between 2001 and 2002, following the amalgamation of two former Mercy schools: St John's Balloonagh and St. Mary's Moyderwell. [4] [5] [6] The school operates under the trusteeship of CEIST (Catholic Education an Irish Schools Trust). [4] [6]

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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. [7]

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. [7]

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. [8]

Charity

As of 2007, Mercy Mounthawk was undertaking charity fundraising for the "Mounthawk Kenya Project". [9]

Alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Fiche bliain ag fás for Mercy Mounthawk as it celebrates milestone birthday". The Kerryman. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2025. Mercy Mounthawk school [..] first opened its doors to students back in 2002
  2. ↑ "Mercy Mounthawk Newsletter - Summer 2018" (PDF). mercymounthawk.ie. 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2025. Mounthawk [..] only opened in 2002
  3. 1 2 "Directory Page - Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk". gov.ie. Department of Education. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Mercy Secondary School, Mounthawk". ceist.ie. Retrieved 9 May 2024. Mercy Mounthawk is an amalgamation of two mercy Schools: St John's Balloonagh and St. Mary's Moyderwell [..] by way of an amalgamation in 2001 [..] Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk was established as a school of 1170 students
  5. ↑ "Mercy Mounthawk Invites School Community Past And Present To Garden Fete". traleetoday.ie. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2025. Mercy Mounthawk is celebrating 20 years since the school was opened in 2002
  6. 1 2 Department of Education and Skills - Whole-School Evaluation Report - Mercy Secondary School (PDF) (Report). Department of Education. 2011. p. Mercy Mounthawk is a Catholic mixed voluntary secondary school under the trusteeship of Catholic Education an Irish Schools Trust (CEIST). The school was established in 2001 with the amalgamation of two existing Mercy schools, St John’s, Balloonagh and St Mary’s, Moyderwell. Retrieved 10 March 2025– via gov.ie.
  7. 1 2 "Mercy Mounthawk » Facilities". www.mercymounthawk.ie. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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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