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North Tipperary VEC invites its colleges to nominate students of excellence in various sporting and academic categories. 

Each year these students are honoured at a presentation ceremony. This programme provides nearly sixty awards in areas such as Gaeilge; Literature; Sport; Art; ICT; Academic, Personal and Educational Achievement; and the Phil Carroll Music Bursary.

The Gaisce program is an important part of our Tranisition year programme and all students of TY are encouraged to sign up to take on the challenge.

The program at Bronze level involves 13 weeks of organised physical activity, 13 weeks of community involvement and 13 weeks learning a new skill. As part of the programme, participants are also involved in a mini-expedition. In recent years our princiapl Mr Quinn and a past parent Commandant Michael Walsh (Retd & former aide de camp to H.E. the President of Ireland) have led a very sucessful expedition to the Dingle penninsula. This has been the highlight of tranisition year for many of our students.

Gaisce is a fantastic opportunity for students to consolidate the various elements of their co-curricular life at Colaiste Mhuire CoEd into a single award in addition to introducing them to excitement of planning and undertaking an expedition.

Expeditions at Bronze level are usually based in Ireland but Gold level expeditions venture further afield and have been the starting point for many of Irelands more accomplished contemporary adventurers.

It is hoped that Gaisce will continue to grow as an integral part of the Transition program at Colaiste Mhuire CoEd and that students will build on their experiences after TY graduation to work towards Silver and Gold awards.

First year students can be assured that our school will help them to adjust and integrate into school life. We run a “Le Chéile” programme where first year students have sixth year “buddies” who guide and support them.

Coláiste Mhuire Co Ed is very proud of its tradition of establishing with its students a Student Council within the school. The main aim of the Student Council is to act as a representative body for the students of the college and to help with the maintenance of a genuine school spirit.

A Student council gives students a voice within the school organisation and also provides them with the opportunity to work alongside school management, staff and parents for the benefit of the school and for its students. The students, principal and teachers of Coláiste Mhuire Co Ed all express that enormous benefits have been realised through this process of a democratic and effectively run Student Council.

Some of the benefits to the school community at Coláiste Mhuire Co Ed attributed to the Students Council are the creation of a positive atmosphere within the school, a supportive and inclusive environment where student involvement is key, the provision for students of the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills and above all as a valuable resource that can be drawn upon within the school.

 A number of student led projects have also been undertaken by the Student Council within the school. In recent months the student council has been working with staff on an improved school uniform. These types of projects are something that the current Student Council are planning to continue due to the great impact they have within the school.