Presentation College Headford

Presentation College Headford
Location
Headford
Ireland
Information
Type Secondary school
Established 1949
School district County Galway
Principal Ms Mary Sweeney
Staff 60
Number of students 750
Color(s) Navy (Junior level) Grey (senior level) with black shoes and navy trousers
Athletics Gaelic football, soccer, rugby union, basketball
Affiliation Presentation Sisters
Website www.presheadford.ie

Presentation College Headford is a secondary school for boys and girls in Headford, County Galway in Ireland. It was founded in 1949. The school serves the town of Headford and its hinterland. It is partnered with Dundonald High School, Belfast, in Northern Ireland.

Staff Members and Student Board

As of September, 2014, Mary Sweeney is the principal of the school. Noel Martyn is the vice principal.

The Student elected Student Council includes 12 students, two from each of the six years;

Infrastructure

A large school gym was built in the late 1980s at a cost of £64,000 which accommodates physical education classes, theatrical acts, and other events.

The school building is antiquated and the corridors are narrow. A new school building was built in 2010, and it houses a number of classrooms and a hall in which students can study or eat at lunch. It is also home to a state of the art table tennis hall.

There is a school canteen on campus which can seat 300 students, and employs five staff.

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Coordinates: 53°28′07″N 9°06′40″W / 53.468488°N 9.1111°W / 53.468488; -9.1111

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