2015-2016

Spanish Exchange

Posted on : January 13, 2016

  This year Sligo Grammar School students had the opportunity to travel to Spain to improve their Spanish and to experience something of the culture of the country. First Year students went to Alcalá, near Madrid for a week, studying in …




S.G.S. Rugby Cup Campaign Begins

Posted on : January 9, 2016

  On Tuesday and Wednesday next Sligo Grammar School’s Connacht Schools Rugby Cup campaign kicks off. This year the Connacht Cup competition will be played in a “round robin” format.  The teams have been working hard – even during the Christmas holidays, …




Fields of Life Project

Posted on : December 21, 2015

Carol Singing for Victo On Wednesday 17th December students from Sligo Grammar School went carol singing outside Tesco  in Sligo. This has become an annual event  in the school. It is part of the Fields of Life project that the school has …




German Debating Win!

Posted on : December 19, 2015

  Sligo Grammar School Wins Second of Two Debates Once again the Sligo Grammar School German Debating Team came out on top in their second German debate. This All-Ireland Competition is organised by the Goethe Institute in Dublin. The Sligo Grammar …




Jerseys for Senior Rugby Team Sponsored

Posted on : December 14, 2015

  New Jerseys for Senior Rugby Team Following their Connacht Schools League success  last week,  Sligo Grammar School senior  rugby team was presented with a new set of team jerseys by Damien Tansey Solicitors, Castle St., Sligo. Ciarán Tansey, a partner …




Musical Hairspray! a Great Success!

Posted on : December 9, 2015

On November 25th, 26th and 27th last the Sligo Grammar School TY and 5th year students finally took to the boards with the musical Hairspray! After three months of hard graft they finally made it to the stage. The school …




Sligo Grammar School Carol Service 2015

Carol Service 2015

Posted on : December 4, 2015

Nine Lessons and Carols On Tuesday 22nd December Sligo Grammar School will hold its annual Carol Service. The service will be held in Calry Church on The Mall at 11am.  The Service is open to the public and everyone is …




Sligo Grammar School Senior Rugby Team v St. Muredach's, Ballina

Connacht League Rugby Champions!

Posted on : December 3, 2015

On wednesday 2nd December Sligo Grammar School Senior Rugby team emerged victorious in the Connacht Schools League.  In a matched played at home our senior boys claimed a decisive victory against St. Muredach’s College, Ballina.  Final Score: 26 / 17 …




Sligo Grammar School Student Will represent the region

Posted on : October 16, 2015

Sligo Grammar School student, Rowan Kelleher will represent the region at the National finals of the Soapbox Public Speaking Competition in Dublin in November.  The Regional qualifying competition was held in Tubbercurry last Friday, 16th October, and Rowan, along with …




Sligo Grammar School on RTE

Posted on : October 11, 2015

On Sunday October 11th Sligo Grammar School hosted RTE’s Sunday Service. Teachers and Students travelled to the RTE studios in Donnybrook to record a special Harvest Thanksgiving Service. The service was lead by Canon Patrick Bamber, Chaplain of Sligo Grammar …






Latest News

  • SGS Chess Masters

    Sligo Grammar School  Chess Club continued to meet throughout this school year. On Tuesday 5th April Students travelled to Dublin to take part in the Chess Inter-School Competition, a National chess competition. Two teams travelled to Dublin,  one team being …

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  • Gala Concert

    This April Sligo Grammar School once more hosts a special Gala Concert to raise funds for the school’s music department and the MS Therapy Centre, Sligo.  This event revisits the very successful Gala Concert of 2014. The present and past choirs of …

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  • Proclamation Day

    On Tuesday 15th March, along with every school on the island of Ireland, Sligo Grammar celebrated Proclamation Day. One of the main events to mark the centenary program for Ireland 2016, schools across the country raised the flag and read …

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  • West of Ireland Debates

    On Friday 11th March Sligo Grammar School’s fifth year debaters competed in the Connacht finals of the  West of Ireland Debates in NUIG Galway. There were three teams competing and one competitor in the individual section, and the school came away …

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  • Student Enterprise Awards

    On Thursday 10th March  second Year business students competed  in the Student enterprise Awards in the Sligo Park Hotel. Three companies from the year were represented. They were “Scent with Love” (Sophie Bennett, Grace O’Sullivan, Victoria Keating & Hazel Mulvey) which …

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