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Open Day & Night

The annual open night for prospective incoming students will take place on the evening of Thursday 13th October from 7 – 9p.m.

Principals Address will commence at 7.15p.m.
All are welcome

On display on the night will be samples of student work from across the year groups, classroom displays and exhibitions, and a competition for incoming students.

In conjunction with the open night will be an open day on Wednesday 12th October from 9.30a.m. – 12.30p.m. 5th and/or 6th class students from local schools will be brought to the school to experience the school in action. Senior students will guide students through the school and its facilities. Students in fifth or sixth class from primary schools not attending on the day are welcome to visit also with their Parent/Guardian.

Available on the open night will include information on the programmes and subject we offer

  • Junior Certificate
  • Transition Year programme
  • Leaving Certificate
  • Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme
  • Leaving Certificate Applied

Comment from recent school inspections

Responses received from parents and students reflected a high level of satisfaction with the quality of teaching and learning in the school. – Inspection Team 2015

Details of State Examination Achievements

Leaving Certificate Results

Points Hazelwood Nationally
Over 600 1.6% 0.3%
Over 500 18% 9.7%
Over 400 53% 34.6%
Over 300 76% 60%

Average Leaving Certificate Points Nationally = 320
Hazelwood College Leaving Certificate = 385

For more details and information see our feature in this weeks Weekly Observer and advert in this weeks Vale Star

Achieving Our Full Potential

Cappanalea 2016 – Photos and Video

Over 100 First years and their Transition Year mentors recently spent 3 days and 2 nights in Cappanalea Outdoor Education Centre in Co. Kerry. As well as getting to know their new colleagues for their coming years in Hazelwood College, students experienced Hillwalking, Kayaking, Rock Climbing, Abseiling, Orienteering and Team Building.

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Here’s a highlights video of some of the fun from the trip.

Here are a selection of photos from the trip, the full set of almost 250 photos are available to view on the school Facebook page.

Whizzkids

Hazelwood College students are pictured at the Southcourt Hotel with Garry Lowe of Whizzkids Training. The students were participating in an event designed to encourage innovation in combination with their ICT skills.

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Dromcollogher Cinema Fire

Hazelwood College Second Year and Sixth Year students are pictured here participating in a ceremony marking the ninetieth anniversary of the Dromcollogher Cinema Fire. Students commemorated the tragedy with a prayer service a moment of silence.

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The story surrounding the unfortunate events of the night in 1926 can be read …here…

National Ploughing Championships

Hazelwood College students who travelled to the National Ploughing Championships in County Laois last week. Pictured are (back row from left to right) Muiris O’Keefe, Michael Donegan, William Boyce, Muireann Kelly, Shelia Browne, Jack Willis, Eugene Barrett, Timmy Brosnan and Colm McMahon. Pictured front row (left to right) Conor Daniels, Gerard Moore, Dean Falvey, Michael Geary and Jack McCarthy. Students were able to visit exhibits across a range of interests in the course of the day.

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Transition Year Induction

Hazelwood College Transition Year students are pictured at the Ballyhass Lakes Activity Centre in the course of their Induction Day. The day allows students to participate in activities that encourages independence and team building. Pictured are (back row, left to right): Muiris O’Keeffe, Eoin Enright, Mary Kate Fehin, Ronan Cahill, Megan Nolan, Blaithin Matthews, Neasa Fahy, Ava Mullane, Jake O’Sullivan and Martin Daly. Front row (left to right): Ciara O’Flynn, Edel O’Flynn, Kate Ryan, Eliza Reidy, Aisling Enright, Eilis Reidy, Amy Ryan, Clodagh Walsh, Molly Kirwin, Mairide Bennis, Millie Mulcahy, Michael Brennan and Alan O’Leary.

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Traffic Management

The safety of the children is paramount during the construction of our new extension and associated site works.

Only staff cars and buses will be allowed onto the campus from Monday 3rd October. Parents/Guardians should park away from the campus and not block the buses. It was never intended in the original design of the school that parents would drive on the grounds of the school. The intention was parents would let their children out of the car in the drop off zone outside the gates and students would walk on the paths into the school and thus not meet any cars.

As there will be a number of concurrent works taking place on site it is necessary to close the access road to the rear of the school to all traffic. The road space in the teacher car park to the front the of the school is to be reserved exclusively for the school buses and to facilitate the turning of these buses. Parents are no longer permitted to enter the staff car park to collect their students and must remain outside the school gates. Parents may wish to consider other collection points for their children such as ‘the square’ in the village.

We accept these changes will cause inconvenience and possible delay especially in the early days as we all get used to these changes, but remember these changes are designed with the safety of children in mind. Parents entering the school grounds and attempting to turn their cars while students are exiting the building will be an extremely risky activity and is not permitted.

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New Extension Commencing

Hazelwood College is happy to announce the next phase of expansion at the school will commence construction this coming week on Monday 3rd of October.

Pictured at the recent signing of contracts in the school are top row (l-r) Sean Twomey, Kevin Nolan, Shane Leyden, Kim Jacobsen, Brian Morrissey, Front (l-r) Elizabeth Dolan, Brendan Burke, Tom O’Connor, Eamon Murphy, David Leyden and Chris Casey.

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Those present represented the Main Contractor, Conack Construction, Architects Leydan Hassett and Associates, and Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board.

G.A.A. News

Hazelwood College student Jamie O’Connor is pictured being congratulated by his Hazelwood College coach Mr Danny Sheahan (left) and Hazelwood College Head of Sport, Mr Conor Murphy (right) after he was part of the County Cork U14 team that recently won the U14 All-Ireland Hurling Final. Jamie is pictured with his All-Ireland medal.

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Hazelwood College student Colin O’Brien is pictured being congratulated by his Hazelwood College Mr Matt Finn after he was part of the Cork U16 team that recently won the U16 All-Ireland Final.

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Videos:How the medal was won & Medal Ceremony

In case you missed all the action in the Discuss Final here are some of the highlights from Noelle’s great day in Rio.

Noelle was drawn to throw second in the opening round and set a strong marker for the rest of the field setting a new Paralympic record of 31.71m. But her main challenger to the title Mi Na had her own marker to set, breaking the world record with her opening throw.

The atmosphere in the stadium built over the four following rounds as the largest crowd to date in the Paralympics cheered on Brazilian Shirlene Coelho who was in second place between Noelle and Mi Na. The final round of throws was a nail biting affair as Noelle was under pressure to stay ahead of the Canadian Renne Danielle Foessel who was throwing very consistently and had beaten/run very close to Noelle in every round bar the crucial opening round. If she beat Noelle’s record throw of 31.71m then Noelle would have to throw better again to keep her hands on the Bronze. Here is the video from that crucial final set of throws.

Noelle’s level of maturity on the field was only surpassed by her maturity in the media centre afterwards. Not many 16 year olds would perform as well as Noelle did in front of the worlds media.

Unfortunately the live TV coverage ended before the medal ceremony took place. Fortunately though the Paralympics Committee have an excellent Youtube Channel. Here is the medal ceremony that we all missed: