Thornhill welcomes a group of Italian teachers who are visiting Derry
BBC NI School Choir Of The Year Winners 2019
Congratulations to our Senior Choir, led by Mrs Quigley, who have been selected as BBC Northern Ireland School Choir Of The Year 2019
Feis Ceoil 2019
Congratulations to our Senior Choir on their excellent success at the Annual Feis Ceoil held in Dublin
Benvenuto Signori
Thornhill welcomes a group of Italian teachers who are visiting Derry
Thornhill Time Capsule 2019
Sharing the past and present with the ‘students of tomorrow’.
All Ireland Cross Country Championships 2019
The PE Department is delighted to announce our successes at the All Ireland Cross Country Championships, which were held in Clane, County Kildare on Saturday 9th March.
Ulster Schools Cross Country Championships 2019
On Wednesday 13th February four teams from Thornhill College competed in the Ulster Schools Cross Country Championships.
HSBC British Council Mandarin Speaking Competition 2019
Congratulations to Eve Flood (Year 14) who has won 1st place in the Beginners' section of the HSBC British Council Mandarin Speaking Competition, which was held at the British Museum in London
2019 Pope John Paul II Awards
Congratulations to all our girls who received their Pope John Paul II Awards last night at the 12th Annual Ceremony in the Millennium Forum, Derry.
Children's Mental Health Week 2019
To mark Children's Mental Health week from 4th - 10th February we are launching a Thornhill
Pocket Guide to Mental Health
District Schools Cross Country Championships 2019
Thornhill girls have a very successful day as our school hosts the District Schools Cross Country Championships for the very first time
Open Night 2019
Thornhill opened its doors to prospective pupils and their parents/guardians at our annual Open Night
Good luck to our Gaelic Footballers
We wish every success to our Senior Gaelic Football team in the Ulster Schools Ladies U-20 GAA Final
Royal Society of Chemistry Compettion
Thornhill pupils have particpated in the prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry competition, “Top of the Bench”, Northern Ireland Regional Heat at Queens University Belfast.
Euroscola Youth Parliament 2019
Year 13 Pupils from Thornhill and St Columb's attended the Euroscola Youth Parliament in Strasbourg with pupils from schools in all 23 Member States of the EU.
Catholic Schools Week 2019
Catholic Schools Week 2019 will run from 27th January to 3rd February 2019.
The theme of this year’s Catholic Schools Week is :
'Celebrating the Work of Our Local Catholic Schools'.
Junior School Newsletter
We are pleased to announce the first edition of our new Junior School Newsletter.
Top CCEA Candidates receive their awards
Top Candidates in Northern Ireland in CCEA Examinations 2018, Orlagh Maguire and Constance Roarty, receive their awards at the Celebrate with CCEA awards ceremony at Titanic Belfast.
Launch of Thornhill Anti-bullying Logo
For Anti-bullying week 2018 all Junior School girls took part in a competition to create a simple A6 Thornhill Anti-Bullying Logo.
Christmas Donation
A representative from The Simon Community receives a gift of Christmas dinner from the Thornhill Cafeteria which will be distributed to local hostels.
Art & Design - Competitions
Christmas Card Competition 2018
WINNERS
Derry Schools’ Cross Country Success
Congratulations to our Thornhill Cross Country teams who dominated the Derry Schools’ Cross Country Finals which were hosted by our school for the first time.
Success in Biology
Congratulations to Sarah O'Callaghan who achieved a Gold Award, and Ciara Ward who achieved a Silver Award, in the Royal Society of Biology’s Intermediate Olympiad.
2018 Bar Mock Trial
Huge congratulations to this year’s Bar Mock Trial team who made it to the final of their heat on Saturday, coming second place overall.
Junior Chamber Voice of the Future 2018
Congratulations to Molly Duffy (Year 11) on winning the 2018 Derry Junior Chamber 'Voice of the Future' public speaking competition.
Tree Planting Ceremony
Year 8 pupils plant some Cherry Blossom trees to mark the beginning of their journey in Thornhill College in 2018
Shoebox Appeal 2018
A massive total of 492 Shoeboxes have been donated to this year's 'Road of Hope' Shoebox Appeal
Top Candidates in Northern Ireland in CCEA Examinations 2018
Congratulations to 3 of our pupils who achieved Top Candidate Awards in their CCEA GCSE Examinations
2018 City of Derry International Choir Festval
Congratulations to our Senior Chamber Choir who were were awarded 1st place at the 2018 International Choral Festival in Derry.
Success in Mandarin Chinese 2018
Congratulations to our pupils in Year 13 and Year 10 who have successfully completed their Certificates courses in Mandarin Chinese.
Duke of Edinburgh/ Gaisce expedition 2018
Congratulations to our expedition teams on the successful completion of their qualifying expedition around the hills of Gortin Glen
Seagate Real World Science Conference
Year 10 pupils see how Science is used in the real working world.
Art and Design Department New York Trip
Pupils and Teachers from the Art and Design Department begin an educational trip to New York
French Play by Onatti Theatre Company 2018
The French Department welcomed Onatti Productions back to Thornhill to perform a French Play called ‘La Salle des Énigmes’.
eTwinning Quality Label
Thornhill's French Department receives a prestigious eTwinning Quality Label
Thornhill College Attends WMOF Festival of Families
A group of staff, students and family members from the Thornhill Community attended the World Meeting of Families 'Festival of Families' in Croke Park Stadium on Saturday 25th August.
Thornhill College Attend World Meeting of Families Congress
A group of staff and students from Thornhill College attended the World Meeting of Family Congress in the RDS in Dublin on Thursday 23rd August 2018.
Summer School 2018
Thornhill College welcomes its incoming Year 8 pupils to the Summer School
KS3 Summer Reading
Get ready for next year....and enjoy a good holiday read!
Young Environmentalists of the Year
Year 13 students from Thornhill College were recently awarded the Senior Waste Award at the Young Environmentalist of the Year Awards in Dublin.
Junior Prize-Giving 2018
On Monday 11th June our school community celebrated the excellent academic and extra-curricular achievements of our Year 8, 9 and 10 students through our Junior Prize-Giving award ceremony.
Junior Netball League Champions 2018
Congratulations to the Junior Netball Team who have won the Northern Ireland Junior League title.
Art & Design - GCSE 2018
Examples of GCSE art work and photos of parents who attended the GCSE exhibition 2018
Worldwise Quiz 2018
Congratulations to the Year 10 winners of the Worlwise Quiz organised by Miss Morrison within the Geography Department this year.
Feis Dhoire Cholmcille 2018
Congratulations to our pupils who successfully represented Thornhill in Music, Drama and the Irish Language at Feis Dhoire Colmcille 2018
World Schools Debating Championship 2018
Congratulations to our Senior Debater, Rebecca, who has been selected as a member of the NI World Schools Debating Team who will compete against 50 other countries in Croatia in July.
Special Courage Award
Congratulations to Aoibheann (Year 10) on receiving a special 'Courage' award at the recent Derry Credit Union Young People Awards Ceremony.
Published Authors 2018
Congratulations to the Thornhill pupils who have recently had their work published in the Young Writers Anthology, 'The Poetry Games: Truth or Dare'
China Trip 2018
Welcome home to our pupils and teachers from Thornhill's first Educational Trip to Beijing, China.
Thornhill Choir wins again!
Congratulations to Mrs Quigley and our Senior choir on their success at Feis Dhoire Cholmcille 2018
Russia Trip 2018
Welcome home to our pupils and teachers from Thornhill's first Educational Trip to Russia.
International Success for Cara
Congratulations to Cara on leading the Irish team to a bronze medal in the Schools International Athletic Board Cross Country Championships
The Pink Elephant Young Enterprise Company Success
A huge congratulations to our Year 13 Young Enterprise Company ‘The Pink Elephant’ who won a very impressive 5 awards at the recent Young Enterprise Area finals in Titanic, Belfast
1st, 2nd and 3rd places for the Thornhill Senior Chamber Choir
Congratulations to our Senior Chamber Choir on their excellent success at the prestigious ESB Dublin Feis Ceoil 2018
NICILT A Level French Debating Competition 2018
Well done to our A Level French pupils who participated in the NICILT A Level French Debating Competion, held in Queen's University, Belfast.
Young Enterprise Company Programme 2018
Congratulations to our our team of 12 young entrepreneurs who took the top prize of 'Best Overall Company' at the North West Trade Fair held in Foyleside Shopping Centre.
Opportunity Europe Euro Quiz 2018
Congratulations to our Year 10 team who completed successfully in the local heat of the 'Opportunity Europe Euro Quiz 2018 in the Guildhall, Derry
World Book Day 2018
As we celebrate both 100 years since Women were given the vote and the popular TV series ‘Derry Girls’ it seemed only fitting that the theme of this year’s World Book Day in Thornhill should be ‘Women and Literature’.
uCode Computing Competition 2018
Year 9 computing students participated in the 2018 uCode Competition held in the Letterkenny Institute of Technology.
Thornhill Vegetable Garden
8H marking the beginning of Spring and the improved weather by planting potatoes and onions in the Thornhill Vegetable Garden.
STEM K’Nex Challenge 2018
Local primary schools Faughanvale, Culmore, Steelstown and Long Tower taking part in the Sentinus sponsored STEM K’Nex Challenge at Thornhill.
Drama students meet actor James Nesbitt
A Level Drama students attending the talk given by acclaimed actor James Nesbitt at St Mary’s College, Derry
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young Peoples Youth Panel
Congratulations to our Year 10 pupils who applied, were interviewed and successfully secured a place on the NICCY Youth Panel.
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland visits Thornhill
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Karen Bradley MP, on her visit to Thornhill College:
“It’s such a high-achieving school; it’s got so much to offer - a fantastic place to be, a fantastic place to study.”
Engineers Week 2018
Year 9 and Year 10 Technology and Design pupils attended two events in celebration of Engineers Week 2018
Literific Debating Competition 2018
Congratulations to our Thornhill Debaters who achieved success for the second year in a row at the Queen's University Literific Debating Competition for schools.
AWARE 'Mood Walk'
Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Maolíosa McHugh says a big ‘Thank You’ to all the pupils and teachers from Thornhill who participated in the AWARE ‘Mood Walk’.
Senior Prefects lead the way
Well done to our Senior Prefect Team who have so far raised £1293 for Cancer Research UK through a variety of Fund-raising activities.
2018 NI Soroptomist Public Speaking Competition
Congratulations to Mekha Saji who has won the 2018 NI Soroptomist Public Speaking Competition beating off students from 12 other schools across the North of Ireland.
2018 All Ireland Swimming Championships
Congratulations to Sophia McCormick who qualified for the All Ireland Swimming Championships in Dublin. Sophia competed with 89 other swimmers, coming 5th overall in the 50m Butterfly Final
STEM Quest 2018
Congratulations to our Year 10 pupils who successfully competed in the STEM Quest challenge on Friday 9th February.
NI Schools Netball
Congratulations to our Year 11/12 Netball team who defeated St Paul’s, Bessbrook 36-26 in the NI Schools Netball Quarter Finals. The girls were absolutely outstanding and we are very proud of them.
Cross-Country Success
Congratulations to our Year 8 and Junior Cross-Country teams on their success at the recent District Championships
Thornhill Girls on Derry Girls
Freya McClements from The Irish Times came to Thornhill to interview a group of Year 13 Drama students about their thoughts on Channel 4’s Comedy Drama 'Derry Girls'.
Open Night 2018
Thornhill College welcomed over 400 pupils along with their Parents/Guardians to our Open Evening on Tuesday 30th January.
2018 Pope John Paul II Awards
Congratulations to the 74 students from Thornhill who were awarded their Pope John Paul II Awards by the papal nuncio Archbishop Jude Okolo at the 2018 Award ceremony in the Millennium Forum, Derry.
British Education Awards 2018
Congratulations to Sarah O'Callaghan (Winner) and Sofya Dobrynina (Nominee) for their success at the finals the 2018 British Education Awards - Northern Ireland, GCSE category.
2017 Bar Mock Trial
In December, Thornhill’s team took part in the regional heat of the Bar Mock Trial competition in Derry Courthouse.
Joint 1st Place in A-Level Geography in N. Ireland
On Monday 18th December 2017 Blessy Biji was recognised at the CCEA "Celebrating Excellence GCE Award Ceremony" at Parliament Buildings, Stormont.
