Thornhill College - Girls' Grammar School

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.

Achievement in Sport

Sporting Success

Celebrating Achievement