Guest of Honour, Professor Isabel Torres Modern Languages (School of Arts, English and Languages,
Queen’s University Belfast) ,Teachers and Governors celebrate the achievements of pupils at Senior Prizegiving
European Day of Languages 2017
Thornhill Celebrates European Day of Languages, 26 September, with a week-long range of language and cultural activities.
Senior Prizegiving 2017
Guest of Honour, Professor Isabel Torres Modern Languages (School of Arts, English and Languages,
Queen’s University Belfast) ,Teachers and Governors celebrate the achievements of pupils at Senior Prizegiving
Junior Prizegiving 2017
Guest of Honour, Mrs Deborah O’Donnell ( Deborah O’Donnell Chartered Accountants), Teachers and Governors celebrate the achievements of pupils at Junior Prizegiving
GCSE Success
Staff and students at Thornhill College are once again celebrating outstanding results at GCSE; an impressive 97% of grades achieved were A*-C.
75 students achieved 7 or more A*/A grades.
A Level Success
Thornhill pupils celebrate their success at A level with
93% of grades achieved at A* - C
Summer School 2017
Thornhill welcomes its incoming Year 8 pupils to our Summer School
Art & Design / Garden of Reflection Exhibition Winner
Congratulations to Caoimhe Devine (Year 13) who won 1st Prize at the Garden of Reflection Schools Art Exhibition in Bishop Street, Derry.
Science Fair 2017
The winning project in the 2017 Year 10 Science Fair was entitled, ‘Pencil Circuits’.
Netball Success for Aoife
Congratulations to Aoife Collins (11D) who has been selected onto the NI Under 17 Netball Squad.
Lenten Trócaire Appeal
Father Clerkin from Thornhill Parish accepts a cheque for £4000 on behalf of Trocaire which was raised by both staff and students during this Lent.
Children in Crossfire Maths Challenge
All our Year 10 students took part in a Maths Challenge Competition, along with many other schools organised by Children In Crossfire.
STEM visit from Allstate NI
Representatives from Allstate NI give a talk to year 9 pupils about the local IT sector.
Festival of Chemistry
Year 8 pupils participate in the Salters Institute Festival of Chemistry 2017
Thornhill College Win "Opportunity Europe" Regional Quiz
Congratulations to our Thornhill KS3 students who won the Derry heat of the 'Opportunity Europe's Euro Quiz' held in the Guildhall on Thursday 4th May 2017.
Miss Hamilton announces her retirement
Thornhill College Principal, Miss Marguerite Hamilton, has announced to the Board of Governors, staff and pupils of our school her decision to retire at the end of October 2017.
Thornhill Success at Chemistry Competition
The girls from Thornhill College took first place in this year’s Schools’ Analyst Competition.
Kate wins a Bronze at Ulster Secondary Schools Swimming Championships
Council Visit to Eco-School Team
Director of Environment and Regeneration and Waste Services Manager from Derry City and Strabane District Council visit Thornhill College Eco-School Team.
St Vincent de Paul Clothes Drive
Pupils organise a clothes drive for the St Vincent De Paul organisation.
Faith Friends
Thornhill College Faith Friends recently celebrated the end of the programme with our partner primary schools.
Thornhill College Receives Highest Fairtrade School Accolade
Thornhill College has been awarded the ‘FairAchiever’ School Award by The Fairtrade Foundation.
Northern Ireland Netball Success
Year 9 and Year 10 teams win the Northern Ireland Netball Plate Finals in Lisburn on Wednesday 22nd March 2017.
Breaking Bank Bake-Off
Thornhill's Breaking Bank Team held a Bake-off Competition with the theme of 'St Patrick's Day'
Irish Schools Cross Country Success
Congratulations to Cara Laverty - Year 9 who has achieved 1st place in the Minor Irish Schools Cross Country Championships in Belfast.
Special Careers Day - March 2017
The Thornhill College Special Careers Day on the 3rd March 2017. allowed the pupils of Year 12 to find out about a large variety of future career options and university courses.
Health & Social Care Holistic Therapies
Year 13 Health and Social Care students had the pleasure of participating in a Meditation led by one of the Foyle Hospice therapists as part of their Unit 6 module: ‘Holistic Therapies’.
‘Information and Interactive Event’ at Altnagelvin Hospital
Our Year13 students attended a recent ‘Information and Interactive Event’ for those interested in a Career in Medicine or Dentistry.
Duke of Edinburgh/President's Award - Silver
Congratulations to our Year 14 students who have been presented with their Duke of Edinburgh/President’s Award certificates at Silver Level.
Loving Sister Earth
On Thursday 23rd February 2017 we were privileged at a Thornhill College to receive a visit from Sister Helen and Elaine O'Leary to speak to us about their work as part of the group "Loving Sister Earth."
STEM visit to Seagate
Visits to Seagate to learn about STEM careers.
Congratulations Hannah!
Congratulations to Hannah Lyons (14E) who has been named one of 20 finalists in the 2017 Primerica Spirit of Community Awards Programme!
Ski Trip 2017
A travelling party of fifty-four Thornhill College students and staff recently visited the charming village of Folgaria in the Alpine region of Trentino in northern Italian for a fantastic week of skiing.
STEMAWARE Science Event
Year 8 pupils enjoy a recent STEMAWARE Science event as part of NI Science Festival
Comhgairdeas Eva!
Congratulations to Eva Cassidy (10G) who represented Na Piarsaigh Doire Trasna Gaa Club and won the solo singing category in the Derry County Finals of 'Scór na nÓg'.
Breaking Bank Launch
Breaking Bank - a Breakthrough in Banking
Wednesday 8th February saw the official launch of Thornhill’s newest financial institution, 'Breaking Bank', set up by a team of students from Year 13.
Sentinus sponsored Big Bang Fair
Thornhill welcomes pupils from Hollybush Primary School
British Education Awards 2017
Three Thornhill pupils prepare to celebrate success at British Education Awards Ceremony in London
