Facilities

After school study

Supervised study, after school hours, is provided from Monday to Friday during school term time. The study sessions are as follows:

Session 1 4.00 p.m. – 5.50 p.m.

Session 2 6.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m.
 

Students may use the study facilities in any combination of sessions. A record of attendance is kept and this record and any other relevant information is sent home to parents monthly.

Mr Seamus Grealy is in charge of study and any enquiries should be directed to Mr Grealy.
 

Canteen Facilities

The Canteen opens at 8 a.m. in the morning for breakfast. Students can get tea, toast, cereal, fruit juices etc until 8.55 am when the canteen closes for the beginning of class at 9 am.

Morning Break

For the morning break St. Brendan’s operates three tuck shops with the help of quite a number of the students without whom the shops could not be run.
 

The tuck shops sell sandwiches, drinks bars etc. and are located in as follows:

The Canteen – for senior students only

The General Purpose Area (GP) – for second years and third years

The Study Hall – for first Year student only.

The students are required to only go the shop designated to their year group. First years are on their own in the Study Hall to help them get to know each other. Senior Mentors are there to help them with any “settling in” problems they might be having in school.

It is school policy to provide as healthy a diet as possible. It is for this reason that water, fruit juices and milk products are sold and no fizzy drinks are stocked. Crisps or sweets rich in sugar are not stocked but bars which have good nutritional value are sold.

Lunch Time

Lunch break is from 1.00 p.m. to 1.40. p.m. Hot lunches, soup, sandwiches and drinks are served in the Canteen at lunch time. The food available is varied from burgers and chips to shepherd’s pie, lasagne, pasta etc. Every effort is made to keep the food on offer healthy as well as attractive to the students.

First Year students are not allowed leave the school grounds during lunch but all other Year Groups are.

Football, table tennis, handball, computer room and other activities are provided during lunch time.
 

Lockers  

It is important that students take care of their belongings and not leave anything valuable like money or phones etc lying about. Lockers are available to all students. They are encouraged to keep their books, sports gear etc in the lockers when not in use. There is a charge per year for renting the lockers. Students are also given a lock and key. The locker and lock and key remain the property of the school at all times. Some students may have to share the use of a large locker with one other student. Mrs Mary O’Donoghue (Room 13) is in charge of lockers and allocation of same.

Any questions regarding lockers should be addressed to Mrs. O’Donoghue.

In the interests of security and to prevent disruption of classes, students are not allowed to go to the lockers during class time. They must go to lockers before school, during breaks or after school. The locker rooms are locked during class times.