Physical Education (PE)

P.E. in St. Declan’s College is compulsory for all students from 1st to 5th year. Each class is allocated a double period per week. We offer a wide range of activities including gymnastics, badminton, basketball, gaelic football, volleyball and many others.

In St. Declan’s we are lucky to have a full size sports hall, as well a fitness suite equipped with cardiovascular and weights machines. We have access to St. Joseph’s soccer pitches and “The Bogies” grounds. The uniform for PE is a school singlet and shorts which is available from the bookshop.

Junior cycle students follow the junior cycle revised syllabus. When students enter Transition Year they are given an opportunity to work with some of the younger students in the school through some coaching and the organisation of events for these students.

One of the most important values of fifth year P.E. is continued participation in physical activity as they move on in life. We offer the students a wide range of activities in this year that they will continue to participate in once they finish partaking in the St. Declan’s P.E. programme.