Coláiste Ailigh is a

Gaelcholáiste A Gaelscoil (; plural: ''Gaelscoileanna'') is an Irish language- medium school in Ireland: the term refers especially to Irish-medium schools outside the Irish-speaking regions or Gaeltacht. Over 50,000 students attend Gaelscoileanna at primary a ...

(a secondary school offering a curriculum taught through the

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) in

County Donegal County Donegal ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county of the Republic of Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is the northernmost county of Ireland. The county mostly borders Northern Ireland, sharing only a small b ...

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. Formerly located at Sprackburn House in

Letterkenny Letterkenny ( , meaning "hillside of the O'Cannons"), nicknamed the Cathedral Town, is a large town in County Donegal, Ireland, on the River Swilly in the north-west of Ulster. Along with the nearby city of Derry, Letterkenny is a regional eco ...

, it opened in 2000, becoming the

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's third All-Irish School. Pupils from the surrounding areas of

Carrigart Carraig Airt (anglicised as Carrigart or Carrickart) is a small Gaeltacht village in the barony of Kilmacrenan in the north of County Donegal, Ireland. The village is on the R245 route between Letterkenny and Creeslough. Situated as it is at ...

, Termon and

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also enrolled in the school. The

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allowed it to build a new school in 2008; this was completed by November 2013. It includes a gym, sport hall, cafeteria and full-sized

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pitch. Built to hold 35 students, the school currently has about 27 students. Its principal is Micheál Ó Giobúin. In 2007 the school received a €20 prize for PE equipment at the active School Awards held in The Helix in

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. It was one of only two schools in Donegal to avail of the funds, the other being Moville Community College. Awards were presented based on achievements in placing PE, physical activity and sport at the forefront during Active School Week and during the school year.''DN'' supplement with ''

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'', 11 May 2007, page 3. It also takes part in the

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and has won many prizes.

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Coláiste Ailigh on Donegal VEC
2000 establishments in Ireland Educational institutions established in 2000 Gaelcholáiste Irish-language schools and college Schools in Letterkenny Secondary schools in County Donegal {{ireland-school-stub