Mercy Secondary School, Mounthawk is a secondary school in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. As of 2024, the school had over 1,300 pupils
and approximately 105 teachers (85 permanent and 20 substitutes). The school was formed, between 2001 and 2002, following the amalgamation of two former Mercy schools: St John's Balloonagh and St. Mary's Moyderwell.
The school operates under the trusteeship of CEIST (
Catholic Education an Irish Schools Trust
Catholic Education, an Irish Schools Trust (CEIST) is the trustee body for 107 Catholic Voluntary Secondary Schools in Ireland. CEIST provides the moral and legal framework that enable its schools to offer second level Catholic education in Ire ...
).
Curriculum
Mounthawk offers the core subjects English, Irish and Mathematics as well as optional subjects such as Art, Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Agricultural), Music, Home Economics, Technical Graphics, Construction (Woodwork), Engineering (Metalwork), Applied Mathematics, French, German and Spanish within three educational frameworks - Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied and Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme.
Sport
The school's sport facilities include a large indoor basketball court with adjoining dressing rooms and an outdoor basketball court. In addition, there are a full-sized GAA pitch and two smaller training pitches.
The school reached the 2022 All-Ireland U-19 basketball finals where they lost to
St Malachy's College
St Malachy's College, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is the oldest Catholic diocesan college in Ulster. The college's alumni and students are known as Malachians.
History
The college, founded by William Crolly, Bishop William Crolly, opened on th ...
53-54 at Ireland's
National Basketball Arena
National Basketball Arena, also known as Tallaght Arena, is an indoor sporting arena located in Tymon Park, Tallaght, South Dublin, adjacent to the M50 motorway. The capacity of the arena is 2,500 people and it opened in January 1993. It is ...
in Dublin.
Charity
As of 2007, Mercy Mounthawk was undertaking charity fundraising for the "Mounthawk
Kenya
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Project".
Alumni
*
Bertie Brosnan (b. 1985) - screenwriter, film producer, actor and screen director
References
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External links
Official website
2001 establishments in Ireland
Educational institutions established in 2001
Schools in Tralee
Secondary schools in County Kerry
Sisters of Mercy schools