Coláiste Phobail Cholmcille

Coláiste Pobail Cholmcille

Mission Statement: To provide a broad, Gaelic education to every student according to his interests and needs so that, in partnership with the staff, he will achieve his full potential.

Coláiste Pobail Cholmcille is a co-educational school which places great emphasis on the highest educational standards with Irish language and culture at the heart of school life.

Coláiste Pobail Cholmcille opened in 1999 to serve both children and adults of Tory Island. Before the school was founded, the Island’s young people had to leave their families and home behind to continue with second-level education which at the time was only available on the mainland. County Donegal Vocational Education Committee together with the parents of the Island worked together to ensure that Tory’s young people could avail of second-level education at home on the Island.

The school meets the needs of the local community by offering the following range of programmes:

Programmes available

• Junior Certificate (JC)
• Transition Year (TY)
• Leaving Certificate (LC)

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