Four students from St Joseph’s  are taking part in this exciting law Programme with Trinity College. During the two year programme the students will attend law lectures and seminars, meet barristers and solicitors to talk about life in the legal profession, experience a law debate conducted by law students in Trinity College and research and participate in a Mock Trial. The students will also attend a trial in the criminal courts of justice. It is hoped that these students will eventually go on to pursue a career in law.

On February 4th, ten French students from Ste. Foy La Grande arrived in Rush with their teachers, Patrick and Sandrine. On Wednesday 2nd May eleven students from St Joseph's paid a return visit with teacher Ms Flynn.

Our German Exchange started on Sunday 26th February with the arrival of 'The Germans' - teacher, Herr Altmann and 14 students. They were met at Dublin airport by their Irish exchange partners and Ms Irwin. Our vivitors stayed in Rush until Friday 2nd March and a good time was had by all.

Two weeks later, March 11th - 13th, Irish students studying German from St Joseph's and their teacher Ms Irwin arrived in Lorch.

2012 was another successful year for the exchange between St Joseph's students and the students of El Prat de Llobregat in Barcelona. The exchange has been running for five years and is going from strength to strength. Twenty four Transition Year students travelled to El Prat at the end of April. Both Irish and Spanish students participated in the Songschool project and performed their own original musical compositions in front of parents, friends and officials from Fingal and El Prat councils in the Catalan city.

Holocaust survivor, Tomi Reichental was invited to speak to students in Rush library about his experience during the Second World War.

As part of the Trinity Access Programme (TAP), students from St Joseph's Secondary School in Rush met with acclaimed science fiction author, Terry Pratchett. The students attended unseen "Unseen University Challenge" in the Biomedical Centre, Trinity College on Monday, 6th February. The challenge was staff versus students and the subject was of course the novels of Terry Pratchett who also adjudicated.

Students visit St Vincent's Hospital to consider a career in healthcare

On a recent trip to St Vincent's hospital, 5th year students from St Joseph's Secondary School in Rush took part in a "Hospital Career" seminar hosted by staff of St Vincent's. The students were introduced to a wide range of career options in the medical profession which included Medicine, Nursing, Radiography and Social work. There was great interest from the students, some of whom were already considering a career in nursing. The students learnt about the advantages and disadvantages of becoming a healthcare professional in the various disciplines and were enthusiastic in their participation.

Students took part in work stations such as blood pressure measurement, reading X-ray, defibrillation, reflexes and basic life-saving skills. Science teacher Ms Kelly was very impressed with the dayand hopes to see some of these students go on to study at Trinity College.

Conan Byrne, Giovanni Trappatoni and Principal, Ms Hayden at the "Soccer Writer's Awards 2012"

 On Saturday 4th February, three pupils from St. Joseph's Secondary School in Rush took part in the local round of The Dublin University Women's Graduate Association Public Speaking Competition.  The three student girls competed against five other schools at The Edmund Burke Theatre in Trinity College.  The pupils had spent 6 weeks researching two topics each and practising their public speaking skills, with their teacher Ms Gibbons.