News | St Joseph’s Secondary School, Rush

25-May-2026

Young Reporters for the Envirnonment Award Ceremony

20-May-2026

Summer Assessments 2026 1st, 2nd & 5th Yr students

Formal Assessments will take place for all first, second and fifth year students beginning Friday 22nd May for first, second & fifth year students, Monday 25th May for fifth year Leaving Cert Applied. Third Year Revision timetable.

20-May-2026

Green Schools Awards

TY students are Award winners in the Green-Schools Ireland Water Video Competition 2026. #andshecycles Ambassadors receive their Awards.

20-May-2026

Trinity Access Programmes (TAP) Educational Achievement Awards

An Award ceremony recognized the outstanding achievements of this year’s Trinity Access Programmes (TAP) Educational Achievement Award recipients,

20-May-2026

Schools Go Orange

On Friday, May 1st, our school community proudly came together to champion positive mental health through our annual Darkness Into Light beach walk for Pieta House and our energetic Schools Go Orange static-cycle relay for Cycle Against Suicide.

20-May-2026

European Parliament Ambassador Schools Update

St Joseph's Secondary School Young Ambassadors organised Europe Day and attended an EPAS award ceremony on Friday May 9th

01-May-2026

Young Reporters for the Envirnonment Winner

As the winner of the national YRE Senior Photojournalism title for her investigation into microplastics, Aoife Smyth is now competing internationally and needs our community's help to spread her vital environmental message far and wide.

13-Apr-2026

Félicitations to our talented french students

Our students’ incredible posters perfectly captured the spirit of La Francophonie Month, a global celebration of the diverse cultures and shared values of the world’s 321 million French speakers.

13-Apr-2026

Official Opening of the Cubbie Unit

Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee and Robert O’Donoghue TD officially opened our school’s new Cubbie Sensory Unit, a state-of-the-art wellbeing resource made possible through the generous support of the DAA Elevate '25 grant.

22-Mar-2026

2026 Science for Development Showcase in Iveagh House

St Josephs' was represented at the 2026 Science for Development Showcase, an event hosted by Self Help Africa and Irish Aid to highlight student innovations with the potential to tackle global challenges in the Global South.

19-Mar-2026

Art Department success at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade .

Our First Year students splashed into second place at the local St. Patrick’s Day Parade with a spectacular "Deep Sea" display featuring hand-crafted jellyfish, sharks, seals and paper-mâché turtles created by our talented Transition Year Art student

19-Mar-2026

Code Plus Success: TY Girls Named Team of the Year.

Code Plus is an initiative designed to bridge the gender gap in the tech industry by providing girls with hands-on experience in computer science, coding, and problem-solving.

19-Mar-2026

Introducing the Student Leadership Team 2026/27

Congratulations to the 5th year students who were appointed the Senior Student Leadership Team today for 2026/27

19-Mar-2026

15 Day attendance challenge winners

19-Mar-2026

Launch of 'Little Luxuries'

Huge congratulations to our creative 5th Year Leaving Cert Applied students for successfully launching their 'Little Luxuries' enterprise—featuring handcrafted lip scrubs and hand creams—as part of their Vocational Preparation and Guidance Task!

18-Mar-2026

Farm Walk and Talk @ Ballyhaise Agricultural College

Fifth and Sixth Year Agricultural Science students took part in Agri Awares' 'Farm Walk and Talk' a comprehensive informative workshop covering 6 key areas. #PROJECTS