Facilities
The facilities provided in St Mary’s include
PC Computer Suites, Subject Suites, Extensive Technology Suite; Art Studios, Pottery Room, Music Suite, Resources Rooms, incorporating ICT facilities, Careers suite, Counselling Suite, and Additional Educational Needs centre, Lecture Theatre, 12 Science Laboratories, Sixth Form Study Halls, a large Assembly Hall and Canteen.
Sporting facilities
Among the sporting facilities provided by St Mary’s are: an indoor heated swimming pool, fifteen acres of playing fields, including a 3G pitch, an all-weather pitch (with picnic tables), three grass pitches, an athletics track, gymnasium, an outdoor basketball court and a multi-gym
Investing in the Future of St Mary’s CBGS
St Mary’s CBGS is bringing forward proposals for a purpose-built Sports Centre that would provide modern facilities for physical education, sport, and wellbeing activities.
The proposed Sports Centre would be constructed on part of the existing all-weather playing field, adjacent to the Edmund Rice Building, within the school grounds.
The proposed Sports Centre forms part of the school’s long-term masterplan to improve facilities for its over 1,100 pupils and staff.
The facility will include the following spaces and features:
- A large multi-purpose Sports Hall that combines gymnasium functions and is capable of accommodating a full-size basketball court or five badminton courts.
- A dedicated Fitness Suite with equipment to support strength, conditioning and cardiovascular training.
- A Dance, Drama and Lecture space suitable for a range of curricular and extra-curricular activities.
- A Physical Education classroom, in line with Department of Education standards.
- Modern changing rooms and washroom facilities for both pupils and staff.
- An office for PE staff, as well as associated support areas including a hygiene room and tea point.
- A double-height internal circulation space providing access and visibility across key areas.
- An external pedestrian bridge to provide accessible connection to the upper-level grass sports pitches.
The Sports Centre forms part of the school’s long-term masterplan and has been carefully designed to integrate with the existing campus
School Enhancement Programme
St. Mary’s has been selected under ‘School Enhancement Programme Second Call – Second Tranche’. This exciting building programme will be for additional extensive Sports facilities including teaching classrooms for this curricular area. The possible completion date of this building programme is 2022.