Aquinas Diocesan Grammar School

Tuesday 5 May 2026 Farewell to the class of 2026

Tuesday 5 May 2026 Week 3 Auditions Monday, 4, May: school is closedTuesday, 5, May: Mayor Of Munchkinland (acting); Coroner of Munchkinland (acting); Barrister of Munchkinland (acting); Wednesday, 6, May: Munchkinland Girls (boy crazy; acting); The Lollipop Guild (acting; tough guys!); City Fathers 1 and 2: (acting: old men)Thursday, 7, May: Auditions have been moved to FridayFriday, 8, May: General Munchkins (acting); Tots (acting); Jitterbugs (dancing around like mad people!); Trees (acting); Flying Monkeys (monkey noises and actions). PLEASE COLLECT SCRIPTS from MS MCHUGH and MUSIC FROM MS MCWILLIAMS AND MR HENNING

Wednesday 29 April 2026 The Shakespeare Festival – 2026 The Shakespeare Festival – 2026The Shakespeare Festival 2026 was absolutely fantastic! The year 9 pupils really astounded us with their talent and creativity. We were delighted to have two judges this year, renowned Belfast playwright, Finn Kennedy and Creative Director of Brassneck Theatre Productions, Tony Devlin. Their insightful and valuable comments on each production highlighted the innovative ideas, the dedication and the endeavours of each class in this year's Shakespeare Festival.The year 9 classes excelled themselves in their commitment to their performances: learning lines; producing fantastic sets; managing sound and music; choreographing dances and stage movement and creating colourful costumes. The themes were really exciting and contemporary, and the audience loved them!Our judges awarded prizes to the best actors and supporting actors for each performance as well as trophies for the best: set, choreography, costume, sound, adaptation and best overall performan

Tuesday 28 April 2026 A Season of Success: Shining Bright in April As the spring sunshine finally breaks through to brighten our halls, it's the perfect time to reflect on the incredible energy and dedication radiating from our school community. This month hasn't just been about the change in weather; it's been about the brilliance of our students and the soaring success of our House System.Celebrating Individual ExcellenceWe are incredibly proud to recognize the students who have gone above and beyond this month. Their hard work was formally acknowledged during our awards ceremony, where we celebrated:Top House Point Winners: For their unmatched consistency and effort throughout April 2026.Milestone Achievements: A huge congratulations to all those who earned their Bronze, Silver, and Gold house point awards. Your persistence is the heartbeat of our school spirit.

Thursday 23 April 2026 Good luck to our U18 girls in the Antrim Final Very best of luck to our U18 girls, who play their third final tomorrow (24th April) against Dominican College, Fortwilliam, in the Antrim Cup Final.The game is at Greenisland FC 3G, with a 1pm kick-off.No matter what happens tomorrow, it has been a terrific run for this group over the last two seasons: a Belfast Cup final, NI Plate winners, and then NI Cup winners.For a number of Year 14 girls, this will be their last match in an Aquinas shirt. They have been absolutely immense.

Thursday 23 April 2026 Anton selected for NI U14 squad Congratulations to year 10 student, Anton Doras, on his recent selection for the NI U14 squad and also for being selected to represent County Antrim in this summer's SuperCupNI.

Monday 20 April 2026 Chemistry Olympiad Success Select AS Chemistry students took part in the leading chemistry competition for secondary students across the British Isles

Friday 17 April 2026 Aquinas All Star News! Congratulations to Year 12 pupil Fintan McArdle on receiving a Queens University Belfast Future Stars award. This is the first time Aquinas have been represented on the boys Future Star Team. However, Fintan follows in his sister Anna's footsteps collecting an Award from Queens GAA with Anna receiving a future star award in 2024. Fintan was corner forward on our MacLarnon winning team and is looking forward to MacRory football next year, Fintan's older brother Declan also played A grade Ulster Schools when in Aquinas, winning the Corn Na Og Shield in 2018!

Friday 17 April 2026 The Wizard Of Oz! AQUINAS DIOCESAN GRAMMAR proudly presents, in association with CONCORD MUSIC,THE WIZARD OF OZ!AUDITIONS:Monday, 17, April, 2026: Scarecrow (Acting) Tuesday, 18, April, 2026 and Wednesday, 19, April, 2026: Tin-man and Lion (Acting) Thursday, 20, April, 2026: Dorothy (singing: ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow') Friday, 21, April, 2026: Wicked Witch (singing: ‘The Jitterbugs') COLLECT SCRIPTS from MS MCHUGH from Friday and MUSIC FROM MS MCWILLIAMS AND MR HENNING from MondayMORE AUDITIONS WILL BE POSTED AND WILL CONTINUE NEXT WEEK

Thursday 16 April 2026 Spring Concert 2026 On Thursday 26th March we held our annual Spring Concert. It was a fantastic showcase of the talented musicians we have in our school. The night included performances form our Brass Ensemble, Flute Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble, Traditional Group, School Orchestra, String Ensemble, Chamber Choir, Folk Choir, Year 8-11 Choir, Year 12-14 Choir, Senior Vocal Ensemble and Soloists. Congratulations to everyone involved, your performances were outstanding.

Tuesday 14 April 2026 U18 Plate Final Best of luck to our U18 boys in the Northern Ireland Plate Final tomorrow.

Wednesday 1 April 2026 It takes a whole school community to win trophies. Thank you to Catherine, Siobhan and Stewart in the office for handling the endless bus bookings and queries, and to Turan for ensuring every kit is washed, dried, folded and ready to go for all age groups across a long season.

Tuesday 31 March 2026 Northern Ireland Schools' Cup Winner Parade and Presentation

Tuesday 31 March 2026 We did it! Northern Ireland Schools' Cup Winners!

Monday 30 March 2026 Best of luck to our Under-18 girls in, tomorrow's Northern Ireland Schools Cup Final!

Friday 27 March 2026 Girls' U18 NI Cup final Aquinas Grammar take on Dominican College Fortwilliam in this year's national final.

Monday 16 March 2026 Matthew heads to Barcelona Shout out to very promising Aquinas goalkeeper, Matthew Day.

Friday 13 March 2026 Spring Concert 2026

Wednesday 11 March 2026 U18 Boys reachNorthern Ireland Schools’ Football Association Final. Huge congratulations to our U18 boys' football team who beat Belfast High School 2-1 today to reach the Northern Ireland Schools' Football Association Final.

Monday 9 March 2026 U18 Girls’ soccer Success Congratulations to our U18 girls' soccer team who have progressed to the final of the Antrim Cup. Aoife Gargan grabbed the only goal to secure a 1-0 victory over Belfast Met. 🏆

Tuesday 3 March 2026 Good luck Girls! Best of luck to our U18 girls' football team in the Belfast Cup Final tomorrow, Wednesday 4th March.

Tuesday 3 March 2026 History Makers! We are Proud of you. As our MacLarnon Cup campaign comes to an end we look back on a journey, that went beyond all expectation, taking our School Community to a new level.

Tuesday 3 March 2026 Ulster Sec. Schools' Cross-Country Championships The Ulster Sec. Schools' Cross-Country Championships were held at Mallusk Playing Fields, Belfast on Wednesday 18th February 2026. Yet again the weather conditions were very challenging, with rain, wind, hailstones, sleet, and lots of mud.Aquinas had eight runners who had qualified from Districts and four have now qualified for the All- Ireland on Saturday 7 March. Well done Cillian, Georgina, Katie, and Rory.

Friday 27 February 2026 All Ireland Fundraiser Thanks to all the friends, family and businesses that helped with this event.

Friday 20 February 2026 Aquinas U18 Girls reach NI Schools’ Cup final

Friday 20 February 2026 Aquinas Big Breakfast Fundraiser

Friday 20 February 2026 Rosina McManus Presentation /docs/2025-26/A_camogie_presentation/IMG_3549.mov

Thursday 19 February 2026 Aquinas Win Rosina McManus Cup! Congratulations to the Senior Camogie team who battled through the elements to bring home the Rosina McManus Cup.

Thursday 19 February 2026 Past pupil Angel Pend joins Design for Change Student council