Photos :- Tom Beirne
The Loreto Secondary School on the Granges Road held an Academic Awards Ceremony for Students and their families who achieved outstanding academic results in the Leaving Certificate, Junior Certificate & Leaving Certificate Applied for the past academic year 2024.
The whole School Community event celebrated the 35 Leaving Certificate students who achieved over 550 points or over in their exams in 2024 with one student achieving the maximum points. With the nationwide average standing at 18 students per school our size achieving over 550 points in last years Leaving Certificate this is a phenomenal return and is a credit to our continued high academic standards, of which we are so proud. Furthermore, 3 students were rewarded for fantastic results in their Junior Cert Exams achieving distinctions across their subjects and one student was rewarded for high achievement in the Leaving Certificate Applied course.
We were very appreciative of former Loreto Kilkenny student Colleen Kerwick making time to address our whole school community. Colleen has ranked as a top 5% lawyer in the United States of America. Her superpower comes with her unique approach to litigation. Colleen works tirelessly, ethically, creatively, quickly and affordably to achieve results for them which far exceed expectations. She is frequently quoted as a litigation expert in the media. We are very proud of our past pupils and it was great to hear Colleens path since leaving the Granges Road.
All the students and their families were invited back to the Hughes Hall for a cup of tea and a chat after the ceremony which gave teachers and students a chance to catch up since leaving last June.
In the words of our Loreto founder Mary Ward ‘Women in time to come will do much’. Well done to the award winners and their families.
