€8.24 Million Investment in Christ King
We are delighted to announce that we have received approval and a substantial grant of over €8 million towards the completion of a significant new extension to our school complex.
The new development will consist of four additional classrooms, two state-of-the-art specialist rooms namely: Graphics & Design and Communication Graphics (DCG). Additional new Technology and Art rooms will also form part of the development. It will include the construction of a new Education Tuition room and three of the existing Science laboratories will be extensively refurbished. Furthermore, increased ICT grant funding will be provided to ensure that the digital quality of the Technology suite will be at the cutting edge of international modern information technology standards.
An Taoiseach, Mícheal Martin, paid a visit to our school yesterday to make the exciting announcement. An Taoiseach, Mícheal Martin, addressed the full student body as well as invited guests including three past Principals, the chairperson of our Board of Management, Ms Margaret McCormack, representatives from our Parents council and principals from local schools.
The ceremony opened with our National Anthem, sung by Transition Year student, Maya Mahon, accompanied by Ms Una Long McDonagh on piano and Sixth year students, Megan Hosford and Roisin Walsh on trumpet. Sixth year student, Ayushi Mahajan, also got an opportunity to make a speech and spoke so eloquently about her time in Christ King and her outstanding academic achievements.
Principal Richel Long warmly welcomed the announcement stating; ‘We are proud to have a long tradition of providing excellent education to our students for almost sixty years. We are delighted that we will be able to support our students further with a new state-of-the-art technology suite, thanks to this extension.’
Ms Long outlined how this financial commitment will enable the school to create a new extension which, when completed, will significantly invest in the school's future growth by building on the existing technological culture. Christ King Girls' Secondary School is leading the way, being the first all-girls’ Secondary School in Cork to introduce Graphics and senior cycle DCG to its curriculum.
"This is a further endorsement of the exceptional academic standards achieved in Christ King," said Ms Long. She added that the tendering process for the appointment of the design team has already commenced.
‘We hope that this is just the start of a transformation process for Christ King Girls' Secondary School’ she continued. ‘In conclusion, I wish to thank the Board of Management for their vision for the future and the Department of Education for their generous allocation.’
