The school offers instruction in a full range of subjects including: Art & Design, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Computing, Digital Technology, Drama, Economics, English, English Literature, Food & Nutrition, French, Further Mathematics, Geography, Health & Social Care, History, Irish, Learning for Life & Work, Mathematics, Moving Image Arts, Music, Physical Education, Physics, Politics, Psychology, Religious Studies, Science, Sociology, Spanish, Statistics, Technology & Design and Theatre Studies.

In 2018 it was ranked joint first in Northern Ireland for its GCSE performance with 100% of its entrants receiving five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C, including the core subjects English and Maths.

[3] Upon entry to the school, students are placed into one of five houses – Knock (Blue), Saul (Green), Drogheda (Purple), Iona (Red) and Faughart (Yellow).

The Patrons of each house are as follows: The school has several sports teams including netball, camogie, dance, athletics, horse riding, cross country and Gaelic football.

The music department offers lessons for strings, woodwind, brass, traditional instruments, percussion and voice.

Students are prepared for graded examinations through the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music in both practical and theory.