[1]: 239  The first school premises were located at the current Gort na Móna GAC site in Turf Lodge and consisted of a series of wooden huts while construction of the main building took place.

Three open-air handball courts were added to the side of the building at the Dermott Hill entrance.

[1]: 239  One building housed the classrooms where science, Irish language, maths, geography, religion, english, music, art, technology and design were taught.

[5] As a school run by the Congregation of Christian Brothers it had strong Gaelic Athletic Association ties.

Gaelic football, handball, and hurling were encouraged and developed, leaving a legacy in the surrounding housing estates of Dermott Hill, New Barnsley and Turf Lodge.