The school motto, "Omnes Communiter Discendo"[2] adopted by the first Board of Management, states that we are "All Together in Learning".

[3] As of 2013, the school was undergoing an expansion and renovation programme to extend the capacity to an estimated 1,000 students.

[4] This was undertaken to cater for an expanding catchment area, and included the development of additional classrooms, a sports hall and canteen.

there have been 180 students from the school displaying at the exhibition and the roll of honour for awards stretches across all categories.

This was the largest group from any school across the country and received nine main awards[5] and an additional seven "highly commended"s. Such was the success of the school that during the awards ceremony Ruairí Quinn, Irish Minister for Education, asked the question "Is Kinsale a place or just a state of mind?".