St Colman's College, Newry

St Colman's College is a Roman Catholic English-medium grammar school for boys, situated in Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

In the 1930s one of the most iconic buildings in the College complex was completed: the Chapel of Mary, the Immaculate Mother of God, constructed at the western end of the present frontage was solemnly consecrated by Bishop Edward Mulhern on 26 October 1938.

[3] Further work continued in the post-war era as new science rooms, a dedicated design and technology block were all added to the college estate.

As a grammar school, St Colman's selects on the basis of academic ability, primarily through the GL examination; it currently has 860[4] students attending.

Other sports offered at the College include, but are not limited to: The school has a large orchestra, run by the Head of Music and with the help of additional instrumental tuition from local musicians.

The school choir has worked with St George's Singers, Belfast and the Ulster Orchestra, the Irish College in Paris and Le Bec-Hellouin, mother house of the Order of Saint Benedict of Holy Cross Abbey, Rostrevor.

The choir has taken part in six editions of Morning Service for BBC Radio Ulster, broadcast live from the College's Chapel and St Brigid's Church, Newry.