Elphin Community College

Elphin Community College has a strong policy of actively promoting sporting opportunities among all our students, which includes a wide range of team sports for boys and girls such as Gaelic Football, Soccer, Volleyball and Basketball.

The College  has  achieved several national titles in Volleyball.

Achievements:

2002 All Ireland Winners at Junior B Boys

2005 All Ireland Winners at Cadette A Boys

2006 All Ireland Runners Up at Senior A Boys

2007 All ireland Winners at Senior A Boys

2008 All Ireland Runners Up at Cadette C Girls

2010 All Ireland Winners at Cadette C Girls

2011 All ireland Winners at Senior B Boys

Every student is actively encouraged to take part in all sporting activities & all are offered the opportunity to be part of the team. This all-inclusive approach is a key to both the successes we have achieved and to the individual confidence building which forms such a vital part of their holistic education.

At Elphin Community College all students are timetabled for a weekly games period. In addition, there are extra-curricular training sessions for team sports. There is also a range of programmes available for other non-team based sporting activity including; Swimming; Gym; Outdoor Pursuits; Canoeing; Orienteering; Surfing & other water sports.

While each individual plays a vital role in every team at Elphin Community College, it must also be recognised that in each area of education there are individuals who excel. We are proud of our Sports Stars and in recent times they have achieved great success. Two of the Roscommon Minor All Ireland winning Gaelic Football team in 2006 were students here. One student represented the school on the Connacht Colleges Team which played in the U.S. in April 2006.