Junior Prize-giving (June 09)
This occasion marks the achievements of Year 10 pupils, celebrating their attainment, both academic and extra-curricular. View Junior Prize-giving photos in the gallery  (coming soon).

A Level Prize-giving (Sept 09)
This occasion marks the achievements of A level pupils, celebrating their attainment, both academic and extra-curricular. View A Level Prize-giving photos in the gallery.

Download the full GCSE & A Level Prize-giving booklet 09

Student Council

School Nutrition Action Group

SNAG is a school-based alliance in which teaching staff, pupils and caterers, supported, where appropriate, by health and education professionals, work together to review and expand the school food service provided through; Midday meals, Snacking services, Breakfast provision, Vending, Social eating, Curriculum. The object of a SNAG is to increase the uptake of healthy eating and diet. It can examine all aspects of the food service and the curriculum ensuring philosophy and mutually supportive messages.

SNAG's most recent project has been to organise a petition which aims to provide free drinking water for students in the canteen at break and lunch time. They hope this will promote a healthier diet and lifestyle.

St Patrick’s Academy is a Health Promoting School.  We encourage our students to make healthy food choices when they are in school.  To this end we provide a breakfast, morning break and lunch service in the school Dining Room and reinforce healthy eating messages across the curriculum.

Research has shown that the benefits of healthier eating in school are:

• Healthy growth and development
• Better health with less infection
• Improved concentration
• Better sports performance
• Better behaviour

Information from Mrs H Guilfoyle – Health Education Co-ordinator and Ms M Thompson – Facilities Manager

Since September 2002 we have followed the DENI guidelines for Catering for a Healthier Lifestyle and in fact have not served Chips on the menu since this time. Over the past number of years we have developed menus to take into account the New Nutritional Standards for School Lunches and other food in schools (DENI Feb 2008)* as they have developed. The standards are very detailed, however, we would like to assure parents that we have been meeting them and will continue to provide a wide range of suitable foods for our pupils.  A summarised version of the standards and how St Patrick’s Academy are meeting them is available in the Nutrition/Healthy Eating Policy.  We will continue to provide a wide and varied range of items available at our breakfast, morning break and lunch services.  To encourage more pupils to snack on healthy food we will continue to sell fruit at competitive prices and use the Bonus Points system to encourage this.

We would ask parents who provide a packed lunch to consider what their son/daughter eats when at school and to please refrain from sending fizzy drinks, crisps and confectionery with them.  A leaflet is available with suggestions for healthier packed lunches on request.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us at: info@stpatricksacademy.dungannon.ni.sch.uk

* available from the DENI website

Nutrition - Healthy Eating Policy (pdf)
School Dining Room Price List  updated Sept 07

Senior Prefects
Senior Prefects are elected at the end of each academic year. These students form a team which is responsible for a wide range of administrative and supervisory tasks on an ongoing basis throughout the school year. They provide valuable backup for Year Heads and for teachers in charge of leisure pursuits, extra-curricular activities and special events.

Senior Prefects (2009-2010) Photographs

Senior Prefects' duties:

• To liaise with the head of his/her allocated year group.
• To take a particular interest in the affairs of that year group.
• To liaise with the class prefects of that year group.
• To report on the affairs of his/her year group at prefects' meetings.
• To organise the school formal.
• To assist with supervisory duties and to assist on all formal school occasions.