De La Salle College Macroom
School History
In 1933, over half a century ago, Coláiste De La Salle was opened in the Town Hall in Macroom, and there it remained until the school premises was completed in 1936. These buildings were quite adequate until the early '60s when space began to be a problem, and in 1968 the first extension was built. Pressure on space soon began to be felt again, and in 1978, plans were drawn up for the complete re-structure and extension of the school. In 1981, the department of education sanctioned these plans and building began the following year.
The building was officially opened in 1983 and now we can offer a very well equipped school. The laboratory carries a full range of apparatus, including the new electronic data-logging equipment, so that students who may eventually take science at university level are assured of a solid foundation in physics, chemistry and biology. The computer room contains 13 computers. The well equipped library provides an ideal place for quiet study. Overhead projectors, meteorological tapes, and slide projectors are part of the equipment used by the geography Department. Cassette tapes and videos are necessities in modern language teaching and our French Department are well stocked with both. The school also has a technical graphics room, a technology room, a demonstration room capable of accommodating seventy-two pupils, large social and pastoral areas, a cafeteria and a snack bar. The assembly hall is used for examinations, indoor games, school plays and, during the weekends, the youth of the area have access to its sporting facilities.
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