History & Heritage

The Comprehensive Schools for Ballymun were first planned in the late 1960’s. Initially two separate

single-sex Schools were envisioned and this idea finally developed into a co-educational structure with a shared facilities area to accommodate 750 boys & girls up to Intermediate Certificate.

After a brief period in Prefab Units, the new Comprehensive School welcomed Students in 1971, the Official Opening took place in March 1973.

A few years later a Senior Comprehensive School was built on the opposite side of the Ballymun Road to accommodate 500 boys & girls to Leaving Cert Level. The Comprehensive Schools were divided into :

The Girls Junior Comprehensive School

The Boys Junior Comprehensive School

The Senior Comprehensive School, each with its own separate teaching & management staff.

In 2005 the three Comprehensive Schools amalgamated to form a single co-ed Secondary School

under the new name of Trinity Comprehensive School. An extensive refurbishment of the old Junior Boys & Girls Comprehensive School Building was completed and the new school boasted state of the art facilities including,

Five Science Labs
A Home Economics Suite
Professional Stage
Two Sports Halls
Astro Turf Pitch
Fully Equipped Gym
Music Room
Parents Room
4 Computer Rooms
Library with full time librarian
Learning Support Rooms
Wheelchair Accessible Building

Recent Additions;

Outdoor Classrooms
New Junior & Senior Lounge seating areas
Zen Den
Outside Courtyards with foosball tables, table tennis tables, seating benches with inlaid checker boards, outside gym equipment
Cinema Room
Interactive large screen TV in Library
ASD Room
Sensory Room
2 Learning Hubs
Apriary
Wifi throughout the School inc. Gym