Douglas
has a long and successful involvement in debating, school quizzes,
chess, Young Enterprise companies, Young Scientist Competition and
Slógadh. Our teams have won national and international competitions in
these.

The school has a school bank run by the
students.

The school also organises an annual
school tour abroad as well as a number of shorter field trips and
cultural visits.

The
students have a long tradition of fundraising for local and
international charities, among them St Vincent de Paul, Lavanagh
Centre, ISPCA, Concern and the Chernobyl
Children’s Project.

Sports

Douglas
fields teams in a variety of sports and has been successful in all. The
sports played include hurling, Gaelic football, soccer, rugby, hockey,
basketball, table tennis, badminton, athletics, tennis, outdoor
pursuits and golf. All students participate in Physical Education
classes (including swimming) and are encouraged to take part in sports.
Our students have represented Ireland in athletics, soccer, golf,
hockey, rowing, sailing and swimming and Cork teams in hurling,
football and soccer.

Achievements

Young Enterprise and Mini-Companies –
Douglas has been consistently successful in both these areas, winning
local, regional and national honours and representing Ireland in
international competitions and exhibitions. Companies have been to
Malta, Belgium, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland and England in recent
years. Individual team members have won Best Manager, Best Accountant
and Best Marketing Manager awards.

Debating – Douglas is recognised as one of the premier debating schools winning
individual and team honours in All-Ireland Concern Debates, Bank of
Ireland Choice Debates, Philosophical Society Debates, Cork Corporation
Apple Computers Debates and the Cork Mental Welfare Association Debates.

Sport – Our “Sports for All” policy has led Douglas to participate in many
sports rather than concentrating on a single code. Douglas has won
major competitions in most codes, including hurling, Gaelic football,
soccer, rugby, hockey, basketball, table tennis, athletics, tennis and
golf.