St. Mary's Secondary School, Ballina

Educational Tours

Educational Tours

St. Mary's policy has always been to broaden the minds of students by encouraging them to experience different cultures. Over the years students have travelled to Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain and England. This April, the transition year students will be spending four days in Barcelona and Salou where they can acquaint themselves with the history, the language, music and the arts of those countries. 2018 saw the students travel to Madrid and Toledo in Spain where they visited such famous sites as the Prado Museum, The Royal Palace and also enjoyed the historical world heritage city of Toledo.

The girls also tasted traditional Spanish cuisine and visited a local market. The coming tour to Spain will be cross curricular in that it relates to their Home Economics, History and Geography class. This year a trip to Vienna is planned for February and students are already planning their itinerary.

Feb 23
2026
Classes resume after midterm
Feb 24
2026
First Year Parent Teacher Meeting
Mar 17
2026
No classes Public Holiday
Mar 27
2026
Classes end for Easter Break
07-Feb-2026
Transition Year Musical: 4Ever in Blue Jeans
04-Jan-2026
School Closed Monday Jan 5th
08-Dec-2025
School Closure Notice – Tuesday, 9th December 2025
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