Bunclody Vocational College is infamous for its school tours. We believe that such events are not only worthwhile for their cultural benefits, they also contribute to the development of lifelong friendships, and to the unique atmosphere and student teacher relationships that exists in our school.
Each year there is a trip to a premiership match in the UK (sometimes with a visit to a museum as well). Oakwood or Alton Towers in May was always a favourite but unfortunately, the new ferry schedules do not allow us to do this trip anymore. Other tours have included Paris, Edinburgh, Austria, Italy, Germany, Poland and Barcelona. Our latest trip was to London in November 2019.
All students are encouraged to go on these tours and plenty of advance notice is given. Students can use the school’s Credit Union savings scheme to help them save for such school events. In addition to overseas trips, class teachers and subject teachers organise day trips for educational purposes e.g. the annual History trip to Belfast. In some cases a trip may be organised for students to enjoy a day out with their classmates. Day trips have included, ice-skating, scaling the heights of Gravity in Courtown, or a trip to the cinema..