The year 7 and 8 team won the English Schools’ Cup Regional B Final, at Costello Park (Hull) on Tuesday 5 June. The team results were: 1. 323 pts Carmel College, Darlington 2. 301 ptsContinue reading
Carmel Boys Dominate County Pentathlon Championships
Durham Schools’ AA Combined Events Championships, Monkton, Jarrow – Tuesday 5th June 2018. Junior Boys Pentathlon (80m Hurdles/Shot/Long Jump/High Jump/800m) individual results: 1st – Nat Bell 2nd – Dylan Baines 5th – Michael Calabro 6thContinue reading
Level 1 Trampolining Course for PE Trainees
All of the PE trainees on the Carmel SCITT programme have spent two days in the Carmel gym taking their British Gymnastics Level 1 Trampolining Course. This will help them deliver trampolining in the manyContinue reading
Girls and Boys Win County U15 Pentathlon Championships
Both the girls and boys teams finished first in the U15 Pentathlon, at the Durham County Schools’ Combined Events Championships, at Monkton Stadium, Jarrow. In the individual championships, Sarah Wilcock, Kiera Williams, Nat Bell andContinue reading
Carmel Athletes Power To Regional Final in National Schools’ Cup
In the first round of the English Schools’ Athletics Cup, held at Eastbourne Complex on Tuesday 15 May, Carmel won the Junior Girls, Inter Girls and Junior Boys competitions. With the Inter boys finishing second, allContinue reading
Runners Up in Town Swimming Gala
In the Darlington Schools’ Swimming Gala at the Dolphin Centre on Wednesday 16 May, Carmel finished second in both the boys and girls championships and therefore finished runners up overall. This was a fantastic achievement andContinue reading
Trio Called up to the County Rugby Team
Year 9s, Ben Brown, Szymon Strzelczyk and Isaac Ryans have been selected to represent the U14 County Rugby team in a festival at West Hartlepool Rugby Club on Sunday. Congratulations and Best of Luck to themContinue reading
Alice, Johnson and Daniel Swim Well in the North-East Regional Championships
Year 10 pupils Alice Day, Daniel Boyer and Johnson Bache all swam well in the North-East Regional Swimming Championships at Ponds Forge, Sheffield. Competing in the 800m and 1500m, Johnson won his 800m with aContinue reading
Sarah Wilcock Wows at Windsor Before Royal Wedding
Sarah Wilcock represented the Northern Tetrathlon team at the Royal Windsor Horse Show The team finished 4th and were the only team to all jump clear. It was a mixed gender competition and Sarah came 9th. SheContinue reading
Year 10’s Beat Hurworth to Win Town Cup
Carmel Year 10 Football team beat Hurworth 3-1 in the Darlington Schools’ Cup Final. The match was played at the Middlesbrough Training ground at Rockcliffe, in front of about 100 spectators. Well done to the coach MrContinue reading
Year 9 Rugby Team Win County Cup
The Y9 Rugby team beat High Tunstall (Hartlepool) 32 – 21 to win the County Cup. The final was played inside the Northern Echo Arena and was a very tense game. The result means the Year 9’sContinue reading
Pupils and Parents Enjoy Premiership Rugby in the Sun
The PE department arranged a coach trip to Kingston Park (Newcastle) to watch Newcastle Falcons play Wasps. The pupils got to meet the Wasps team when they arrived at the stadium, where autographs and selfies wereContinue reading
Year 8’s Win Town Cup After Extra-Time
Carmel Year 8 Football team beat Longfield 6-5 in the Darlington Schools’ Cup Final. With the scores level at 5-5 after normal time, it took a goal in extra-time to win the game. The match was playedContinue reading
Eleanor Clulow competes in The British Riding Club National Winter League Championships.
Eleanor Clulow (9C) made the long 230 mile journey, down to Bury Farm in Buckinghamshire this weekend for the British Riding Club National Winter League Championships. Eleanor and her pony Sariska won the Area 2 QualifierContinue reading
Sarah Wilcock selected for the Royal Windsor Horse Show
Sarah Wilcock has been invited to represent the Northern Region in Tetrathlon at the Royal Windsor Horse Show. This is a huge honour as only 3 children from each region are allowed to take part. She willContinue reading
Under 12’s Lose County Rugby Final
The Year 7 rugby team lost to St John’s (Bishop Auckland), 20 – 35, in the Cleveland County Schools’ Final. The match was played inside the Darlington Mowden Park Arena, in front of many parents andContinue reading
Luca’s Golden Try Wins Place in County Final
In a very exciting Year 7 County Cup semi-final, between Carmel and OLSB the score was 25 – 25 after normal time. The match went to extra-time with the first team to score to win. Carmel’s captainContinue reading
Carmel College Showjumping Team in National Schools’ Final
The Carmel College Showjumping Team of Eleanor Clulow, Sarah Wilcock and Eva Carter (all in 9C) travelled to Bury Farm Equestrian Village, Buckinghamshire at the weekend. The team had qualified as Durham County Champions for theContinue reading
Tees Valley Rugby Champions!
All three Carmel teams qualified to represent Darlington in the Tees Valley Rugby Finals, held at Redcar Rugby Club, on Friday 20 April 2018. The two best teams from Darlington, Stockton, Hartlepool, Redcar and Middlesbrough contestedContinue reading
Coach Trip To Newcastle Falcons v Wasps
A coach trip to watch Premiership Rugby at Kingston Park has been organised by the PE department. The match will be Newcastle Falcons v Wasps, on Saturday 5 May, kick off 4pm. Tickets are limited at £15Continue reading
Exciting Opportunity to try Laser Run at School Games Regional Qualifying Events
Pentathlon GB are excited to announce that Laser Run, the latest addition to our portfolio of sports, will be one of the events involved in the National School Games Final held in Loughborough this summer. ThisContinue reading
Layla Awarded Funding for Athletics
World Catholic Games double medalist and Carmel Sixth form student, Layla Bell has just been awarded a grant of £1000, from the County Durham Community Foundation Talented Individuals Funding Programme. The money will be used toContinue reading
A Special St. Vincent de Paul Celebration!
The Youth SVP in Carmel College organised a wonderful celebration for the Feast of St Patrick on the 16th March at St. Augustine’s RC Parish Church. The conference invited all Mini Vinnie and Youth SVPContinue reading
Confirmation Retreat
Over 40 Confirmation candidates from the Hogarth Partnership, Darlington, enjoyed a very ‘snowy’ overnight retreat at Ampleforth Abbey in January. The young people enjoyed a tour of the Abbey and venerated the relics of StContinue reading
CAFOD Young Leadership Programme
Eight of our Sixth Form students are involved with the CAFOD Young Leadership Programme. The scheme gives students the leadership skills to tackle social injustice and poverty. Focused on how to make a difference inContinue reading
Holocaust Memorial Day
Students from Year 8 represented the College at the Darlington Council Commemoration event for Holocaust Memorial Day. The theme for this year’s event was ‘The Power of Words.’ There were reflections and poems shared andContinue reading
Pope John Paul II Award
9 of our Year 13 students have recently been awarded the Pope John Paul II Award. This award encourages participants to take an active part both in the life of the Church and in theContinue reading
Chinese New Year Celebrations
On the 8th and 9th of February pupils were given the opportunity to come and celebrate the start of the Year of the Dog by attending a lantern-making workshop run by Miss Sun, Hanban teacher.Continue reading
World Book Day
Celebrating World Book Day at Carmel College, staff dressed up as characters from their favourite books. Staff threw themselves into the challenge with renewed imagination and creativity, inspired and led by our wonderful librarian MrsContinue reading
World RE Week
The RE Department celebrated ‘World Religions Week’ on 12th – 16th March. Along with our usual ‘World Religions’ themed classrooms, we were privileged with the company of a variety of guest speakers. Year 8 classesContinue reading