They staged a series of activities during the period of preparation for Easter, which started on Ash Wednesday, February 18, including a sponsored onesie read, bring and buy sale, job week, guess the baby competition, and an Easter Fun Day.

An added bonus is that every pound raised by the school will be doubled by the UK Government under an overseas aid scheme which has been introduced.

SCIAF, the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund whose headquarters are in Glasgow, works in more than 16 countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America, to help some of the poorest people in the world, regardless of religion, to work their way out of poverty.

Get this week's Chronicle for a super two-page picture spread which features the hard-working pupils.