St Andrew's College, Dublin

St Andrew's College Dublin (Irish: Coláiste Naomh Aindriú) is a co-educational, inter-denominational, international Private day school, founded in 1894 by members of the Presbyterian community, and now located in Booterstown, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. The school colours are blue and white.

This article is about the school in Ireland. For other similarly named institutions, see St. Andrew's College (disambiguation).

Saint Andrew's College
Coláiste Naomh Aindriú
Location
Booterstown Avenue, Booterstown, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown

Ireland
Coordinates53.305416°N 6.201476°W / 53.305416; -6.201476 (St Andrews College)
Information
TypeIndependent
Fee-paying independent School
MottoArdens Sed Virens
(Latin for 'Burning Yet Flourishing')
Religious affiliation(s)inter-denominational Presbyterian
Established1894
HeadmasterRob Micallef (Acting)
Staff200+
GenderCo-educational
Age4 to 19
Number of studentsJunior School: 265 [1]
Senior School: 1000+ [2] (2011/2012)
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)Navy Blue and White
School fees€8,000 (approximate)
Websitesac.ie

History

Foundation

Founded as a boys' secondary school at the end of the 19th century by members of the Presbyterian community, St Andrew's College celebrated its centenary in 1994. It was on 8 January 1894 that the College opened its doors at 21 St Stephen's Green in the centre of Dublin. This was to be the first of its three locations. The school grew rapidly from its original intake of 69 students. By the end of 1894 there were 203 boys in the school.[3]

Wellington Place

At the beginning of 1937 a move to new premises in Wellington Place, Clyde Road, along with a determined effort by past pupils and parents to stave off closure or amalgamation saw a revival in the fortunes of the College. In 1973, the school became co-educational and moved to a new site in Booterstown.[4]

Structure

St Andrew's College has both a primary and secondary school. The secondary school offers both the Leaving Certificate (Ireland) and the International Baccalaureate programme.[5]

Accreditations

Since 1984, St Andrew's is the only school in Ireland fully accredited by both the European Council of International Schools and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.[6][7]

International Baccalaureate

St Andrew's is one of three schools in Ireland to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme.[8] A small number (usually around 70) of the school's students are in the IB programme.[9]

Model United Nations

St Andrew's organises St Andrew's Model United Nations (SAIMUN).[10] It is run over the first week in Easter in the Royal Marine Hotel in Dun Laoghaire.

Sport

The school's sports facilities consist of two hockey pitches, one rugby pitch, two hard tennis courts, 8 lawn tennis courts, an outdoor basketball court, an indoor sports hall and a fitness centre. The major winter sports are rugby, basketball and hockey; the major summer sports are tennis, athletics and cricket along with an inter year annual football competition which runs through the summer term. St. Andrew's College won the Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup in 1906, 1911,1921-22

[11]

Notable former pupils

References
  1. "Your Child in St Andrew's College 2012". St. Andrew's College.
  2. "St. Andrew's College". schooldays.ie. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  3. "History of SAC". St Andrew's College, Dublin. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  4. "Welcome". St Andrew's College, Dublin. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  5. "St. Andrew's College Programmes". St. Andrew's College. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  6. "St. Andrew's College profile". European Council of International Schools. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  7. "CAISA Directory of Schools". New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  8. "Four Courts". skoool.ie. 20 November 2007. St Andrew's is the only school in Ireland to offer the International Baccalaureate
  9. "St. Andrew's International Baccalaureate Program". Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  10. "SAIMUN". SAIMUN. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  11. "Sport". St. Andrew's College. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  12. White, Lawrence William. "Briscoe, Robert Emmet". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 18 November 2012. A founding member of Fianna Fáil (1926), he served on its first executive committee
  13. "Get To Know The Green Army Midfield". hockey.ie. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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