St Louis High School, Rathmines

The school was founded in 1913 by the Sisters of St. Louis, a religious community of nuns which was founded in post-revolutionary France in 1842. The school crest symbolises loyalty to the French crown.

An edited collection entitled We were happy there: Hundred Years of St Louis High School Rathmines by Ita Daly describes the experiences of being a pupil at the school.[1]

The school and others originally established by the Sisters of St. Louis are now under the trusteeship of The Le Cheile Schools Trust.[2] Le Chéile formally came into being on 1 September 2009 and offers a network of support for all St. Louis schools and staff.[3]

There are two school mottoes. The primary motto 'Dieu le Veult' which is old French for 'God Wills It' - the rallying cry of the Crusaders. The second motto is 'Ut sint unum' - for 'that they may be one'.[4]

In 2018, the school was ranked fourth in Ireland in terms of the number of students who progressed to third level and by the types of institutions to which the students progressed.[5]

• Frances Black - singer[6]
• Mary Black - singer
• Ita Daly - writer
• Anne Enright - writer
• Betty Ann Norton - acting teacher
• Nessa O'Mahony - poet and writer
• Marian Richardson[7] - broadcaster, actor, and producer
• Ann Riordan - first general manager of Microsoft Ireland.
• Kelly Thornton, actress
• Éilís Ní Bhrádaigh, writer and lexicographer