St Andrew's College, Dublin Explained

Type:Independent
Fee-paying independent School
Saint Andrew's College
Native Name:Coláiste Naomh Aindriú
Motto:Ardens Sed Virens
Motto Translation:Latin for 'Burning Yet Flourishing'
Location:Booterstown Avenue, Booterstown, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
Country:Ireland
Established:1894
Headmaster:Rob Micallef (Acting)
Medium Of Language:English
Gender:Co-educational
Lower Age:4
Pushpin Map:Dublin#Ireland
Upper Age:19
Religious Affiliation:inter-denominational Presbyterian
Fees:€8,000 (approximate)
Students:Junior School: 265 [1]
Senior School: 1000+ [2] (2011/2012)
Colours:Navy Blue and White
Staff:200+
Homepage:sac.ie

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.

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.

They also have had immense success in the All Ireland Schoolboys' Hockey Championship, having won the tournament 7 times, most recently in 2017. [11] [12]

Notable former pupils

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Your Child in St Andrew's College 2012. St. Andrew's College.
  2. Web site: St. Andrew's College. schooldays.ie. 22 February 2017.
  3. Web site: History of SAC. St Andrew's College, Dublin. 30 March 2017.
  4. Web site: Welcome. St Andrew's College, Dublin. 30 March 2017.
  5. Web site: St. Andrew's College Programmes. St. Andrew's College. 22 February 2017.
  6. Web site: St. Andrew's College profile. European Council of International Schools. 22 February 2017.
  7. Web site: CAISA Directory of Schools. New England Association of Schools and Colleges. 22 February 2017.
  8. Web site: Four Courts. St Andrew's is the only school in Ireland to offer the International Baccalaureate. skoool.ie. 20 November 2007.
  9. Web site: St. Andrew's International Baccalaureate Program. 22 February 2017.
  10. Web site: SAIMUN. SAIMUN. en. 2018-10-22.
  11. Web site: All Ireland Schoolboys' Championship . Hockey Ireland . 6 February 2024.
  12. Web site: Sport. St. Andrew's College. 31 January 2017.
  13. Web site: White. Lawrence William. Briscoe, Robert Emmet. A founding member of Fianna Fáil (1926), he served on its first executive committee. Dictionary of Irish Biography. 18 November 2012.
  14. Web site: Get To Know The Green Army Midfield. hockey.ie. 13 October 2018. 17 July 2018.

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