Le Chéile Schools Trust Explained

Le Chéile Schools Trust
Type:Educational
Registration Id:CHY 18017
Location:Ireland
Website:https://lecheiletrust.ie/

The Le Chéile Schools Trust is a charitable trust which manages around 60 schools in Ireland on behalf of fifteen Roman Catholic religious congregations.

History

The majority of secondary schools and some junior schools in Ireland were established and managed by various Roman Catholic religious congregations. In the late 1900s, these religious orders had declined in number and it was decided to pool their resources in a number of collaborative arrangements known as trusts. The Le Chéile Schools Trust was established in 2004[1] and fully enacted over the following years. The trust was formally established as a company limited by guarantee in 2008.

The trust was originally set up by twelve Roman Catholic religious congregations. In 2009, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny joined the trust.[2] followed by the Ursuline College in 2013[3] and the Marianists (St Laurence College) in 2019.[4]

In September 2014, in Tyrellstown near Blanchardstown, the trust opened the first new Catholic secondary school in Ireland in thirty years.[5]

Mission and establishment

Its mission is to maintain and promote the Catholic ethos of these schools, and develop new schools where the need arises. There are a total of 59 voluntary and 7 community schools managed by the trust.

Participating congregations

As of 2024, congregations participating in the trust included:[6]

Schools

Schools within the trust include:

Cork

Dublin

Galway

Kildare

Limerick

Sligo

Tipperary

Waterford

Operations

The trust's administration office is based in the Jesuit complex at Milltown Park, Dublin, and the trust produces a newsletter called Le Cheile Update.

References

  1. Web site: Downes. John. Orders to form joint trust to run their schools. The Irish Times. 2004-04-20.
  2. http://www.muckrossparkcollege.com/index.php/about-us/le-cheile-trust Le Cheile Trust
  3. http://ursulinecollegesligo.ie/content/le-cheile-trust Le Cheile Trust
  4. Web site: Le Cheile welcomes St Laurence College . Le Cheile . 23 March 2020.
  5. https://www.catholicireland.net/catholic-secondary-school-30-years-opens/ First catholic secondary school in 30 years opens
  6. Web site: Who We Are - Congregations . lecheiletrust.ie . 4 August 2024 .
  7. Web site: Dominican Sisters Ireland . Dominican Sisters . 21 March 2020.
  8. Web site: Saint Aloysus' College . Saint Aloysus' College . 23 June 2020 .
  9. Web site: St. Angela's College . 23 March 2020 . stangelascollege.ie .
  10. Web site: Pupils take top billing in new school opened in former Cork film centre . 1 September 2021 . irishexaminer.com .
  11. Web site: Admission Policy of Le Chéile Secondary School Ballincollig . lecheileballincollig.ie . 4 August 2024 . Le Chéile Secondary School Ballincollig is a co-educational voluntary secondary school [..] under the patronage of Le Chéile Schools Trust .
  12. Web site: Ardscoile La Salle . Ardscoile La Salle . 22 June 2020.
  13. Web site: Beneavin De La Salle College . Beneavin De La Salle College . 22 June 2020.
  14. Web site: De La Sale College, Churchtown . De La Salle College, Churchtown . 22 June 2020.
  15. Web site: Holy Faith Secondary School, Clontarf . Holy Faith Secondary School, Clontarf . 27 January 2021.
  16. http://lecheilesecondaryschool.ie/welcome/ Welcome Le Cheile Secondary School, Tyrellstown
  17. Web site: Maryfield College . 23 March 2020.
  18. Web site: Mount Sackville Secondary School . 23 March 2020.
  19. http://olschool.ie/about-our-ladys-school/the-order/ Our Ladys School Templeogue
  20. Web site: Our Lady's Grove Secondary School . 23 March 2020.
  21. Web site: St. Benildus College . St. Benildus College . 22 June 2020.
  22. Web site: St. John's College . St. John's College . 22 June 2020.
  23. Web site: St Louis Infant School . 23 March 2020.
  24. Web site: St Laurence College . 23 March 2020.
  25. Web site: St Louis Senior Primary School . 23 March 2020.
  26. Web site: Dominican College, Taylor's Hill, Galway . 23 March 2020.
  27. Web site: Scoil Íde, Galway . 23 March 2020.
  28. Web site: St. Wolstan's Community School . 23 March 2020.
  29. Web site: Scoil Pól . 23 March 2020.
  30. Web site: Ursuline Collage, Sligo . 23 March 2020.
  31. Web site: Scoil Angela . 23 March 2020.

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