St. Conleth's College
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| Motto | Fide et Fortitudine Latin for 'with faith and fortitude' |
| Established | 1939 |
| Location | Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland |
| Students | 220 (senior school) |
| Headmaster Principal |
Mr Peter Gallagher Ms Ann Sheppard |
| Staff | 20 full time teachers |
| Homepage | http://www.stconleths.com |
St. Conleth's College is a fee-paying lay Catholic school in Dublin, Ireland, founded in 1939, by Bernard Sheppard. Kevin D.Kelleher, (former international rugby referee famous for sending off the legendary All Black Colin Meads) was headmaster for over 40 of his 62 years and is still actively involved in the school. Ann Sheppard (his daughter) was school principal from 1988 - 2001 and is now Director of Development. Peter Gallagher is the new principal (taking over from Brendan Doyle) of the secondary school and Pat Murphy the principal of the junior school. The school was named after St. Conleth, a sixth-century Irish monk who was a "moulder of precious metals" and whose feast day is 4 May. The senior school has about 220 pupils (mixed with girls in 5th and 6th year) and a teaching staff of 20. It has grown steadily since it opened its doors and the school building at 28 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 is significantly different from the original building. In 2000 a school hall, canteen and additional classrooms were completed as well as a state-of-the-art computer lab and off-street car-parking facilities.
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Recently the school came out top in the league tables which record the percentage of students attending third level. Like many private secondary schools in south Dublin, St. Conleth's faces the constant battle from so called "grind schools" like The Institute of Education in Dublin.
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