St Andrew's College, Dublin


St Andrew's College is a co-educational, inter-denominational, international Independent 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.

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.

Structure

St Andrew's College has both a primary and secondary school. The secondary school offers both the Leaving Certificate and the International Baccalaureate programme.

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.

International Baccalaureate

St Andrew's is the only school in Ireland to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. A small number of the school's students are in the IB programme.

Model United Nations

St Andrew's organises St Andrew's Model United Nations. 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, two rugby pitches, two hard 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.

Notable former pupils