Coláiste Chiaráin (in

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: the College of St. Kieran), also known as Leixlip Community School, is a co-educational community school in Leixlip established in 1980 under the trusteeship of the Presentation Sisters, the Archbishop of Dublin and Co Kildare VEC. It has over 570 students and about 50 staff including office staff, teachers and two caretakers. Coláiste Chiaráin's motto, in Irish, is "Tús Feasa Fiafraí" which means "enquiry is the beginning of knowledge".

Location

Situated roughly northwest of Leixlip town, it was built to educate the expanding population of the

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, to which Leixlip although strictly in

County Kildare County Kildare ( ga, Contae Chill Dara) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county, ...

is part of. This rapid growth and need for education has since slowed, leading to Colaiste Chiarain no longer replacing retired teaching staff.

Facilities

Coláiste Chiaráin adjoins a local

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(GAA) with which it shares pitch facilities. In total the school has 1 GAA pitch, 1 soccer pitch, 2 tennis courts and 2 basketball courts.

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