St Andrew's College ( ga, Coláiste Naomh Aindriú) is a co-educational, inter-denominational, international

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day school, founded in 1894 by members of the

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community, and now located in

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. 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

community, St Andrew's College celebrated its centenary in 1994. It was on 8 January 1894 that the College opened its doors at 21

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in the centre of

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. 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

Structure

St Andrew's College has both a primary and secondary school. The secondary school offers both the

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and the

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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

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International Baccalaureate

St Andrew's is one of three schools in Ireland to offer the

(IB) Diploma Programme. A small number (usually around 70) of the school's students are in the IB programme.

Model United Nations

St Andrew's organises St Andrew's Model United Nations (SAIMUN). 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

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, actress *

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, cricketer * Wallace Benn,

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(1997–2012) *

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, contemporary artist * Robert Briscoe, first Jewish

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who also served as Lord Mayor of Dublin *

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, Fine Gael TD *

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, classical scholar *

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, racehorse trainer *

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, Bosnian writer *

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, Irish-American (naturalised U.S. citizen) motorcycle racer-engineer. He enrolled in 1894, the year the college was founded *

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, actress * Eve Hewson, actress * Hector Hughes, Scottish MP * Herbert Carmichael Irwin, aviator and athlete *

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, professional cyclist *

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, Leinster & Ireland rugby player * Alan Lewis, Ireland cricketer and rugby union referee * Katie McGrath, actress *

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, Bishop of Monmouth (1940-1945) * David Norris, independent member of Seanad Éireann *

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, Ireland women's field hockey international and silver medallist at the

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* Andrew Porter, rugby player for Leinster & Ireland * Herbert Rollins, cricketer *

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; mentioned in Finnegans Wake * Molly Sterling, singer-songwriter * Peter Sullivan, Connacht Rugby Player *

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* Chloe Watkins, Ireland women's field hockey international and silver medallist at the

* Trevor Williams, Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe * Juanita Wilson, director

References

External links

Official websiteSaint Andrew's International Model United Nations
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