St. Louis High School is an all-girls secondary school located in

Rathmines Rathmines () is an affluent inner suburb on the Southside of Dublin in Ireland. It lies three kilometres south of the city centre. It begins at the southern side of the Grand Canal and stretches along the Rathmines Road as far as Rathgar to t ...

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History

The school was founded in 1913 by the Sisters of St. Louis, a religious community of nuns which was founded in post-revolutionary France in 1842. The school crest symbolises loyalty to the French crown. An edited collection entitled ''We were happy there: Hundred Years of St Louis High School Rathmines'' by Ita Daly describes the experiences of being a pupil at the school. The school and others originally established by the Sisters of St. Louis are now under the trusteeship of The Le Cheile Schools Trust. Le Chéile formally came into being on 1 September 2009 and offers a network of support for all St. Louis schools and staff.

Motto

There are two school mottoes. The primary motto 'Dieu le Veult' which is old French for 'God Wills It' - the rallying cry of the Crusaders. The second motto is 'Ut sint unum' - for 'that they may be one'.

Academics

In 2018, the school was ranked fourth in Ireland in terms of the number of students who progressed to third level and by the types of institutions to which the students progressed.

Notable alumni

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References

Secondary schools in Dublin (city) Girls' schools in the Republic of Ireland 1913 establishments in Ireland Rathmines Educational institutions established in 1913