The Le Chéile Schools Trust is a charitable trust which manages around 60 schools in

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on behalf of fifteen

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History

The majority of secondary schools and some junior schools in Ireland were established and managed by various

s. In the late 1900s, these religious orders had declined in number and it was decided to pool their resources in a number of collaborative arrangements known as trusts. The Le Chéile Schools Trust was established in 2004 and fully enacted over the following years. The trust was formally established as a company limited by guarantee in 2008. The trust was originally set up by twelve Roman Catholic religious congregations. In 2009, the

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joined the trust. followed by the Ursuline College in 2013 and the

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(St Laurence College) in 2019. In September 2014, in

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, Le Cheile opened the first Catholic secondary school in 30 years in Ireland.

Mission and establishment

Its mission is to maintain and promote the

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ethos of these schools, and develop new schools where the need arises. There are a total of 59 voluntary and 7 community schools managed by the trust.

Congregations participating in Le Cheile

* De La Salle Brothers *

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* Religious of Christian Education * Religious of Jesus and Mary * Sisters of Charity of St. Paul * Sisters of St. Louis *

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* Ursuline Sisters * Marianists of Ireland

Schools

A partial list of the schools within the Trust follows:

Cork

* St Aloysius College, Carrigtwohill * St. Angela's College, Cork * Ursuline College, Blackrock, Cork * Le Chéile Secondary School, Ballincollig

Dublin

* Árdscoil La Salle, Raheny, Dublin 5 * Beneavin De La Salle College, Beneavin Rd, Dublin 11 * Da La Salle College, Churchtown, Dublin *

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, Dublin 3 * Le Cheile Secondary School, Tyrrelstown, Dublin * Maryfield College, Dublin * Mother of Divine Grace, Primary School, Ballygall, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 (Holy Faith Sisters) * Mount Sackville Secondary School, Chapelizod, Dublin (Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny) *

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, Dublin * Our Lady's School, Templeogue, Dublin * Our Lady’s Grove, Goatstown, Dublin 14 * St Benildus College, Kilmacud, Dublin * St. Dominic's College, Cabra * St. John's College, Ballyfermot, Dublin * St. Louis Infant School, Rathmines, Dublin 6 * St Laurence College, Loughlinstown, Co. Dublin * St. Louis Primary School, Rathmines, Dublin 6 * St. Paul’s Senior Primary School, Dublin 12

Galway

* Dominican College, Galway * Scoil Íde, Salthill, Galway

Kildare

* St. Wolstan's Community School, Celbridge

Limerick

* Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ, Limerick * Scoil Pól, Kilfinane

Sligo

* Ursuline College Sligo (Ursuline Sisters)

Tipperary

* Scoil Angela, Thurles

Waterford

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Operations

The Trust's administration office is based in the Jesuit complex at Milltown Park, Dublin, and the trust produces a newsletter called ''Le Cheile Update''.

References

External links

Official website
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