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''Coláiste Chraobh Abhann'' (English: 'the college of a branch over a river') is a community secondary school in Kilcoole,
County Wicklow County Wicklow ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The last of the traditional 32 counties, having been formed as late as 1606 in Ireland, 1606, it is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the Provinces ...
, Ireland. It is owned and run by the Kildare and Wicklow
Education and Training Board An Education and Training Board (ETB) () is one of sixteen statutory local education bodies that deliver a wide range of education services in Ireland. ETBs manage a large number of secondary schools, further education colleges and training centres ...
. It was built in 2003 and had grown to 550 students by 2008 and 174 by March 2025. Students at the school sit the
Junior Certificate The Junior Cycle () is the first stage of the education programme for post-primary education within the Republic of Ireland. It is overseen by the Department of Education (Ireland), Department of Education and the National Council for Curriculu ...
syllabus for their first three years at the school, and the
Leaving Certificate A secondary school leaving qualification is a document signifying that the holder has fulfilled any secondary education requirements of their locality, often including the passage of a final qualification examination. For each leaving certificate ...
syllabus for their last two, with the option of
Transition Year Transition Year (TY) () is an optional one-year school programme that can be taken in the year after the Junior Cycle in Ireland. However, depending on school population and funding it may not be available, and in other schools it is compulsory. ...
between.


Alumni

* Mason Melia (b. 2007) - professional
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...


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* Secondary schools in County Wicklow 2003 establishments in Ireland Educational institutions established in 2003 {{Ireland-school-stub