St. Peter's College, Dunboyne
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St. Peter's College is a 12–19 mixed
secondary school A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., b ...
in
Dunboyne Dunboyne () is a town in County Meath, Ireland, north-west of Dublin city centre. It is a commuter town for Dublin. In the 20 years between the 1996 and 2016 censuses, the population of Dunboyne more than doubled from 3,080 to 7,272 inhabitan ...
,
County Meath County Meath ( ; or simply , ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It is bordered by County Dublin to the southeast, County ...
, Ireland.


History

The process of providing a school for Dunboyne began in earnest in September 1992 when the Parent Teacher Association of Dunboyne National School called a public meeting to ascertain the need for post primary education in the area. The early months were not without controversy, particularly in relation to the proposed management structures and trustees of the school. However, the subsequent agreement reached between the County Meath
Vocational Education Committee A Vocational Education Committee (VEC) () was a statute, statutory local education body in Republic of Ireland, Ireland that administered some secondary education, most adult education and a very small amount of primary education in the state. Bef ...
(VEC) and the
Bishop of Meath The Bishop of Meath is an episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient Kingdom of Meath. In the Catholic Church it remains as a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric. History Until the ...
resulted in the school being built. Since then, the VEC has been abolished and replaced by Louth and Meath
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 ...
. St. Peter's College opened in September 1996 with an enrolment of 75 first-year students. Today, the student population stands at ~1150. A new extension was completed in September 2009 and a 16-room extension opened in 2018.


Curriculum

Students take a number of compulsory subjects, some of which are non-examination. Junior certificate students must also choose two optional subjects and must do a foreign language of their choice. Leaving certificate students must choose four optional subjects and do not have to do a foreign language although the school heavily recommends it.


Notable alumni

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Darren Sutherland Darren John Sutherland (18 April 1982 – 14 September 2009) was an Irish professional boxer from Mulhuddart, Dublin. His amateur career was crowned by a 2008 Olympic bronze medal. Early life Sutherland was born in Dublin to Linda from Finglas ...
(1982-2009) - former middleweight boxer, Olympic bronze medallist *
Sinéad Noonan Sinéad Noonan (born 1987) is an Irish actress, former model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Ireland 2008.
(b. 1987) - Miss Ireland 2008 *
Niall Quinn Niall John Quinn (honorary Order of the British Empire, MBE; born 6 October 1966) is an Irish former professional Association football, footballer, manager, businessman and sports television pundit. As a player, he was a Striker (association f ...
(b. 1988) - racing driver * CMAT (musician) (Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson) (b. 1996) - singer-songwriter and musician


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Peter's College, Dunboyne Secondary schools in County Meath Educational institutions established in 1994 1994 establishments in Ireland