De La Salle College Churchtown

De La Salle College is a co-educational (from 2023 onwards) state secondary school in Churchtown, Dublin 14, in Ireland. It is a non-fee paying school which has educational facilities to cater for about 500 pupils. The school was officially opened in 1952 and moved to its present location in 1957. Since then, the college was extended in 1986 and 1997 to cater for the increase in the number of pupils. De La Salle College Churchtown is a member of Le Cheile Schools Trust.[1]

De La Salle College
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Dublin 14

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Funding typeState school
MottoLatin: Recta Sapere
English: Correct Judgement which is interpreted as 'The wisdom to know what is right and the courage to do it'.
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)Jean-Baptiste de la Salle
Established1952; 72 years ago (1952)
PrincipalSiobhán Foster
Teaching staff35
GenderMixed
Color(s) Wine  and  Gold 
Sports
WebsiteDe La Salle College

The Brothers of De La Salle are the trustees of the college and it is under the control of a board of management. Siobhán Foster[2] is the principal. There are approximately 35 teachers.

Sports

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Republic of Ireland soccer player Damien Duff, past pupil of De La Salle Churchtown

De La Salle College Churchtown won the Leinster Senior Schools Rugby Cup in 1983 and 1985.

De La Salle College Churchtown won the Leinster Schools Badminton Senior Cup in 2020.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "Home - Le Chéile Schools Trust".
  2. ^ "News | De La Salle College".
  3. ^ Irish students honour the story of Jim Stynes half a world away
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