St. Conleth's College

St. Conleth's College is a private, co‐educational, Catholic school founded in 1939 by Bernard
Sheppard which, for over eighty years, has continued and expanded upon its founder's vision,
to encourage the educational development of the child and fulfil the pastoral roll inspired by
the school's patron: St. Conleth, a Sixth Century saint and 'moulder of precious metals'.
From Junior Infants through to the Leaving Certificate, pupils at
St. Conleth’s benefit from a rare melding of tradition and
innovation which enables them to remain well-grounded yet
adaptive to a changing world. St. Conleth’s provides a happy,
healthy and safe environment in which students may develop
their own personal gifts and interests to the best of their
ability. Excellence, perseverance and mutual respect are
encouraged in a spirit of discipline and co-operation in all our
academic, sporting and extra-curricular endeavour.
Imbued with the Christian values of its founding family,
Religious instruction in the school follows the Catholic
programme and the Christian ethos is seen and felt in
everything we do. This ethos is reflected in a pastoral care that
provides the needs of young people at each stage of their
development and promotes a sense of care and responsibility
to one another and the wider community. The majority of our
students come from Catholic backgrounds, but those of
different denominations, faiths and philosophies have found
their experience at St. Conleth's to be both spiritually and
culturally welcoming.
a full range of educational opportunities with the benefit
of small class sizes
the only private, Catholic, co-educational secondary school
in Dublin
the opportunity for a seamless progression from Junior to
Secondary School and for all of the family to attend the
same school, regardless of age and gender
a long-established reputation for developing well‐rounded,
confident and competent pupils
a safe, secure place where routine and order co-exist with
the imagination and creativity
an environment where academic excellence is holistically
promoted and achieved, and each pupil is encouraged and
enabled to reach their own academic potential
the nurturing of athletic, debating, musical and artistic
skills and their further development in friendly competition
a school community which emphasises education as a
tripartite dynamic: pupil, teacher and parent
an ethos which is open-minded and centred on respect for
oneself and others, and encourages an active engagement
with the wider, local community
in the centre of the Ballsbridge ‘embassy belt’, close to the
cultural heart of the city and the recreational opportunities
in Herbert Park

Junior & Preparatory School
St. Conleth’s Junior and Preparatory School
welcomes boys and girls from ages four to
twelve (Junior Infants to Sixth Class). With
an average class size of less than twenty,
personal attention to each pupil is assured
and a more inclusive and holistic approach
to education is emphasised.
The younger Conlethians benefit from sharing in all the social,
educational and recreational aspects of the larger school,
from ICT to sports hall to performance space to canteen, yet
they also have the sense of belonging and security which
having their own purpose-built facility provides.
Each pupil follows the standard Primary School Curriculum as
set by the Department of Education and Science, preparing
them for entrance into secondary school. This core curriculum
is augmented by tuition in subjects such as French, Music,
Speech and Drama, Art and Information Technology. Religious
Education follows the prescribed Catholic programme, and
willing candidates are prepared for First Holy Communion and
Confirmation, but children of all faiths, and none, are welcomed
and seamlessly integrated into the school community.
All our Juniors have the option of enrolling in our flexible
Early-Morning and After-School Programmes, where the
children’s physical and intellectual appetites are catered to
with a mixed diet of homework, snacks, games and sport.
Senior School
St. Conleth's 260 students are nurtured by
over 20 full-time teachers. This low pupilteacher
ratio allows for smaller classes and
wider subject choice.
Pupils who continue on from our Junior School are joined in
First Year by as many newcomers. St. Conleth’s is fully
co-educational and our campus, classes and extra-curriculars
are all designed to cater to both girls and boys.
The Junior Cycle (1st - 3rd Year) and The Senior Cycle (4th - 6th
Year) are offered in accordance with the Department of
Education and Science. We offer a wide array of academic
subjects, providing the choice of a larger school in the
advantageous environs of a smaller academy.
Transition Year (TY) at St. Conleth's is a mandatory growing
space and time for our boys and girls en route to being young
adults. The TY Programme encompasses all areas of personal
development, from the charitable through the athletic to the
cultural. A dedicated TY co-ordinator organises a team of
teachers and professionals who lead the students through a
demanding but exhilarating curriculum of subject-specific
project work, real life and work experiences and the
individually tailored Gaisce programme. A typical TY day
involves learning coding and cooking in the morning, sailing
and photography in the afternoon, and rehearsal for the
year-ending musical at day’s end.

← English
← Irish
← Maths
← Geography
← History
← Science
← Physics
← Biology
← Chemistry
← French
← Spanish
← Latin
← Classical Studies
← Business
← Economics
← Art
← Music
← CSPE
← Physical Education
← Religious Education
← Applied Maths
← SPHE
←LCVP
Junior Cycle Subjects →
Senior Cycle Subjects →

Extra-Curriculars
Sport
A by-word for excellence in schools debating, “St. Conleth's”
consistently achieves Leinster, national and international
prominence (in English, French and Irish) and is a main feeder
of the debating societies at universities, here and abroad.
Chess satisfies the quieter yet still keen competitive instincts
of our pupils as they play at the lunchtime club and on
inter-school teams and the after-school Coding Club sharpens
the students’ ICT skills and creativity. One of the most
impressive aspects of our development has been in music,
where our Performance Space is always alive with the sounds
of our School Choir and the more freeform adventures of
various student individuals and bands as they prepare for our
many assemblies and the Annual School Concert.
In the Junior School, Both the teaching staff and the Parents’
Association spend much effort and time organising various
out-of-class activities. Chess, Coding, Science, Math and Art
Clubs meet every week and various competitions and
tournaments are entered throughout the year. Piano and
guitar lessons are offered after-school. All the boys and girls
take part in the Christmas and end-of-year theatrical
productions. Confident and competent participation is always
the priority, and not a month goes by without a visit to, or a
visit by, some educational or recreational resource.
At St. Conleth’s, Physical Education is not just the prescribed
domain of the few, it is enjoyed and practised by all the
students across a spectrum of mandatory classes and in
optional, but strongly encouraged, competitive sports. In
addition to the varied and ambitious PE curriculum for all
years, St. Conleth’s competes and wins in Rugby, Hockey,
Basketball, Tennis and Athletics, often at the regional and
national levels, and there is a plethora of other sports, both in
time-tabled classes and after school. Fencing, in particular, is
a time-honoured tradition at the school. The dedicated Sports
Hall and All-Weather Pitch at Herbert Park help make sport at
St. Conleth’s both fun and accessible and the Annual Sports
Day is always the fitting culmination of a year of enthusiastic
physical education.

Design: Charles Crimmins (class of 1990) www.crimmins.ie
St. Conleth's College
28 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
D04 FT98, Ireland
Telephone : +353 (0) 1 668 0022
Email : admin@stconleths.ie
Website : www.stconleths.ie