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