Established 1972 Gender Male only Province Leinster Founded 1972 | Principal Mark Neville Phone +353 1 833 2633 Number of students 525 Faculty 34 | |
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Category ERST CatholicMale (any religion) onlySecondary (Junior Cycle/Senior Cycle)Transition year optional (however approx. 75% of 3rd years opt in for TY)State Funded, Semi-PrivateNon-Fee Paying (Voluntary Contribution only ~€100/annum) Oversight Ardscoil Rís Board of Management Grades 1st Year - 6th YearTransition Year Optional Motto "Dilseacht agus Uaisleacht" (Loyalty and Nobility) Similar Scoil Mhuire Communi, Mount Temple Compreh, Holy Faith Secondary School, St Vincent's Secondar, St Joseph's CBS Sec |
Ardscoil Rís (meaning Rice's High School) is a boys' secondary school on Griffith Avenue, Dublin, Ireland.The school caters for approximately 530 students every year.
Contents
- History and expansion
- Subjects
- Recent achievements
- ITC Information Communication Technology facilities in Ardscoil Rs
- Past pupils
- Students Council
- Principal
- Activities
- References
Ardscoil Rís is often noted for its academic achievements. According to the 2015 Central Applications Office (CAO) statistics, 96% of Ardscoil Rís students continued on to third level education (e.g. college or university) in 2015. This was the highest rate for any school in Dublin 9 and it's surrounding areas. In 2015 the school sent 32 pupils to DCU, more than any other school in the state bar the Institute of Education. As a percentage of students taking the Leaving Certificate the figure is the highest for any school in the state. In 2005 and following years,as a percentage of students taking the Leaving Certificate exam, the school topped the list of students provided to DCU. More than two thirds of all Leaving Certificate students went on to third level education that year. As a consequence the school is vastly oversubscribed with more than 200 students applying for just 100 places nearly every year.
Ardscoil Rís started out in the O'Brien Institute, which functioned as a private school, in 1969. Under the principalship of Br. Carberry, the new school incorporated the existing second-level students from the old school and day pupils from the surrounding area. The school was under the trusteeship of the Christian Brothers. However, they withdrew from Education in Ireland in September 2006 and the school passed into the trusteeship of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust upon the Brothers' withdrawal.
History and expansion
Ardscoil Ris originated in the O'Brien Institute, which functioned as a private school, in 1969. The new school incorporated the existing second-level students from the old school and day pupils from the surrounding area. Old dormitories were converted into classrooms and an old reception room became the staff room.
Subjects
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Recent achievements
Ardscoil Rís is often noted for its academic achievements. In 2005 the school sent more students to Dublin City University than any other boys' school on Dublin's Northside . As a percentage of students taking the Leaving Certificate exam the school topped the list of students provided to DCU. More than two thirds of all Leaving Certificate students went on to third level education that year. In 2008 the school sent 28 pupils to DCU, more than any other school in the state bar the Institute of Education. As a percentage of students taking the Leaving Certificate the figure is the highest for any school in the state. As a consequence the school is vastly oversubscribed with more than 200 students applying for just 100 places for the academic year 2009/10.
In Sport Ard Scoil's most recent successes included the U-18 football team being crowned Dublin Senior Football Champions for 2008. A man of the match performance from centre back Aidan Collopy saw the trophy brought back to Ard Scoil. The team was beaten in the Leinster Final by Colaiste Iosagainn, Laois. The U/19 Basketball team reached the 2008 All Ireland Cup Final, which was screened on Setanta TV. However, they lost by three points to St. Malachy's, Belfast. In the 2008/2009 Academic Year the school reached the U/18 "B" Dublin Colleges final but was beaten by Oatlands College. Ard Scoil's U/14 footballers defeated Castleknock in the 2008 U/14"A" Dublin Colleges Football Semi Final before going on to capture the title for the first time since 2002, beating Colaiste Eoin in the Final.
Ardscoil also reached the Semi-Final stage of the 2009, 2012 and 2013 National Senior Concern Debating Competition. and are currently in the 2014 Quarter-Final Stage.
In 2010/2011 the school's U/16's won the Dublin football/hurling double for the first time in 20 years while the 1st Year Basketballers won the school's first ever Division 1 East Region title. They later finished runners up in the All Ireland First Year tournament. The title was subsequently stripped from the winners, St. Malachy's, Belfast, for playing illegal players but was not awarded to Ardscoil due to Basketball Ireland regulations. Ris repeated as U/16 hurling champions in 2011 and won both the Dublin and Leinster Senior B Football titles in early 2012.
ITC (Information, Communication, Technology) facilities in Ardscoil Rís
Ardscoil Rís has had a fully enabled internet service in the school. A strict Internet usage policy was introduced in 2004 and all pupils wishing to use the internet must sign the policy along with their parents. The policy can be viewed on the school's official website. WiFi is in use for teachers.
The school has a total of 48 student-usable computers (under supervision) and there is a computer in every classroom. Printing facilities are also available for teaching staff.
Past pupils
Ardscoil Ris has a number of past pupils who have become household names in Ireland and further afield. Current Dublin GAA Senior Football players Ciarán Whelan, Tomas Quinn, Cormac Costello and Diarmuid Connolly and also former Dublin senior football manager Pat Gilroy are former pupils, as is Dublin Senior Hurling Player Ronan Fallon. Blackburn Rovers and Republic of Ireland midfielder Keith Andrews was also a pupil, as is current St. Patricks Athletic player Conan Byrne. British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh graduated in the late 70's while Labour Party Senator Derek McDowell is also a past pupil. The current Moscow Correspondent of the Irish Times Conor Sweeney also attended Ardscoil Ris. Another Past Pupil is Comedian Paddy Courtney. Boyzone's Keith Duffy is also a former pupil.
Students Council
The school has an active Students Council with about 20 members. The Students Council organizes and sponsors many events in the school including:
Principal
Pat Reilly retired as principal in 2009 after eleven years - the longest serving principal to date. The current principal is Mark Neville.
Activities
The school offers after school activities such as a History Club, Drama Club and Debating Club. The school boasts one of the top Debating teams in the Concern Debating competition.
Some of the athletic activities in the school are Gaelic football, hurling and basketball. The school also offers athletics, golf and badminton.