Type Roman Catholic Campus Suburban Ceased operations 2007 | Active 1929–2007 Founded 1929 | |
Nickname Sion Hill,St. Catherine's Headquarters Dublin, Republic of Ireland Similar University of Dublin, Froebel College of Education, Mid West Business Institute, Church of Ireland College o, Milltown Institute of Theology | ||
St. Catherine’s College of Education for Home Economics, was set up by the Dominican Order in 1929 for the training of secondary school teachers of Domestic Science, the college was known more colloquially as either ‘St Catherine’s’ or simply as ‘Sion Hill’. It was renamed in 1971 St. Catherine’s College of Education for Home Economics. The Dominican Order also established The Froebel College of Education for primary school teachers, at Sion Hill.
From the 1974 the college offered a three-year Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) in Home Economics which was validated by Trinity College Dublin, this was recognised by the Teaching Council of Ireland for secondary school teaching of Home Economics, since students would also have studied Irish or Religion they would also be qualified to teach those subjects as well.
In 2004 it was announced that the college was to close, and it was closed in September 2007 with much of the Home Economics tuition going to St. Angela's College, Sligo.