Established 1856 Motto Confido Teaching staff 51 | Colour(s) Blue and Yellow Founded 1856 | |
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Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
(Irish Christian Brothers) Principal Mr John Horan (Secondary)
Mr Warrick Sewell (Primary) Number of students c.350 boys (Secondary)
c.300 boys (Primary) Trustees Edmund Rice Schools Trust | ||
St. Vincent's C.B.S. is a day school located in the district of Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland. The Secondary School is a privately owned and managed Voluntary Catholic Secondary School for boys between the ages of 12 and 18, operating as a registered charity under the Trusteeship of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust. An adjacent primary school caters for boys up to the age of 12.
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History
The school was founded in 1856, when the Society of St Vincent de Paul purchased a building in Mountbrown, Kilmainham. Within a year, this building proved to be too small and land was purchased in Glasnevin, at the junction of Finglas Road and Botanic Road. An imposing building was erected (behind railings which still exist, now the site of Dalcassian Downs residential development), which opened in 1860 as a school with residential accommodation for 150 boy boarders, teaching and classroom facilities, and a farm which supplied provisions including milk and vegetables.
In 1863, the Congregation of Christian Brothers took over the running of the school from the Congregation of the Holy Ghost (Spiritans). Day boys were enrolled from January 1927, but this put a strain on the accommodation and a new primary school building was opened in 1939.
At the centenary in 1956 very little had changed as there were still 140 boarders and the farm was still in operation.
The secondary school continued to operate in the old building until new buildings were opened in 1964. Boarding continued until 1973 when the school became entirely a day-school. The swimming pool was built in 1968 and the sports hall in 1976.
A student from the school (Walter Hayes) won the Young Scientist Exhibition in 1967 and the school won the Young Social Innovators Award in 2006.
Location
The main school frontage is now on Finglas Road in Glasnevin, Dublin 11, opposite the historic Glasnevin cemetery. Behind the secondary school, and between it and the playing fields, is St. Vincents CBS Primary.
Facilities
In terms of sport, the school is perhaps best known for:
The School also has active athletics, rugby, soccer, hurling, gaelic football and boxing squads.
The facilities include sports fields of over 10 acres. The school has a 25m swimming pool, but this is not currently in use after winter storm damage and the National Aquatic Centre is used. A large sports hall/gymnasium complex contains a gaelic handball alley, a basketball court where large-scale competitions are held, and other facilities such as specialist classrooms, a canteen and an oratory.
The school was recently refurbished, including with new equipment for its chemistry, physics and computer laboratories. A further initiative currently underway will extend the Arts & Crafts, Construction Technology and Library multimedia facilities.