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| Ardscoil La Salle | |
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| Coordinates | 53°23′20″N6°10′11″W / 53.3889°N 6.1696°W |
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| Motto | Ad Summum Semper |
| Established | 1968 |
| Headmaster | Colm Mythen |
| Colour(s) | Blue, Yellow |
| Website | http://www.ardscoillasalle.ie/ |
Ardscoil La Salle, "De La Salle' or "The Della" as it is referred to by staff and students, is a co-educational voluntary Catholic secondary school located on the Raheny Road in Raheny, Dublin, Ireland.
Ardscoil La Salle was founded in 1968 by the De La Salle Brothers, who had a residential base next door. The first Principal was Brother Cadogan and on his retirement Brother Benignus was appointed as Principal. Originally an all-boys school, it became co-educational in 1978, following initiatives by the Department of Education, and at this point the Marist Sisters joined the staff. It is a school in the De La Salle tradition sharing the mission of human and Christian education of young people.
Ardscoil La Salle is a voluntary secondary school, funded by the Department of Education and part of the Le Cheile Catholic Schools Trust. A Board of Management, including representatives of parents, teachers and the trustees, the De La Salle Brothers, oversees the administration of the school. Day-to-day management of the school is the responsibility of the Principal who is also secretary to the Board of Management.
The school has multiple facilities including four science labs and home economics rooms, engineering room, woodwork room, building construction room, technical drawing room, lecture theatres, a large sports hall, an oratory, interview rooms and two large art rooms.
In 2012 it was announced that Ardscoil La Salle was requiring all new first year students to purchase Apple iPads as they move towards more interactive means of education.
Ardscoil La Salle follows the curriculum programmes set down by the Department of Education and Science. Students take the Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate exams, and Transition Year is optional.
First, second and third year students currently study the core subjects.
The optional subjects are sampled in the first term of first year before students make a decision on what two subjects they will pick.
Ardscoil La Salle offers Transition Year on an optional basis. A proportion of the material is based on the Leaving Certificate syllabus. Subjects studied include:
Fifth and sixth year students currently study the core subjects.
Students choose another four optional subjects in Transition Year to study for their Leaving Certificate.
The boys' uniform consists of a royal blue jumper with the school crest, a blue shirt, a blue and silver striped tie, grey trousers and black shoes. The girls' uniform consists of the same royal blue jumper and tie, a white blouse, a royal blue skirt and black shoes. Girls can also opt for grey trousers with a blue pinstripe instead. The senior uniform is the same except the jumpers are a dark navy colour. Students are recommended to buy a school coat for the winter weather. There is no uniform for physical education and students can wear their own clothes as long as they are school appropriate.
The school runs a Breakfast Club, an After School Club, a Cooking Club, a Fitness Club, a Rock School, indoor football games, a Glee Club, an after school study facility, a chess club (Formerly), and several sports teams.
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