Christian Brothers College, Cork

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CBC Cork
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Christian Brothers College, Cork
Sidney Hill, Cork, Ireland
Coordinates 51°54′13″N8°28′03″W / 51.9036°N 8.4674°W / 51.9036; -8.4674
Information
Type Private
MottoCerta Bonum Certamen
(Fight the good fight)
Religious affiliation(s) Christianity (Catholic)
Established1888
TrustEdmund Rice Schools' Trust
PrincipalDavid Lordon [1]
Enrollment1000+ (Preparatory & Secondary combined) [2]
Nickname 'Christians'
School fees€4,500 [3]
Colors Sq3 redyellowblack.svg
Website http://www.cbccork.ie

Christian Brothers College, Cork (CBC Cork, colloquially known as Christians) is a fee-paying school under the trusteeship of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust in Cork, Ireland. [4] [5] [6]

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Their sister school in Dublin is CBC Monkstown. [2]

History

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Saint Patrick's Place building

In the mid 19th-century, the Vincentian Fathers maintained a seminary at Saint Patrick's Place in Cork, known as the Cork Diocesan Seminary. In 1888 a new seminary with residential accommodation was completed at Farranferris, and the Vincentian ecclesiastical students transferred there. [7]

The then bishop of Cork, Most Rev. Dr O'Callaghan, invited the Christian Brothers to take charge of the St Patrick's Place establishment. [8]

From the beginning, CBC was principally involved in preparing pupils for university entry,[ citation needed ] and operated on St Patrick's Place for one hundred years. [8]

In 2013, President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, commemorated the school's 125th anniversary. [9]

Recent development

Marking the centenary in 1988, the college moved from its original site to a new location, one hundred metres away, atop Sidney Hill. [8]

In 1994, the school appointed its first lay principal, Dr. Laurence Jordan, who held the position until 2018. [10] [11] In the same period (1996-1998) modernisation works took place on the sports facilities at Lansdowne, and an extension to the college complex itself included improved dining facilities and the creation of a complex for sixth year students.[ citation needed ] By 2008, the school's annual fees were €3,100 for first year and €2,850 for subsequent years. [12] As of 2023, it was the most expensive day school in County Cork. [13]

Though the Christian Brothers retain a presence on the board of management, as trustees, CBC is now staffed entirely by lay teachers, and is recognised as one of Ireland's leading educational establishments at secondary level. In the 2016 Sunday Times Schools League Table, CBC was listed 13th among the country's top boys schools. [14] In addition to its board of management, it is under the stewardship of the Edmund Rice Schools' Trust. [15]

As of January 2019, CBC had over 1000 students in the college, with over 900 at Secondary Level, and approximately 150 at Primary Level in the Preparatory School. [2] The principal of the college (both secondary and preparatory) is Mr. David Lordon. [1]

In December 2024, a planning objection lodged against a large-scale expansion of the school by a businessman who owned three townhouses adjacent to the school, was withdrawn. The individual had previously lodged an objection against a larger scale version of the proposed development, costed at €12.5 million, in 2020. [16] [17] [18] While planning permission had been granted for this development in 2020, a review by the board of management and the Edmund Rice Schools' Trust deemed it to be not commercially viable. [19] [20] [21]

Extracurricular activities

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CBC rugby team at Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament, Global Arena, 2006

The school has been described by the Irish Independent as one of Cork's "rugby union nurseries" and as having "one of Ireland’s oldest and most successful established rugby teams". They have won the Munster Schools' Senior Cup thirty times. [16] [22] [23] [24] The most recent Senior Cup title was in 2020, when the title was "shared" with Presentation Brothers College. [25] CBC also was won the 2016 title after defeating Crescent College in the final. [26] The college's main rivals are Presentation Brothers College, Cork (as the two main fee paying all-boys schools in Cork, both share similar histories, student bases, and sporting and academic traditions). In 2024, CBC Cork lost both the Junior and Senior Cup finals to PBC Cork. [27] Former Munster Rugby centre, Cian Bohane, went on to claim that both schools provided a "seamless transition" to professional rugby. [28] One noted meeting of this pair occurred in 1974, when 'Christians' defeated a 'Pres' team featuring Moss Finn 9-6, sealing CBC Cork's four-in-a-row win of the Cup. [29]

A number of CBC past pupils have been members of the Munster Rugby squad, including Darragh Hurley, Tomás O'Leary (in 2023, O'Leary was appointed to lead the school's Junior Rugby coaching team), and Donncha O'Callaghan. [30] [31] [32] [33] [34]

Former Munster Rugby player and New Zealand 'All Blacks' international, Jason Holland, has served as a member of the school's rugby coaching team. [5] [35] In 2024, former Munster Rugby out-half, Jonny Holland, was appointed as the school's rugby performance director. [36] [37] In 2023, the Irish Independent stated that the facilities at the school's Lansdowne Sports Complex "are widely regarded as among the best in the country." [34]

The school also participates in other extracurricular activities, including debating, [38] charitable activities and basketball. [39] The school also participates in other sports, including soccer (association football) and GAA (Gaelic football and hurling) - with CBC winning the Junior Cup for soccer in 2003 and 2008,[ citation needed ] and reaching the final of the Dr. Harty Cup (hurling) in 2019, doing so for the first time in 101 years. [40] [41]

Through several fundraising efforts, including the annual Christmas appeal, CBC supports charities including SHARE, Saint Vincent de Paul, HOPE, Trócaire and Concern.[ citation needed ] Among the school's charitable activities is the "Zambia Immersion Project", which involves students travelling to Zambia to observe and assist with development work. [2] [42]

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