St. Declan's College

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St. Declan's College
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St. Declan's College
Nephin Road

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School type Public, Secondary
MottoCursum Tenere
(Stay thy course)
Established1960
PrincipalBrian Avery
Staff~100
Number of students~700
Colour(s)Yellow
Website www.stdeclanscollege.ie

St. Declan's College is an all-boys, Catholic secondary school located in Cabra West, Dublin, Ireland. [1] It was originally established by The Christian Brothers in 1960 with an initial enrollment of 75. [2] It is now a public (state-funded) school under the management of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust.

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  2. Whole School Evaluation - 2008 (Report). The Irish Times. 21 February 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2019.

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