Scoil Mhuire, Clane

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Scoil Mhuire, Clane
Scoil Mhuire, An Claonadh
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Scoil Mhuire, Clane
Prosperous Road, Clane, County Kildare

Coordinates 53°17′32″N6°41′52″W / 53.292235°N 6.697728°W / 53.292235; -6.697728
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Motto The truth will set you free
Religious affiliation(s) multidenominational
Established1961
PrincipalPádraig Nolan
Staff70+
Number of students1,000+
Religious order Presentation Sisters
Website scoilmhuireclane.ie

Scoil Mhuire, is an Irish co-educational post-primary school in Clane, County Kildare. The school is on the western outskirts of Clane, off the Prosperous Road (the R403).

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Originally founded as a girls' school, the first boys entered the secondary school in 1967 and it has continued to expand its enrollment numbers and its campus. [1] It became a community school in 1983 after the opening of a new building and an additional expansion was completed in September 2001. [1] The school is run by a Board of Managers, which is composed of 10 trustees, teachers, and parents who have been elected to the Board. [1]

On 8 April, 2016 enrollment was over 1000 students [2] (with a roughly 50:50 ratio of boys and girls, aged 12 to 18) and a teaching staff of more than 70. As of 2024, these numbers have increased to over 1200 students and more than 80 staff. [1]

The school operates the Transition Year, the Leaving Cert Applied, and the Leaving Cert Vocational Programs. Students also pursue programs in physical education and religious studies.[ citation needed ]

Adult education is promoted at Scoil Mhuire, which is one of the largest adult education schools in the country. The enrollment numbers for adult education programs are also in the thousands. [1]

In 2022, the school was fined for the unfair firing of an educator for gross misconduct. [3]

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Scoil Mhuire was founded in 1951 by sisters Mary and Joan O’Donovan and their friend, Kathleen Cahill. Joan O’Donovan would later become a religious sister in the Dominican Order. The school opened at 2 Sidney Place, Cork City, with 70 pupils aged from nine to seventeen years. In 1954 when Scoil Ite closed, most of its pupils and some staff transferred to Scoil Mhuire, which then became an all-age school from kindergarten upwards. Over the years, the buildings occupied by the school have been extended by purchasing adjoining properties. Pupil numbers now exceed 400. The school's mission is to develop the full potential of each individual girl and to recognise that each pupil who enrols is unique, with different gifts and different needs.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Scoil Mhuire Community School Clane". www.scoilmhuireclane.ie. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. "Department of Education" (PDF).
  3. Deegan, Gordon (25 May 2022). "School ordered to pay teacher €20k for unfair dismissal". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

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