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Franciscan College Gormanston is a school operated and managed by the Irish province of the Order of the Friars Minor. The college operates under the trusteeship of the Minister Provincial and Definitory of the Franciscan Province of Ireland. In September 2014, the school moved from being a fee-charging school to the free school scheme.[1]
The college is situated in eastern County Meath close to the county border with Dublin. In 2018–2019, there were 434 students: 288 boys and 146 girls.[2]
The college offers boarding and day facilities. Boarding at Gormanston is a mixture of five-day and seven-day boarding options for boys. Girls are admitted and welcome to the school as day students. International students must have an Irish contact either through an Agency or Guardianship.
Gormanston College is a public, coeducational Catholic secondary school under the trusteeship of the Franciscan Province of Ireland. It is located at Gormanston Castle (built 1789), near Gormanston, County Meath, about 32 kilometres (20 mi) north of Dublin, Ireland.
The college motto is Dei Gloriae, Hiberniae Honori.
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