Newbridge College

Newbridge Dominican College
Irish: Coláiste Dhroichead Nua
Newbridge Dominican College and the River Liffey
Newbridge Dominican College and the River Liffey
Location
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Ireland
Coordinates53°11′19″N 6°47′35″W / 53.1885°N 6.7931°W / 53.1885; -6.7931
Information
TypeIndependent
MottoLatin: Veritas / Cur me Persequeris
("Truth" and "Why do you persecute me?")
Religious affiliation(s)Catholicism
DenominationDominican Order
Established1852; 172 years ago (1852)
PrincipalPat O'Brien
TrusteeFr John Harris, OP
Staff97 (75 teaching staff, 22 support staff)[2]
Age range13–19
Enrolment920 [1]
Colour(s)
SportsRugby union
Athletics
Equestrian sport
Hockey
Canoeing
School feesper annum (2017)[3]
Websitewww.newbridge-college.ie

Newbridge College skyline in winter

Newbridge College (Irish: Coláiste Dhroichead Nua), the Dominican College Newbridge, is a co-educational private fee-paying voluntary secondary school in Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland, run by the Roman Catholic Dominican Order. The Dominican Friars founded Newbridge Dominican College in 1852 as a boarding school for boys.[4] Today, still run by the Dominican Fathers, Newbridge College is a mixed day school with a student population of almost 1,000 pupils. It is also the home of a resident Community of Dominican Friars - the Priory and Church being centred between the two wings of the College buildings.

  1. ^ "Whole School Evaluation Management, Leadership and Learning Report - Newbridge College" (PDF). education.ie. Department of Education. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. ^ "School Community > Staff". Newbridge College. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  3. ^ Guyett-Nicholson, Roisin; O'Brien, Carl (29 May 2017). "Private school enrolments are on the rise as economy recovers". The Irish Times. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Dominican College Centenary Celebrations".