| Terenure College Coláiste Thír An Iúir | |
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Terenure, Dublin 6W Ireland | |
| Coordinates | 53°18′16″N 6°17′53″W / 53.3045°N 6.2981°W |
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| Motto | Zelo Zelatus Sum Pro Domino Deo Exercituum (Latin for "I Am Filled With Zeal, For God, The King Of All Hosts") |
| Established | 10 January 1860[3] |
| Principal | Philip Wallace[4] |
| Staff | 100 |
| Years offered | 1st to 6th |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 12 to 18 |
| Number of students | 744 (2024)[5] |
| Colour(s) | Purple, white, and black |
| Nickname | Nure / The Gick[1][2] |
| Religious order | Carmelites |
| Website | terenurecollege.ie |
Terenure College is a Carmelite-run secondary school located in the suburb of Terenure, Dublin, Ireland. The school was founded in 1860 and had an associated primary school until 2017. It is one of the "big six" Leinster Schools Rugby-playing institutions, winning the Leinster Schools Senior Cup 10 times. 80% of the students who sat the Leaving Certificate in 2007 accepted a place in an Irish university.[6]
- ^ "The old boys' club: Ireland's most influential privately educated men and the elite schools that spawned them". Irish Independent. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "TERENURE COLLEGE". FITZGABRIELS SCHOOLS. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ Gittens, Geraldine (26 November 2009). "Host of famous pupils star in new book as top rugby school celebrates 150 years". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Admissions". Terenure College. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Terenure College". Government of Ireland. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Rathfarnham Community website, rathfarnham.com; accessed 5 October 2015.