Catholic Education an Irish Schools Trust

CEIST - Catholic Education, an Irish Schools Trust
IndustryEducation
Founded2007
HeadquartersSummit House, Embassy Office Park, Kill, Naas, County Kildare, W91 VKOT,
Number of locations
107 (2019)
Area served
Republic of Ireland
Key people
Marie Griffin (CEO)
Websitewww.ceist.ie

Catholic Education, an Irish Schools Trust (CEIST) is the trustee body for 107 Catholic Voluntary Secondary Schools in Ireland. CEIST provides the moral and legal framework that enable its schools to offer second level  Catholic education in Ireland.  Its role is built on the  vision of its five founding congregations Daughters of Charity, Presentation Sisters, Sisters of the Christian Retreat, Sisters of Mercy and Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. These religious congregations established CEIST in 2007 to ensure the viability of Catholic Education at post-primary level in Ireland into the future.[1]

At the same time, the congregations also entered into another collaborative arrangement, to be known as the EDUCENA Foundation. EDUCENA operates with a twofold mission: upholding the distinct Catholic character of their schools and overseeing the management of entrusted properties meant for the advancement of Catholic education's mission and stability.[2]

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