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| Clongowes Wood College S.J. | |
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| Coordinates | 53°18′39.3″N 6°41′0.4″W / 53.310917°N 6.683444°W |
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| Type | Voluntary boarding school |
| Motto | Aeterna Non Caduca (The Eternal not the Passing) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic Society of Jesus |
| Established | 1814 |
| Founder | Peter Kenney |
| Rector | Michael Sheil |
| Headmaster | Chris Lumb |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 13 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 450 (2018[needs update]) |
| Campus size | 1100 Acres |
| Houses | Arrupe, Collins, Claver, Gonzaga, Hopkins, Kenney, Kostka, Loyola, Sullivan, Xavier |
| Colour(s) | Purple and white |
| Publication | The Clongownian |
| Yearbook | The Clongownian |
| School fees | information available upon enquiry [1] |
| Affiliation | Society of Jesus |
| Website | www |
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Clongowes Wood College SJ is a Catholic voluntary boarding school for boys near Clane, County Kildare, Ireland, founded by the Jesuits in 1814.[2] It features prominently in James Joyce's semi-autobiographical novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. One of five Jesuit secondary schools in Ireland, it had 450 students in 2019.[3]
The school's current headmaster, Christopher Lumb, is the first lay headmaster in its history.[4]
The school is also a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference being one of only three members based in the Republic of Ireland.
- ^ Mitchell, Susan; Maguire, Áine (20 July 2008). "Parents face big jump in private school fees". The Post. Archived from the original on 22 May 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ "1814-1886". 12 October 2008. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008.
- ^ "Clongowes Wood College, Kildare on SchoolDays.ie". www.schooldays.ie. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ Coyle, Colin. "Clongowes Wood fights €15,680 planning bill for head's house".