Muckross Park College

Muckross Park College
Irish: Páirc Mhucrois
Location
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Coordinates53°19′21″N 6°14′30″W / 53.3224°N 6.2416°W / 53.3224; -6.2416
Information
Former nameSt. Mary's University College
TypePrivate secondary school
MottoLatin: Veritas
(Truth)
DenominationDominicans
Established1900; 124 years ago (1900)
PrincipalAnne Marie Mee
GenderGirls
Number of students708
Colour(s)Green, White and Black      
Websitemuckrossparkcollege.com

Muckross Park College (Irish: Páirc Mhucrois) is a non fee paying Catholic secondary school for girls, located in Donnybrook, Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 1900 and is one of a number of Dominican schools in Ireland.[1] As of 2021, it has a student body of 708.[2]

The school is active in many sports and sports tournaments, including in hockey, tennis, and basketball.[3] Some former students have gone on to play for Ireland at the international level. Academically, the school has achieved high results and ranked highly in The Irish Times list of feeder schools for 3rd level education in Ireland.[4]

  1. ^ "Department of Education". Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Muckross Park College". gov.ie. 7 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's hockey: All up for grabs on final weekend in Division One". The Irish Times. 25 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Feeder Schools Heat Map". The Irish Times. 24 March 2022.