Terenure College Coláiste Thír An Iúir | |
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Location | |
Terenure, Dublin 6W Ireland | |
Coordinates | 53°18′16″N 6°17′53″W / 53.3045°N 6.2981°W |
Information | |
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]