Coláiste Íosagáin

Coláiste Íosagáin
Established	1971
Location	Booterstown, County Dublin Ireland
Principal	Fíona Uí hUigínn
Religious order	Christian Brothers
Homepage	www.eoiniosagain.ie/iosagain/

Coláiste Íosagáin is an all girls secondary gaelscoil in Dublin, Ireland. It was established two years after Coláiste Eoin, a school for boys on the same campus, in 1971. In 2008 100% of students went on to third level education. It is regarded as one of the best schools in Ireland, and is ranked 4th in 2011 and 2nd in 2010 by The Irish Times Good Schools Guide.

Uniform

The uniform consists of a green, white and yellow kilt with a cream blouse and a green jumper. There is also a school coat which is green with the crest. Girls are allowed to wear simple jewelery. Earrings are permitted at school. Black tracksuit bottoms, a t-shirt and a grey school hoodie are to be worn during P.E.

Sport

The school has Gaelic football, camogie and athletics teams. Basketball is a popular sport as well. Basketball is a very successful sport in the school and all of the teams do very well. Camogie is another popular sport in the school and taught by one of the teachers in Colaiste Iosagain. In 2009 the school got a new Gaelic Football teacher.

New buildings

Early in the 1990s it was deemed that the school's existing single storey buildings, built in the 1970s, were far too small to accommodate the rapid growth and expansion of both Coláiste Eoin and Íosagáin. It was decided that the school would require both a new classroom block and a sports hall/auditorium. The project, however, experienced difficulties from the outset due to a lack of funds. It took many years of collecting voluntary donations from parents and other members of the public for the project to even reach the planning stage. A second barrier was posed by the fact that additional accommodation could only be placed in a constricted rear area of the site, because the existing grass, gaelic pitch to the south of this site was sacrosanct. This restricted site condition caused the new building to be formed into two shared elements: a four storey academic block, and a Sports Hall with performance space. Despite these difficulties, building finally commenced in 2001, of a Grafton Architects designed structure that met with all the schools requirements. The project was completed in 2003 and has since won a prestigious award at the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland Awards 2004.

References

• Prospectus. Coláiste Íosagáin. Retrieved on 2008-08-22.

External links

• Coláiste Íosagáin website

Coordinates: 53°18′10″N 6°12′15″W / 53.30282°N 6.204277°W / 53.30282; -6.204277