- Oatlands College
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Oatlands College Motto Facere et docere (To do and to teach) Established 1955 Location Mount Merrion, County Dublin,
Republic of IrelandStudents 460 [1] Principal Mr Keith Ryan [1] Homepage http://www.oatlands.net/ Oatlands College is an all boys Christian Brothers school located in Mount Merrion and close to Stillorgan, Co. Dublin. It is situated along the Dublin Road which leads onto the Stillorgan Shopping Centre.
The secondary school teaches students through Junior Cert to Leaving Cert.
The Christian Brothers first established a community in 1951, before opening the school in 1955. The school added a single storey extension in 1969 and later added a sports hall in 1980. After some modernisation in 1995, the school opened a new wing in 1999.[2] In the Summer of 2010, a new Technology room, new drawing room, new music room, a second computer room, two new class rooms and two new science labs were added were added to the building.[3] A new Sports hall is under construction as of January 2011, which will include a sports hall and a new cafeteria for Students.[4]
In 2009 the Sunday Times ranked Oatlands College the 159th best secondary school in Ireland.[5]
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Sports
Oatlands partakes in Gaelic Football, Hurling, Soccer, Basketball, Cross Country and Athletics.
Notable alumni
- Dermot Morgan, Comedian
- Paul Griffin, Gaelic Footballer
- Kenny Carroll, Irish Cricketer
- Paddy Carr, GAA Manager
- Ross O'Carroll, Hurling Player
- Dermot Moran, Professor of Philosophy
- Éamon Ó Cuív, Fianna Fáil Politician
- Don Conroy, Artist and RTE Presenter
References
Coordinates: 53°17′33″N 6°12′09″W / 53.292627°N 6.202542°W
External links
Categories:- Secondary schools in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown
- Republic of Ireland school stubs
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