Synge Street CBS

Synge Street CBS is a Christian Brothers School in Dublin 8, Ireland. It was founded in 1864.

Primary school

The primary section caters for boys from seven to twelve years. It is called Sancta Maria CBS. It opened in 1954.

econdary school

The official name for the secondary school is St Paul's Secondary School, Heytesbury Street. The present building replaced an older building and was opened in the late 1960s: it was extended in the 1980s. Academic performance was quite good up until about the 1980s, but has declined more recently, with the number of students entering university under the CAO system dropping . However, a number of science teachers and pupils have won awards in recent years. The school is situated on most of a city block and includes a Christian Brothers monastery which also houses a number of retired Brothers who have served in various other schools.

The school has also produced many great soccer, gaelic football, hurling and judo teams and until recently had a very strong under 18's soccer team winning Leinster Trophys and representing the school in many tournaments including the World Cup, which Synge Street represented Ireland in 1993 and finishing the competition in sixth place. Most Notably having a very strong soccer tradition producing many great players including Ireland international, Andy Reid and Droghed United and former Celtic goalkeeper Paul Skinner.

The school has one of the best success rates in the Young Scientist competiton and their main science teacher Jim Cook is considered one of the best science teachers in Ireland,receiving many awards in his field. The school has won the overall contest of the Esat Young Scientist competition on several occasions. The most recent occasion was in 2007 when Somalian-born Abdusalam Abubakar a 3rd year student who became one of the youngest winners of the BT Young Scientist of the Year Award and later went on to win the European Union Contest for Young Scientists for his project, which was entitled "An Extension of Wiener’s Attack on RSA".

Motto

The school motto is "Viriliter Age" (translated "Strive Manfully") and is a standard used by many Christian Brothers' schools throughout the world.

Notable former pupils

*Eamonn Andrews
*Rory Brady
*Gay Byrne
*John Coady
*Liam Cosgrave
*Paddy Finucane
*Charles B. Fitzsimons
*Don Givens
*Pearse Hutchinson
*Eddie Jordan
*Sean Cooper
*David Kelly
*Liam Lawlor
*Jack McGowran
*Jim Norton
*Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh
*Donnacha O'Dea
*Milo O'Shea
*Anton O'Toole
*James Plunkett
*Noel Purcell
*Andy Reid
*Cornelius Ryan
*Richie Ryan
*Pete St. John
*Niall Stokes
*Derek Warfield (The Wolfe Tones)

External links

* [http://www.syngestreet.com School site]
* [http://www.syngestreetppu.com Past Pupils Union site]