St. Augustine's College (Dungarvan)

Infobox Secondary school
name = St. Augustine's College Dungarvan
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established = 1874
type = Independent co-educational secondary
affiliations = Roman Catholic, Augustinians
founder =
principal = Mr. Joseph A. Moynihan
vice principal = Ms. Ailbhe Ní Neachtain
chaplain = Fr. N. O' Donnell
free_label_1 = Captain
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chairman =
enrolment = 640 (270 girls and 370 boys)
grades =
colours =
campus = 43 acres
city = Duckspool, Abbeyside, Dungarvan, Co, Waterford
state =
country = Ireland
website = [http://www.staugustines.ie/about.htm www.staugustines.ie] :"For other schools/colleges of the same name, see St. Augustine's (disambiguation)"

St. Augustine's College , at Duckspool Abbeyside in Dungarvan is a co-educational secondary school in Ireland. It was founded and is now conducted by the Irish Augustinians. The school recently received a grant of €750,000 in order to give the school a much needed and sought after renovation. The renovation will include a brand new fire alarm system, a new central heating system, a new lighting system, new boys and girls toilets, a disabled toilet, and three completely new Science Laboratories. The bulk of this construction will take during the summer holidays and is due to be completed by September 2007.

The school encourages its students in many different areas of sport. The school's facilities include a 40 x 20ft Handball Alley with glass back wall and viewing gallery, a 60 x 30ft Handball Alley, a 120 x 60ft Gym, 6 GAA pitches, 1 Soccer pitch, an 8 lane sprint track, a long & triple jump track, Shot Putt, Discus & Hammer Circles, an all weather hockey pitch, and also facilities for the High Jump, Javelin, and Pole Vault events.

In the Spring of 2007 and 2008, St Augustine's College have competed in a mini-olympics type of sporting event and in 2008 hosted of which they won both.

Patron saint

The College is named in honour of the 4th century saint, St. Augustine of Hippo. Other English speaking Augustinian Schools with the same patron include Richland, New Jersey; San Diego, California - both in the United States; Manila in the Philippines; a school in Malta, another Irish one in New Ross, and one in Sydney, Australia.

Augustine was a key figure in the doctrinal development of Western Christianity and is often referred to as a "Doctor of the Church" by Roman Catholics. Two of his surviving works, namely "The Confessions" (his autobiography) and "The City of God", are regarded as Western Classics and are still read by Christians around the world. Augustine is often considered to be one of the theological fountainheads of Reformation, because of his teaching on salvation and grace; Martin Luther himself also having been an Augustinian friar. Augustine was not a Biblical fundamentalist.

Notable alumni

Politicians

* Irish MP John Deasy
* IRFU Fitness Advisor Dr Liam Hennessy

External links

* [http://www.staugustines.ie/about.htm St. Augustine's College Dungarvan homepage]
* [http://83.220.199.117:8080/exhibit/web?task=DisplayWAIImage&enc_id=K0BMlPYRaGYeQ The Science room at St Augustine's Dungarvan c. 1900]
* [http://www.osanet.org International Order of St. Augustine]
* [http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1534/ruleaug.html Text of the Rule of St. Augustine]
* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07281a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia entry for the "Hermits of St Augustine"]
* [http://www.augustinian.org Order of the Hermit Friars of St. Augustine (O.S.A.)]