ST. ANDREW’S COLLEGE DUBLIN

St. Andrew’s College Dublin is one of Ireland’s most celebrated schools, having stood as a pillar of Dublin’s Presbyterian community since it’s foundation in 1894. Today, St. Andrew’s is an open and globally-minded school, welcoming pupils of all faiths or those of none at all. It has garnered a particular renowned for it’s international ethos and has long been a favoured school of the ex-patriate community in Dublin. That reputation has been bolstered in recent years by the school’s adoption of the International Baccalaureate and its Advanced Placement programmes allowing pupils to matriculate at colleges and universities in the United States and overseas.

ABOUT

St. Andrew’s College traces its history back to 1894 when it was founded to cater for Dublin’s wealthy Presbyterian community, often overlooked by the Anglican Protestant Ascendancy that had established high Church schools for it’s own communities (albeit many preferred to send their children to attend English boarding schools) and by the spate of Catholic schools established in the 19th Century to cater towards the emergent Catholic middle and upper middle classes as well as what was left of the Irish nobility.

As such, St. Andrew’s opened it’s doors in Dublin’s city-centre at a prestigious address on St. Stephen’s Green. The school served the sons of the Presbyterian professional classes of the city. Since then, the school has grown significantly, expanding to welcome girls in the early 1970s and moving to a purpose -built campus in Blackrock which it still occupies today. The schools strives towards a broad admissions policy but, due to the unique way in which Protestant schools in Ireland are funded, still reserves preference for pupils affiliated with a Protestant denomination. The school has its own attached junior school which acts as a preparatory school for the senior school.

The school offers a broad range of sports and co-curricular options to complement the rigorous college-preparatory academic programme. It has developed a particular prowess as a rugby powerhouse over the years, earning a spot in Dublin’s so-called Super Seven – a collection of elite private schools that have excelled in the sport. With the school seeking to differentiate itself from its peers, it has embraced a diverse global citizenship agenda, including a Model United Nations and Model European Parliament programme.

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INFORMATION

FULL NAME

ST. ANDREW’S COLLEGE, DUBLIN

NICKNAME

ANDREW’S / SAC / SACD / THE SAINTS

CATEGORY

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
FEE-PAYING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
PRIVATE SCHOOL
VOLUNTARY SCHOOL

ESTABLISHED

1894

GENDER

CO-EDUCATIONAL / MIXED (FORMERLY BOYS)

ADMISSIONS

DAY

AGES

4 – 18

GRADES

JUNIOR INFANTS – 6^TH YEAR

ENTRANCE CRITERIA

NON-SELECTIVE – PRIORITY GIVEN TO PROTESTANT PUPILS, LEGACY APPLICANTS AND CHILDREN OF STAFF

SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

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CURRICULUM

IRISH CURRICULUM:
JUNIOR CERTIFICATE
TRANSITION YEAR PROGRAMME
LEAVING CERTIFICATE

INTERNATIONAL BACCALUAREATE:
PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAMME
MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAMME
DIPLOMA PROGRAMME

AMERICAN CURRICULUM:
ADVANCED PLACEMENT

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

ENGLISH

FAITH / ETHOS

PRESBYTERIAN

PEDAGOGY / PHILOSOPHY

PROGRESSIVE

CAMPUS

COASTAL / SEASIDE / SUBURBAN

HOUSES

CENTAUR
DRAGON
GRIFFIN
PHOENIX

CO-CURRICULAR

BALLET
CHESS
CHOIR
CHRISTIAN UNION
CREATIVE WRITING
DEBATING
DRAMA
GAISCE
MODEL UNITED NATIONS
ORCHESTRA
PHILOSOPHY AND POLITICS
YOUNG SCIENTIST

SPORTS

ATHLETICS (TRACK & FIELD)
BADMINTON
BASKETBALL
CRICKET
CROSS-COUNTRY
EQUESTRIAN
HOCKEY
RUGBY UNION
SAILING
TENNIS

OPERATOR

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PATRON / VISITOR

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PRESIDENT

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HEAD OF SCHOOL

LOUISE MARSHALL (HEADMISTRESS)

ENROLLMENT

1,300 PUPILS

FACULTY

100 STAFF

RATIO

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AVERAGE CLASS SIZE

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TUITION FEES

EUR €7,700 – €10,200 PER ANUM
ADDITIONAL FEES AND CHARGES MAY APPLY

SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES & FINANCIAL AID

VARIOUS SCHOLARSHIP AND BURSARY SCHEMES AVAILABLE

ENDOWMENT

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FEEDER SCHOOLS

ST. ANDREW’S COLLEGE JUNIOR SCHOOL

LEAVERS DESTINATIONS

TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN
RUSSELL GROUP UNIVERSITIES
AMERICAN COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

UNIFORM

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