The Secondary Education Committee (SEC) is a government-funded body whose members consist of a number of fee-paying schools associated with various Protestant denominations or that are non-denominational and who welcome pupils who may not have appropriate school options available due to their faith. The committee overseas the disbursement of the Protestant Block Grant funding designed to support admissions to these schools for families requiring financial support.
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With Ireland being an overwhelmingly Catholic country (more than 78% of the country self-identified as Catholic in the 2016 census), many of Ireland’s schools cater exclusively to Catholic families or to those who are happy for their child to be educated in a Catholic setting. Indeed, the majority of Ireland’s State schools are managed by Catholic religious orders or affiliated institutions within the parameters established by the State. Whilst this has changed significantly in recent years with many more schools being managed by Protestant faith groups, inter-faith communities (such as the Educate Together movement) or by non-faith groups, it still remains the case that the vast majority of schools (both primary and secondary) in Ireland are associated with Catholicism.
Consequently, it was typically the case that affluent Protestant families chose to send their children to boarding schools in the United Kingdom. For those who preferred to keep their children in Ireland or those who were unable to afford the fees for schools overseas, a number of fee-paying schools were founded in Ireland, offering Public School equivalent education to particular Protestant faith groups (Methodist, Presbyterian and Anglican). Many of these schools have since closed (including famous schools such as Ballitore School and Corrig School) and others have moved fully into the state-sector whilst maintaining their Protestant ethos (such as Kilkenny College; Mountjoy School; and Wilson’s Hospital.
These schools continue their mission today, ensuring faith-based options are available to minority denomination groups. However, many families may find themselves struggling to meet the fee requirements for such school. As such, the state funds the Protestant Block Grant to support Protestant families in financing places at fee-paying schools where an appropriate alternative may not otherwise be available. Many of the schools to which such students are admitted are boarding schools, some of which have tuition fees met by the State but pupils may be required to pay boarding fees.
The Secondary Education Committee was established to oversee how those moneys are disbursed and to support individual families in obtaining financial support to enrol their children.
The Secondary Education Committee member schools are a mixture of boarding and day schools, some of which are fully fee-paying, with others only charging boarding fees (day pupils being admitted without fees). In addition, the Committee liaises with a number of non-fee-paying Protestant schools in Ireland, including Ashton School; East Glendalough School; Mount Temple Comprehensive School; Newpark School; St Patrick’s Cathedral Grammar School; and Temple Carraig School.
Whilst the SEC was conceived as a means of administering the Protestant Block Grant, today it includes members that are not associated with any particular denomination and, indeed, schools that are specifically non-denominational. In effect, the SEC member schools may be considered to be those that cater to any persons seeking an alternative to the state school system and, particularly, those that wish to have their children educated in a non-Catholic setting. Today, many of these schools have a significant proportion of their students coming from families that identify as Catholic.
MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES
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ALEXANDRA COLLEGE DUBLIN
ALEX
MILLTOWN ROAD, MILLTOWN, DUBLIN 6, D06 KX50, IRELAND
PRE-SCHOOL, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
VOLUNTARY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1866
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
GIRLS
AGES 3 – 18 (NURSERY – 6TH YEAR)
CHRISTIAN / ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF IRELAND) / QUAKER (SOCIETY OF FRIENDS)
FROEBELIAN
BANDON GRAMMAR SCHOOL
BGS
CLANCOOL MOR, BANDON, CO. CORK, P72 FD36, IRELAND
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
VOLUNTARY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1641
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 12 – 18 (1ST YEAR – 6TH YEAR)
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF IRELAND)
DROGHEDA GRAMMAR SCHOOL
DGS
MORNINGTON ROAD, DROGHEDA, CO. LOUTH, A92 D9KF, IRELAND
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
VOLUNTARY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1669
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 12 – 18 (1ST YEAR – 6TH YEAR)
CHRISTIAN / QUAKER (SOCIETY OF FRIENDS)
DUNDALK GRAMMAR SCHOOL
DGS
22 EAST 91ST STREET, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10128, UNITED STATES
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
VOLUNTARY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1739
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 4 – 18 (JUNIOR INFANTS – 6TH YEAR)
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF IRELAND)
THE HIGH SCHOOL
ZION ROAD, RATHGAR, DUBLIN 6 D06 YR68, IRELAND
SECONDARY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
VOLUNTARY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1870
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 12 – 18
1ST YEAR – 6TH YEAR
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF IRELAND)
KILKENNY COLLEGE
KC
CASTLECOMER ROAD, SEIXESLOUGH, KILKENNY, CO. KILKENNY R95 CF61, IRELAND
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
VOLUNTARY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1538
BOARDING FEES APPLY
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 12 – 18 (1ST YEAR – 6TH YEAR)
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF IRELAND)
THE KING’S HOSPITAL SCHOOL
THE BLUE COAT SCHOOL / THE HOSPITAL AND FREE SCHOOL OF KING CHARLES II, OXMANTOWN / KH / KING’S HOS
OLD LUCAN ROAD, PALMERSTOWN, DUBLIN 20 D20 V256, IRELAND
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
CHARITABLE SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
VOLUNTARY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1669
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 12 – 18 (1ST YEAR – 6TH YEAR)
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF IRELAND)
MIDLETON COLLEGE
CONNOLLY STREET, MIDLETON, CO. CORK P25 F898, IRELAND
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
VOLUNTARY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1696
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 12 – 18 (1ST YEAR – 6TH YEAR)
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF IRELAND)
MONAGHAN COLLEGIATE SCHOOL
MCS
DUBLIN ROAD, CORLATT, CO. MONAGHAN H18 X027, IRELAND
SECONDARY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
VOLUNTARY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1570 (RE-ESTABLISHED 1950)
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 12 – 18 (1ST YEAR – 6TH YEAR)
CHRISTIAN / ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF IRELAND) / PRESBYTERIAN
NEWTOWN SCHOOL
NEWTOWN ROAD, WATERFORD, CO. WATERFORD X91 XR20, IRELAND
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
VOLUNTARY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1798
NON-FEE-PAYING (BOARDING FEES APPLY)
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 12 – 18
1ST YEAR – 6TH YEAR
QUAKER (SOCIETY OF FRIENDS)
RATHDOWN SCHOOL
GLENAGEARY ROAD UPPER, GLENAGEARY, CO. DUBLIN A96 H5N3, IRELAND
PRE-SCHOOL, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL (MUSIC)
VOLUNTARY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1973 (PREDECESSOR SCHOOLS ESTABLISHED 1919)
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
GIRLS
AGES 3 – 18
NURSERY – 6TH YEAR
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF IRELAND)
ROYAL AND PRIOR COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL
ROYAL AND PRIOR SCHOOL
RAPHOE, CO. DONEGAL F93 T298, IRELAND
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
VOLUNTARY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1608
BOARDING FEES APPLY
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 12 – 18 (1ST YEAR – 6TH YEAR)
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF IRELAND)
ROYAL SCHOOL CAVAN
RSC
COLLEGE STREET, CAVAN, CO. CAVAN H12 AY10, IRELAND
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
VOLUNTARY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1611
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 12 – 18 (1ST YEAR – 6TH YEAR)
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF IRELAND)
ST. ANDREW’S COLLEGE DUBLIN
ANDREW’S / SAC / SACD / THE SAINTS
BOOTERSTOWN AVENUE, BOOTERSTOWN, BLACKROCK, CO. DUBLIN A94 XN72, IRELAND
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
VOLUNTARY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ST. COLUMBA’S COLLEGE
COLUMBA’S / SCC
KILMASHOGUE ROAD, WHITECHURCH, DUBLIN 16 D16 CH92, IRELAND
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
VOLUNTARY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1843
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 12 – 18 (1ST YEAR – 6TH YEAR)
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF IRELAND)
SANDFORD PARK SCHOOL
SPS
SANDFORD ROAD, RANELAGH, DUBLIN 6 D06 FN29, IRELAND
SECONDARY SCHOOL
VOLUNTARY SCHOOL
ABOUT
SLIGO GRAMMAR SCHOOL
SGS
THE MALL, SLIGO, CO. SLIGO F91 YW68, IRELAND
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
VOLUNTARY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1752
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 12 – 18
1ST YEAR – 6TH YEAR
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF IRELAND)
SUTTON PARK SCHOOL
SPS
ST FINTAN’S ROAD, SUTTON, DUBLIN 13, D13 K123, IRELAND
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1957
FEE-PAYING
DAY (HOST FAMILY BOARDING AVAILABLE)
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 4 – 18 (JUNIOR INFANTS – 6TH YEAR)
VILLIERS SCHOOL
NORTH CIRCULAR ROAD, LIMERICK, CO. LIMERICK V94 F983, IRELAND
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
VOLUNTARY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1821
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 12 – 18 (1ST YEAR – 6TH YEAR)
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF IRELAND)
WESLEY COLLEGE DUBLIN
WES / WESLEY
BALINTEER ROAD, BALINTEER, DUBLIN 16 D16 NX73, IRELAND
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
VOLUNTARY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1845
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 12 – 18 (1ST YEAR – 6TH YEAR)
METHODIST
WILSON’S HOSPITAL SCHOOL
WHS
HEATHLAND, MULTYFARNHAM, CO. WESTMEATH N91 AX97, IRELAND
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
CHARITABLE SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
VOLUNTARY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1761
NON-FEE-PAYING (BOARDING FEES APPLY)
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 12 – 18
1ST YEAR – 6TH YEAR
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF IRELAND)
FORMER OR MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES
BERTRAND & RUTLAND HIGH SCHOOL
B&R
11 ECCLES STREET, PHIBSBOROUGH, DUBLIN 2, IRELAND
SECONDARY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
ABOUT
FEE-PAYING
DAY
GIRLS
AGES 12 – 18 (1ST YEAR – 6TH YEAR)
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF IRELAND)
SCHOOL CLOSED IN 1972
SEE MOUNT TEMPLE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL
CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL
CCCGS
CHRISTCHURCH PLACE, DUBLIN 8 D08 TF98, IRELAND
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
CATHEDRAL SCHOOL
CHOIR SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL (CHOIR)
ABOUT
FEE-PAYING
DAY
BOYS
AGES 12 – 18 (1ST YEAR – 6TH YEAR)
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF IRELAND)
SCHOOL CLOSED IN 1972
DIOCESAN SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
THE DIOCESAN SCHOOL FOR GIRLS / DSG
20 HATCH STREET, DUBLIN 2 D02 HX02, IRELAND
SECONDARY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1849
FEE-PAYING
DAY
GIRLS
AGES 12 – 18 (1ST YEAR – 6TH YEAR)
CLOSED IN 1972
SEE THE HIGH SCHOOL
THE HALL
32 – 33 BELGRAVE SQUARE SOUTH, NORTH MONKSTOWN, BLACKROCK, CO. DUBLIN A94 XV02, IRELAND
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1872
FEE-PAYING
DAY
GIRLS
AGES 6 – 18 (1ST CLASS – 6TH YEAR)
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF IRELAND)
SCHOOL CLOSED IN 1973
SEE RATHDOWN SCHOOL
MOUNTJOY SCHOOL
MOUNTJOY & MARINE SCHOOL
128 MALAHIDE ROAD, CLONTARF, DUBLIN 3 D03 DX79, IRELAND
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
VOLUNTARY SCHOOL
ABOUT
INC. HIBERNIAN MARINE SCHOOL
ESTABLISHED 1896
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 12 – 18 (1ST YEAR – 6TH YEAR)
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF IRELAND)
SCHOOL CLOSED IN 1972
SEE MOUNT TEMPLE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL
SAINT PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL
SPCGS / ST PAT’S
SAINT PATRICK’S CLOSE, DUBLIN 8 D08 WK19, IRELAND
SECONDARY SCHOOL
CATHEDRAL SCHOOL
CHOIR SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL (CHOIR)
VOLUNTARY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1547
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 12 – 18 (1ST YEAR – 6TH YEAR)
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF IRELAND)
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