Scoil Mhuire, Clane

School in County Kildare, Ireland

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Scoil Mhuire, Clane

Scoil Mhuire, An Claonadh

Location

Prosperous Road, Clane, County Kildare

Ireland

Coordinates| 53°17′32″N 6°41′52″W﻿ / ﻿53.292235°N 6.697728°W﻿ / 53.292235; -6.697728
Information
Motto| The truth will set you free
Religious affiliation(s)| multidenominational
Established| 1961
Principal| Kevin Martin
Staff| 70+
Number of students| 1,000+
Religious order| Presentation Sisters
Website| scoilmhuireclane.ie

Scoil Mhuire, is an Irish co-educational post-primary school in Clane, County Kildare. The school is on the western outskirts of Clane, off the Prosperous Road (the R403).

The school operates the Transition Year, the Leaving Cert Applied, and the Leaving Cert Vocational Programs. Students can choose 3 optional subjects, such as Graphics, Woodwork, Business Studies and either French or German as MFLs. [citation needed] Adult education is promoted at Scoil Mhuire, which is one of the largest adult education schools in the country.[1]

## History

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Originally founded as a girls' school, the first boys entered the secondary school in 1967 and it has continued to expand its enrollment numbers and its campus.[1] It became a community school in 1983 after the opening of a new building and an additional expansion was, along with a new gym hall completed in September 2001.[1] The school is run by a Board of Managers, which is composed of 10 trustees, teachers, and parents who have been elected to the Board.[1]

On 8 April, 2016 enrollment was over 1000 students(with a roughly 50:50 ratio of boys and girls, aged 12 to 18) and a teaching staff of more than 70.[2] As of 2024, these numbers have increased to over 1200 students and more than 80 staff.[1]

In May 2022, the school was fined €20,000 for the unfair firing of an educator for gross misconduct.[3]

In November 2024, Transition Year student Kedagh Moore had passed away due to a drunk driver hitting the boy, and allegedly refusing to help him.[4]

## Notable alumni

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* Eoghan Corry, columnist, author, and founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association Museum located at Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
* Willie Ryan and Ted Ryan, rowers, active at the 1980 Moscow Olympics

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "Scoil Mhuire Community School Clane". www.scoilmhuireclane.ie. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
2. ^ "Department of Education" (PDF).
3. ^ Deegan, Gordon (25 May 2022). "School ordered to pay teacher €20k for unfair dismissal". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
4. ^ "Scoil Mhuire Community School Clane". www.scoilmhuireclane.ie. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

## External links

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* School website
* Story of Presentation Sisters in Clane

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Schools and colleges in County Kildare

Primary|

* Gaelscoil Chill Dara

Secondary|

* Clongowes Wood College
* Coláiste Chiaráin
* Coláiste Lorcáin
* Collegiate School Celbridge
* Confey College
* Gaelcholáiste Chill Dara
* Cross and Passion College, Kilcullen
* Kildare Town Community School
* Maynooth Post Primary School
* Newbridge College
* Patrician Secondary School
* Salesian College Celbridge
* Scoil Mhuire, Clane
* St. Wolstan's Community School

Tertiary|

* Maynooth University
* St Patrick's College, Maynooth

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