Scoil Mhuire, Clane
| Scoil Mhuire, Clane Scoil Mhuire, An Claonadh | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Prosperous Road, Clane, County Kildare | |
| Coordinates | 53°17′32″N 6°41′52″W / 53.292254°N 6.69773°W |
| Information | |
| Motto | The truth will set you free |
| Religious affiliation(s) | multidenominational |
| Established | 1963 |
| Principal | Kevin Martin |
| Staff | approx. 80[2] |
| Number of students | approx. 1180[1] |
| 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).
History
Originally founded in 1963 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.[2] 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.[2]
As of April 2016, approximately 1,100 students were enrolled in the school.[3] By 2025, the school had 1,183 students enrolled (611 male and 572 female).[1]
In May 2022, the school was fined €20,000 for the unfair dismissal of a teacher.[4]
Curriculum
The school operates the Junior Cycle, Transition Year, the Leaving Cert Applied, and the Leaving Cert Vocational Programs.
It offers the subjects DCG, Construction Studies, and Engineering in the practical department, Business Studies, Economics, and Accounting in the Business department, and Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Agricultural Science in the Science department. The school also offers Home Economics, Religion (although not as an examinable subject), Music, the mandated subjects at Leaving Certificate (English, Irish, and Maths) and either French or German as modern foreign languages.[5]
Adult education courses are undertaken at Scoil Mhuire, where the numbers of adults enrolled "runs into thousands".[2]
Notable alumni
- Eoghan Corry, columnist and author
- Aidan Farrelly, politician
- Willie Ryan and Ted Ryan, Olympic rowers
- Mark Walsh, jockey, Cheltenham Gold Cup winner
References
- ^ a b "School - Scoil Mhuire Community School". gov.ie. Department of Education. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Scoil Mhuire Community School Clane". scoilmhuireclane.ie. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Subject Inspection of German - Report - Scoil Mhuire Community School, Clane, County Kildare" (PDF). Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2017.
- ^ Deegan, Gordon (25 May 2022). "School ordered to pay teacher €20k for unfair dismissal". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "2024/25 school year 6th year awards". Retrieved 6 June 2025.
External links
53°17′32″N 6°41′52″W / 53.292235°N 6.697728°W