St. Kevin's College (
IrishColáiste Chaomhín) is a Roman Catholic day secondary school for boys in
Glasnevin,
Dublin, Ireland.[1] The school was founded in 1967 by the
Christian Brothers and is now under the trusteeship of the
Edmund Rice Schools Trust. It is dedicated to
St. Kevin of
Glendalough, the patron saint of Dublin, and is built on lands previously owned by the
Ball family in the 16th century. The current principal is Eoghan Rooney. The school has approximately 550 students.[1]
St. Kevin's offers the
Junior Certificate, an optional Transition Year, the
Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate
Applied and the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme. It participates in the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools initiative and the School Completion Programme. A
Department of Education report in 2014 described the quality of teaching and learning at the school as 'good' or 'very good' with some instances of excellent practice.[2]
Notable alumni
Arts, humanities and religion
Tom Clonan, former Captain in the Irish Army, academic, journalist and senator[3]