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'''Villiers Secondary School''' is a [[Coeducation|Co-educational]], fee paying, Boarding and Day [[Secondary School]], located on the North Circular Road, [[Limerick]], [[Ireland]]. It |
'''Villiers Secondary School''' is a [[Coeducation|Co-educational]], fee paying, Boarding and Day [[Secondary School]], located on the North Circular Road, [[Limerick]], [[Ireland]]. It is [[Limerick]] citys only fee paying secondary school. |
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Founded under the will of Mrs. Hannah Villiers in 1821, Villiers has a [[Protestantism|Protestant]] ethos and is managed jointly by the Headmaster and a Board of Governors. It is situated on upper-middle class North |
Founded under the will of Mrs. Hannah Villiers in 1821, Villiers has a [[Protestantism|Protestant]] ethos and is managed jointly by the Headmaster and a Board of Governors. It is situated on upper-middle class North Circular Road less than one mile from [[Limerick]] city centre. |
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Boarders number about a third of the students with the rest living locally. The student body is multi-denominational and diverse including students from [[Spain]], [[Mexico]], [[South Africa]], [[Germany]] and [[Russia]] among others. |
Boarders number about a third of the students with the rest living locally. The student body is multi-denominational and diverse including students from [[Spain]], [[Mexico]], [[South Africa]], [[Germany]] and [[Russia]] among others. |
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The school has modern classrooms, a new gymnasium and hockey pitch, a large IT suite and several science laboratorys. Plans for a new science |
The school has modern classrooms, a new gymnasium(2001) and hockey pitch(2002), a large IT suite and several science laboratorys. Plans for a new science building are well advanced. All students sit the Irish [[Junior Certificate|Junior]] and [[Leaving Certificate|Leaving]] certificates, with the vast majority progresssing onto third level education. |
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==Extracurricular Activities== |
==Extracurricular Activities== |
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Villiers fields Junior and Senior teams in both [[Field_Hockey|Hockey]] and [[Rugby_Union|Rugby]] in their respective Munster leagues. |
Villiers fields Junior and Senior teams in both [[Field_Hockey|Hockey]] and [[Rugby_Union|Rugby]] (boys only) in their respective Munster leagues and cups.<br> |
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Several other sports are played including [[Soccer|Football]], [[Basketball]], [[Athletics]], [[Table Tennis]], [[Tennis]], [[Swimming]] and [[Martial Arts]]. |
Several other sports are played including [[Soccer|Football]], [[Basketball]], [[Athletics]], [[Table Tennis]], [[Tennis]], [[Swimming]] and [[Martial Arts]]. |
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Revision as of 23:01, 21 May 2006
Template:IrishSchoolInfoBox Villiers Secondary School is a Co-educational, fee paying, Boarding and Day Secondary School, located on the North Circular Road, Limerick, Ireland. It is Limerick citys only fee paying secondary school.
Founded under the will of Mrs. Hannah Villiers in 1821, Villiers has a Protestant ethos and is managed jointly by the Headmaster and a Board of Governors. It is situated on upper-middle class North Circular Road less than one mile from Limerick city centre.
Boarders number about a third of the students with the rest living locally. The student body is multi-denominational and diverse including students from Spain, Mexico, South Africa, Germany and Russia among others.
The school has modern classrooms, a new gymnasium(2001) and hockey pitch(2002), a large IT suite and several science laboratorys. Plans for a new science building are well advanced. All students sit the Irish Junior and Leaving certificates, with the vast majority progresssing onto third level education.
Extracurricular Activities
Villiers fields Junior and Senior teams in both Hockey and Rugby (boys only) in their respective Munster leagues and cups.
Several other sports are played including Football, Basketball, Athletics, Table Tennis, Tennis, Swimming and Martial Arts.
Music and debating are also encouraged and one of school highlights every year is large musical run by the transition year students.