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De La Salle College Waterford
Location
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Waterford, County Waterford, Republic of Ireland
Coordinates52°15′14″N 7°06′03″W / 52.25389°N 7.10083°W / 52.25389; -7.10083
Information
MottoPraesis Ut Prosis
(Lead in order to serve)
Established1894
PrincipalMargaret Betts
GenderMale
Enrollment1300
Websitewww.delasallewaterford.com/

De La Salle College Waterford is a secondary school in Waterford, Ireland with over 1,200 students and 90 teachers.

De La Salle Teachers Training College

The De La Salle Brothers had a presence in Waterford since the 1870s,[1] and opened a teacher training college at Newtown, Waterford in 1894.[2] In May 1939 lay teacher training ceased (male teacher training centred in St. Patrick's, Drumcondra), however De a Salle brothers continued to be trained for another 10 years.[3]

Secondary School

A secondary school was opened on the site in the 1940s.[4] In 1948 it offically opened as a Day and Boarding School.[3] School management was criticised in a 2012 Department of Education inspection report for taking on €500,000 in debts for refurbishments with little educational benefit, and for teachers teaching subjects for which they were not qualified.[5] On October 5th 2020, the school's current principal will be retiring and will be replaced by Michael Walsh.

Sports

Gaelic Games

Gaelic games were always a significat sport in De La Salle College, both as a teachers college and secondary school. Seven former GAA presidents trained at De La Salle, and a number of inter-county players and managers have gone to school in the college. In 2007 and 2008 they won the Munster Schools Dr. Harty Cup. In football the won the Munster Schools Corn Uí Mhuirí in 1958, 1961, 1962, 1964 and 1965. The school is also strongly linked to De La Salle GAA club.

Notable alumni

See also: Category:People educated at De La Salle College Waterford

Alumni of the Teachers Training College

References

  1. ^ "1894 – De La Salle College, Waterford, Co. Waterford". Architecture of Waterford. Archiseek. 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Subject Inspection of Guidance - Report - De La Salle College, Newtown, Waterford". Department of Education and Science. 22 May 2008.
  3. ^ a b c De La Salle College De La Salle GAA Club
  4. ^ "School History - De La Salle Brothers in Waterford". Delasallewaterford.com. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  5. ^ "School ran up €500,000 debt on refurbishments". Irish Examiner. 10 October 2012.
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