Coláiste Chiaráin

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Coláiste Chiaráin
Location
Leixlip, County Kildare Republic of Ireland
Coordinates	53°21′50″N 6°29′58″W / 53.363928°N 6.499402°W / 53.363928; -6.499402Coordinates: 53°21′50″N 6°29′58″W / 53.363928°N 6.499402°W / 53.363928; -6.499402
Information
Motto	Tús feasa fiafraí (Irish for 'Enquiry is the beginning of knowledge')
Established	1980
Principal	Mr Joseph Sweeney[1]
Faculty	55
Gender	Mixed[1]
Number of students	ca. 600[1]
Language	English[1]
Religious order	Presentation Sisters
Website	colaistechiarain.com

Coláiste Chiaráin (in English: the College of St. Kieran) is a co-educational community school in Leixlip established in 1980 under the trusteeship of the Presentation Sisters, the Archbishop of Dublin and Co Kildare VEC.^[2] It has just over 600 students and about 50 staff including office staff, teachers and two caretakers. Coláiste Chiaráin's motto, in Irish, is "Tús Feasa Fiafraí" which means "enquiry is the beginning of knowledge".

Location[]

Situated roughly northwest of Leixlip town, it was built to educate the expanding population of the Dublin Metropolitan Area, to which Leixlip although strictly in County Kildare is part of. This rapid growth and need for education has since slowed, leading to Colaiste Chiarain no longer replacing retired teaching staff.^{[citation needed]}

Facilities[]

Coláiste Chiaráin adjoins a local Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) with which it shares pitch facilities. In total the school has 1 GAA pitch, 1 soccer pitch, 2 tennis courts and 2 basketball courts.^{[citation needed]}

Further reading[]

• Coláiste Chiaráin: A 25 Year Anniversary (published by the school, printed by Mullen Print)

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