Clongowes Wood College

Clongowes Wood College S.J.
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Coordinates53°18′39.3″N 6°41′0.4″W / 53.310917°N 6.683444°W / 53.310917; -6.683444
Information
TypeVoluntary boarding school
MottoAeterna Non Caduca
(The Eternal not the Passing)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Society of Jesus
Established1814 (1814)
FounderPeter Kenney
RectorMichael Sheil
HeadmasterChris Lumb
GenderBoys
Age13 to 18
Enrolment450 (2018[needs update])
Campus size1100 Acres
HousesArrupe, Collins, Claver, Gonzaga, Hopkins, Kenney, Kostka, Loyola, Sullivan, Xavier
Colour(s)Purple and white
PublicationThe Clongownian
YearbookThe Clongownian
School feesinformation available upon enquiry [1]
AffiliationSociety of Jesus
Websitewww.clongowes.net

Clongowes Wood College SJ is a Catholic voluntary boarding school for boys near Clane, County Kildare, Ireland, founded by the Jesuits in 1814.[2] It features prominently in James Joyce's semi-autobiographical novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. One of five Jesuit secondary schools in Ireland, it had 450 students in 2019.[3]

The school's current headmaster, Christopher Lumb, is the first lay headmaster in its history.[4]

The school is also a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference being one of only three members based in the Republic of Ireland.

  1. ^ Mitchell, Susan; Maguire, Áine (20 July 2008). "Parents face big jump in private school fees". The Post. Archived from the original on 22 May 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  2. ^ "1814-1886". 12 October 2008. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Clongowes Wood College, Kildare on SchoolDays.ie". www.schooldays.ie. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. ^ Coyle, Colin. "Clongowes Wood fights €15,680 planning bill for head's house".

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