St. Aidan's C.B.S.
| St. Aidan's C.B.S. Scoil Aodháin |
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| Location | |
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Collins Ave., Dublin 9 Ireland |
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| Coordinates | 53°23′04″N 6°15′07″W / 53.384376°N 6.251935°WCoordinates: 53°23′04″N 6°15′07″W / 53.384376°N 6.251935°W |
| Information | |
| Motto |
Pax et Spes (Latin for 'Peace and Hope') |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Established | 1964 |
| Principal | Mr. Brendan Harrington |
| Gender | Male |
| Colour(s) | Red and white |
| Trustees | Edmund Rice Schools Trust |
| Website | Official school website |
St Aidan's C.B.S. is an Irish Christian Brothers secondary school under the trusteeship of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust located on Collins Avenue, Dublin. It is beside Dublin City University. Most St. Aidan's students have progressed from the local primary schools such as Larkhill Boys National School; Our Lady of Victories, Ballymun; St. Patrick's National School, Drumcondra; and St. Fiachra's School, Beaumont.
The school was opened in 1964 in two classrooms of Larkhill Boys National School under the invitation of Fr. Brady, parish priest of Whitehall. Br. Paul Hayes was the school’s first principal. In 1965 the expansion of the school began. Due to new first year enrolments two more igloos (‘the huts’) were erected near to the wall in the primary school playground. The year after saw more students and more igloos. This led to cramped conditions in the already overcrowded school. The overcrowding existed in the playground as well as the classrooms, break times had to be coordinated so that they didn’t conflict with one another. In order to have a P.E. lesson the students had to walk to Whitehall Park.
Around this time Albert College was moving to the Lyons Estate in Celbridge, leaving a site available for another school, of which St. Aidan's was quick to avail. The government were providing 90% capitation grants to schools to build and expand in addition to Donogh O'Malley providing free education for all, leading to increased numbers. Phase One of the new school was completed in January 1968 and phase 2 was completed by September of that same year.
During the 1970s the school building began to undergo serious deterioration causing massive amounts of money to be spent on maintenance. The Department of Education was informed of the situation. An application was made to the Department in 1982 for a new building. The main building continued to weaken. In 1986 the school was offered a Schedule of Accommodation stating the rooms and facilities allowed in the building. A preliminary planning briefing meeting between the school's planning team and that of the department took place and a site feasibility report was drawn up in 1987. But no more progress was made. Whether to rebuild the school or not was brought up in the Dáil. The Minister for state re – examined the question of rebuilding the school in 1988. In 1989 the school manager, parents and teachers met with the minister for education who promised a reply within 8 weeks.
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