St. Benildus College
| St Benildus College Coláiste Naomh Benildus |
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Kilmacud, Dublin 14 Ireland |
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Secundum Verbum Tuum (According to Thy Word) |
| Established | 1966 |
| Principal | Martin Johnson |
| Number of students | 750+ |
| Religious order | De La Salle |
| Website | www.stbenilduscollege.com |
St Benildus College is a Catholic boys' secondary school located in Kilmacud, Dublin, Ireland. It was established in 1966 when free secondary education was introduced in Ireland. Founded in 1966, the College was named after the De La Salle Saint, Brother Benildus of Clermont, France. As of 2014, 750 students were recorded as being current pupils at the school. Prospective students must pass an entrance test. It is located on the Upper Kilmacud Road in South Dublin on a 25-acre site. Most of the school's students live in the surrounding areas such as Kilmacud, Sandyford, Dundrum, Goatstown, Stillorgan, Balally, Leopardstown, Ballyogan and Rathfarnham. St Benildus College is under the Le Chéile trusteeship as of 2010, but still follows De La Sallian Way. The school is administered by an eight-member Board of Management.
The school is located in an area of south Dublin which was largely farmland until the 1950s and 1960s, when the area became built up with housing estates. The Luas green line is adjacent to the school, and the Kilmacud stop is at the back of the school. In 2009, a new road was opened, named Benildus Avenue, which runs parallel to the Luas line. The new road aims to ease traffic congestion around Sandyford Industrial Estate.
The students of the school have a higher than average percentage of students that will go on to study at third level. In most years St Benildus college has a 100% progression rate of its students on to third level education, with most students progressing to colleges such as UCD and TCD. The Irish Independent asserted that St Benildus college had "the best education money can't buy".
Students are encouraged to participate in sports including basketball, football, hurling, soccer, chess, badminton, and athletics. The school has had much success in all of these sports, winning both Provincial and All Ireland honours in many. There is a healthy rivalry between Benildus and local school Coláiste Eoin. Benildus' hurling and gaelic players come from local clubs, such as Kilmacud Crokes, Naomh Olaf, Ballinteer St Johns, and the Stars of Erin.
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