St Mac Dara's Community College
| St MacDara's Community College Coláiste Pobail MhicDara Naofa St Mac Dara Communitatis Collegii |
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Templeogue, Dublin 6W Ireland |
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| Coordinates | 58°18′N 6°11′W / 58.300°N 6.183°WCoordinates: 58°18′N 6°11′W / 58.300°N 6.183°W |
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| Motto | Ar Aghaidh (Forward) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Multidenominational school |
| Established | 1982 |
| Principal | Paul Kingston, formerly Sean Ryan |
| Staff | 60 |
| Years offered | 6 |
| Gender | mixed-sex |
| Age | 12 to 18 |
| Number of students | 900 |
| Colour(s) | Grey and blue |
| Website | http://www.stmacdaras.ie/ |
St. MacDara's Community College (Irish: Coláiste Pobail MhicDara Naofa) is a secondary school situated on Wellington Lane, Templeogue in South Dublin. It accommodates both Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate students. It is run by the County Dublin Vocational Education Committee (C.D.V.E.C) and is a non-fee paying school. It has a Transition Year program which is usually restricted to one class, with a maximum of 30 students per year. The school has a selection of sports and extra curricular activities including Gaelic Football, Hurling, Soccer, Rugby, Basketball, Golf and Canoeing. St. Mac Dara's made history in 2012 by winning both the Dublin and Leinster Senior Football Championships. There is nearly 1000 students in the school. The classes are named after Irish place names such as Ardagh, Dublin and Cashel.
St. Mac Dara's Community College was named sixth best secondary school in Ireland, and best public secondary school, in the Irish Times League Table of August 2009.
The school regularly hosts trips and foreign exchange programs to different countries.
Past trips have included France, Scotland, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands and ski trips to Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Italy, and New Hampshire, United States.
The school has an annual Celtic trip, which is organised by Irish teacher Mr. Alan Curran. Students and teachers travel to Scotland to see Celtic F.C. play and meet the team.
St. Mac Dara's Community College has a proud tradition of charity fundraising, and the college has been noted for its contributions to the Irish charity Trócaire (around €60,000 per year). In 2010, the school raised more money than any other school in Ireland for Trócaire for the 10th year in a row. Annual fundraising activities undertaken by the college's students include a sponsored 24-hour fast, a table quiz, and a soccer marathon.
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