St. Joseph's Secondary C.B.S., Fairview

Saint Joseph's Secondary Christian Brothers' School, Fairview is a boys' secondary school in Fairview, Dublin, Ireland.[1][2][3][4] The school is in the trusteeship of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust.

St. Joseph's Secondary C.B.S., Fairview
Scoil Iosaif na mBráithre Chríostaí, Fionnradharc
Location
St. Joseph's Secondary C.B.S., Fairview
Merville Avenue, Fairview, Dublin 3

D03 H524

Ireland
Coordinates53.363940°N 6.233727°W / 53.363940; -6.233727
Information
MottoDeo Duce
(Latin: "God [as our] guide")
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic
Patron saint(s)Saint Joseph
Established1888
PrincipalGerry Cullen
Genderboys
Age range12–19
Number of students328
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)blue, white, gold
NicknameJoeys
School roll60390F
Websitestjosephsfairview.ie

History

St. Joseph's Secondary Christian Brothers', Fairview was founded in 1888.[5] It was originally a training school where Christian Brothers learned to teach before moving on to other schools. At this time, it contained only three classrooms and taught Junior classes.

In 1890, one of the classes was given over to Intermediate Cert level. Br. J.M. Costen became the first headmaster of the school. By 1906, two extensions led to the original building having two storeys, including a woodwork room and a chemistry lab.

At least seventeen past pupils of the school participated in the 1916 Rising.

Despite the addition of partitions to classrooms in 1935 and the first extension in forty years in 1946 to the original building, numbers of pupils continued to rise. It was decided in the mid-fifties that a new Secondary school building was required, which was completed in 1958. The primary school then occupied the original building.

In 1938, Br. T.M. Ó'Catháin arrived at the school and he established the Leaving Certificate. The first Leaving Cert Class graduated in 1942.

The Past Pupils' Union was established in 1956, with attendants of the first dinner including Harry Boland, Br. A.P. Caombhánach and Br. Ó'Catháin.

By 1957, Irish was no longer the only language used to teach in the school and English was used for certain subjects. A new primary school building was constructed in 1964 and blessed by Archbishop McQuaid in 1965. The two other buildings were used by the secondary school, which continues to the present.

In 1966, the school celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the 1916 Rising. Br. Caombhánach oversaw the production of a souvenir publication and research into the former pupils who took part in the Rising.

In 1986, the first lay principal, Mr. Michael Foster, was appointed. Two years later, the school celebrated its centenary by producing an anniversary yearbook (under the direction of Mr. Seamus McGann).

The Repeat Leaving Certificate Programme was introduced in 1996 to tackle declining student numbers. From 1998, permission was received to accept girls in the Repeat Programme. Pupil numbers today are around 300.

In 2013, the school celebrated its 125th Anniversary by producing an anniversary yearbook, officially opening new classrooms, launching a new website and launching a fund for a new development.

Notable alumni
See also: List of Christian Brothers school alumni

Notable faculty

References
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  2. Eaton, George (4 April 1992). "Introducing Ireland: a serious visitor's guide with biographies of over 700 leaders". Mercier Press – via Google Books.
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  4. Browne, Vincent (4 April 1982). "The Magill Guide to Election 82". Magill Publications – via Google Books.
  5. Publishing, Zircon (4 April 1973). "Who's who, what's what and where in Ireland". Macmillan Information – via Google Books.
  6. O'Day, Alan; Fleming, N. C. (11 June 2014). "Longman Handbook of Modern Irish History Since 1800". Routledge – via Google Books.
  7. Kenny, Shane; Keane, Fergal (1 January 1987). Irish Politics Now: "This Week" Guide to the 25th Dáil. Brandon – via Internet Archive. St Joseph's CBS, Fairview.
  8. "Who's Who in European Politics". Bowker-Saur. 1 December 1990 – via Google Books.
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