St David's Holy Faith Secondary School, Greystones
School in Greystones, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland
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Saint David's Holy Faith Secondary School is a co-educational secondary school in Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland. Originally established in 1906 as an all-girls boarding school by the Holy Faith Sisters,[3] it was the only secondary school in Greystones until 2014.[4] By 2015, Saint David's school was operating under the patronage of the Le Chéile Schools Trust.[5] As of December 2024, the school had an enrollment of approximately 750 pupils.[1]
| Saint David's Holy Faith Secondary School | |
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| Location | |
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Kimberley Road , Ireland 53.1467°N 6.0611°W | |
| Information | |
| School type | Voluntary secondary (Roman Catholic)[1] |
Patron saint | Le Chéile Schools Trust[2] |
| Founded | 1906[3] |
Principal | Simon Carey (as of 2024)[1] |
| Years | First through sixth |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 753 (2024[1]) |
| Website | www.stdavids.ie |
In 2024, a new school building was opened.[6] This development project, which included a new sports hall and library,[7] involved a "retrofit of the [original] 1950s and 1970s school building".[8] The new building received a "Public Buildings and Infrastructure Award" from the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI).[9]
Extra-curricular activities
In 2009, a team representing the school became the first Irish team to win the F1 in Schools world championship competition.[10][11] A team from the school also won a "best engineered car" award at the 2013 world championship event.[12]
Notable past pupils
- Paul McShane, footballer[13]
- Maria Doyle Kennedy, singer, songwriter, and television/film actress[citation needed]
- Simon Harris, 16th Taoiseach[14]
- Stephen Donnelly, Minister for Health 2020–2025[15]