St. Peter's College is a 12–19 mixed secondary school in Dunboyne, County Meath, Ireland.
| St. Peter's College | |
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| Information | |
| Type | Secondary school |
| Established | 1994 |
Principal | Deirdre Maye |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age range | 12–19 |
| Website | www |
History
editThe process of providing a school for Dunboyne began in earnest in September 1992 when the Parent Teacher Association of Dunboyne National School called a public meeting to ascertain the need for post primary education in the area. After debates on the management structure, an agreement was reached between the County Meath Vocational Education Committee (VEC) and the Bishop of Meath. Since then, the VEC has been abolished and replaced by Louth and Meath Education and Training Board.[1]
St. Peter's College opened in September 1994 with an enrolment of 75 first-year students. Current enrollment is approximately 1,150 students.[1]
In January 2010, a 3,431 square meter extension was approved.[2]
Another extension was completed in 2020.[3]
In popular media
editNotable alumni
edit- CMAT (b. 1996) - singer-songwriter
- Darren Sutherland (1982-2009) - former middleweight boxer, Olympic bronze medallist
- Niall Quinn (b. 1988) - racing driver
- Sinéad Noonan (b. 1987) - Miss Ireland 2008
References
edit- 1 2 "History of the School". St. Peter's College, Dunboyne.
- ↑ "Schools Building Projects". Oireachtas. 28 January 2010.
- ↑ "LAND AND BUILDINGS INSIGHT" (PDF). LMETB. November 2021.
- ↑ Donohoe, John (23 December 2009). "Dunboyne college subject of ground-breaking RTE series". Meath Chronicle.