Newbridge College
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Newbridge College (Irish: Coláiste Dhroichead Nua), the Dominican College Newbridge, is a co-educational private fee-paying voluntary secondary school in Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland, run by the Roman Catholic Dominican Order. The Dominican Friars founded Newbridge Dominican College in 1852 as a boarding school for boys.[4] Today, still run by the Dominican Fathers, Newbridge College is a mixed day school with a student population of almost 1,000 pupils. It is also the home of a resident Community of Dominican Friars - the Priory and Church being centred between the two wings of the College buildings.
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![]() Newbridge Dominican College and the River Liffey | |||||||||||||
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Ireland | |||||||||||||
Coordinates | 53.1885°N 6.7931°W / 53.1885; -6.7931 | ||||||||||||
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Type | Independent | ||||||||||||
Motto | Latin: Veritas / Cur me Persequeris ("Truth" and "Why do you persecute me?") | ||||||||||||
Religious affiliation(s) | Catholicism | ||||||||||||
Denomination | Dominican Order | ||||||||||||
Established | 1852; 172 years ago (1852) | ||||||||||||
Principal | Pat O'Brien | ||||||||||||
Trustee | Fr John Harris, OP | ||||||||||||
Staff | 97 (75 teaching staff, 22 support staff)[1] | ||||||||||||
Age range | 13–19 | ||||||||||||
Enrolment | 920 [2] | ||||||||||||
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Sports | Rugby union Athletics Equestrian sport Hockey Canoeing | ||||||||||||
School fees | per annum (2017)[3] | ||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||
![]() Newbridge College skyline in winter |
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