Castleknock Community College
Castleknock Community College, is an Irish secondary school located on Carpenterstown Road in Castleknock, Fingal in Ireland. Established in 1995, the school is overseen by the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board.
| Castleknock Community College | |
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 Entrance to Castleknock Community College | |
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Carpenterstown Road , , D15 A996 | |
| Coordinates | 53.371831°N 6.390295°W |
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| Other name | CCC |
| Type | Community college of the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board |
| Motto | Irish: Mol an Óige an Tiocfaidh Sí (Praise the Youth and they will Flourish) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Multi-denominational |
| Established | 1995 |
| Local authority | Fingal County Council |
| Oversight | Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board |
| Chairman of the Board of Management | Cllr. John Walsh |
| Principal | John Cronin |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age range | 12–19 |
| Enrolment | 1,200 |
| Colour(s) | Teal and Blue |
| Website | www |
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History
The school opened on 30 August 1995 in temporary accommodation at Hartstown Community School. An official visit by the Minister for Education, Niamh Bhreathnach, took place in December 1996. The first students sat the Leaving Certificate examination in June 2000. President McAleese visited the school in 2005.
After many years of campaigning and protest, the school received previously promised funding in 2014 for a new sports hall and classrooms. Construction began in April 2014 and was completed in June 2015, with the new building opened in September 2015.
Operations
CCC, as it is sometimes known, is a co-educational post-primary school, with a comprehensive academic curriculum and a programme of extra-curricular activities.
The school also offers adult education classes.
Facilities
An extension completed in 2015 provided several new classrooms, a fitness suite and a gymnasium.
Feeder schools
The school receives pupils from a range of primary schools, including "Scoil Thomáis" in the Laurel Lodge area, and "St. Patrick's" in Diswellstown.