Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh

Stair na Scoile (School history)

Stair na Scoile (School history)

Stair na Scoile

School History

Bunaíodh an scoil seo chun freastal ar éileamh ar oideachas dara leibhéal lánGhaeilge ag tuismitheoirí ó bhunscoileanna lánGhaeilge. Aithníonn Bord an choláiste teaghlaigh na nGaelscoileanna mar a phríomhchúram seachas foras oideachais thar foras oideachais eile.

Dúnadh doirse Mhainistir Loreto den uair dheireanach sa bhliain 1999 agus tháinig deireadh léi mar scoil chónaithe do chailíní. Níor samhlaíodh do Choiste Bunaithe Ghaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh gur ar an suíomh ársa seo, tógtha sa bhliain 1725, a bhfíorófaí a bhfís ach b’shin díreach a tharla sa bhliain 2014.

Ceapadh an chéad Phríomhoide, Joe Mac Suibhne agus osclaíodh seandoirse an chlochair den athuair ag deireadh Lúnasa 2014. Chuir an Príomhoide agus a fhoireann de thriúr, Fionnuala, Pádraig agus Rachel fáilte roimh 16 scoláirí idir chailíní agus bhuachaillí chuig an nGaelcholáiste nuabhunaithe, Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh.

Ba chomhtharlú iomlán gur lonnaíodh an scoil
i bhfoisceacht scread asail do Scoil Éanna, scoil Phádraig Mhic Phiarais, ar ainmníodh Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh ina chuimhne agus ina onóir.

Táimid coinsiasach faoi stair an fhoirgnimh, faoi stair scoil Éanna agus faoinár stair féin ach ‘sí ár dtodhchaí agus an borradh a bheidh fúithi an gríosóir is mó atá againn.

Is scoil chomhoideachasúil Ilchreidmheach lánGhaeilge í Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh faoi phátrúnacht An Fhoras Pátrúnachta. Tá sé d’aidhm ag An bhForas Pátrúnachta go gcuirfidh na scoileanna faoina bpátrúnacht oideachas den scoth trí mheán na Gaeilge ar fáil do na scoláirí atá ag freastal orthu.

This school was founded in response to a demand from parents of students attending All-Irish primary schools for second level All-Irish education. The Board of Management of Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh acknowledges its responsibility to families attending All-Irish schools as distinct to favouring one educational institution over another.

While our focus is most definitely on the future we are conscious of our past. We are delighted to be based in a former boarding school for girls which closed its doors for the last time in 1999 when the Loreto sisters moved out.

The founding committee of Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh never imagined that their new school would be located in such a historic building, built in 1725, but their dream came true in 2014.

The first Príomhoide, Joe Mac Suibhne, was appointed and once again the old doors of Loreto Abbey
were reopened in August 2014. The reopening was significantly different as An Múinteoir Joe, accompanied by his staff of three, na Múinteoirí Fionnuala, Pádraig and Rachel, welcomed sixteen girls and boys to a newly founded Gaelcholáiste.

Coincidentally Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh is located within walking distance of Scoil Éanna, the school of Pádraig Mac Piarais, in whose honour and memory Gaelcholaiste an Phiarsaigh was named.

Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh is an All-Irish multi-denominational, co-educational school under the patronage of An Foras Pátrúnachta. An Foras Pátrúntacha has as its objective the provision of Irish medium education of the highest standard to the students of its schools.

2014
Osclaíodh an scoil le 16 scoláire / The school was opened with 16 students.

2017
Rinneadh Scrúdaithe an Theastais Shóisearaigh don chéad uair sa scoil / Junior Certificate Examinations were completed for the first time in the school.
Tosaíodh ar an Idirbhliain / The Transition Year Programme commenced in the school.

2020

Rinneadh Scrúdaithe na hArdteistiméireachta don chéad uair sa scoil / Leaving Certificate Examinations were completed for the first time in the school.

D'fhágamar slán lenár gcéad rang céimithe Rang an Phiarsaigh/ The school said farewell to our first graduating class, Rang an Phiarsaigh

2024

Rinne an scoil ceiliúradh ar 10 mbliana iontacha / The school celebrated 10 wonderful years

Faoi láthair tá 297 scoláire cláraithe sa scoil 2024-2025/ Currently there are 297 students enrolled in the school 2024-2025

Teagmháil / Contact
An Mhainistir,
Bóthar na Gráinsí,
Ráth Fearnáin,
Baile Átha Cliath 14,
D14 PP82


01 493 3335

Suíomh / Location
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