Confey College is a co-educational Community College in Leixlip

Leixlip

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, County Kildare

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, Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland

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. The school opened to 36 students in September 1986 and has approximately 620 students at present and about 50 staff members.

The school is situated at the end of the River Forest Estate. It is one of two secondary-level schools in Leixlip, the other being Colaiste Chiarain

Coláiste Chiaráin

Coláiste Chiaráin was opened in 1980 to provide second level education to the local area of Leixlip and Celbridge, in Ireland. It has just over 600 students and about 50 staff including office staff, teachers and two caretakers. It has received many science and sporting awards and boasts a big...

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History of Confey College

Before the construction of the original school building in Riverforest in 1994, Confey College teachers taught in nearby Scoil San Carlo on a part time basis after the primary school closed for the day at 3pm. After lobbying from teachers and parents, prefabricated buildings were provided on the site which the school currently occupies. With the growth of Leixlip and an expanding teenage population, these facilities were inadequate. With much further teacher and local pressure, what is now the older of the two school buildings was built in 1994, with three prefabs remaining in use as classrooms. The remaining prefabs were removed in 2001 with the construction of a new, larger building.

The School consists of two separate buildings, one of which was completed in November 2001. The original building has 33 classrooms, including an engineering room, a woodworking room, 2 computer rooms, Technical graphics Room, 4 science rooms, a home-economics room and a P.E.

Physical education

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 Hall.

The new building contains rooms for Art, Building Construction, and Learning Support room and eleven General classrooms. The new building also houses the main administration offices.

On the 7th of February 2011, Ireland president Mary McAleese

Mary McAleese

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 made a presidential visit to the school in honour of their 25 year anniversary.

Musical productions

The school also produces annual musical productions, which are highlights for the students and teachers. Past shows include Jack and the Beanstalk, Sleeping Beauty, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Grease, Back to the 80's, Sinbad and Cinderella. This year's pantomime is an adaptation of Treasure Island.

Green schools

Confey College has a green schools commity made up of students and teachers. The commity is run by Ms. B Gahan, one of the geography teachers. The commity started in 2009 but have already conducted many surveys and worked with a local councilor on a clean up day and have plans to make a garden to mark the schools 25th birthday and they are going to make a green house made from the schools old windows.

Sport in Confey College

Confey College are currently in the process of installing all-weather 'astro turf

AstroTurf

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' pitches. These pitches will be used for school teams as well as P.E.

Hurling

Confey College secured the Senior Leinster 'C1' Championship in 2010, defeating St. Vincents CBS 3-11 to 0-2.

Futsal

In 2010, Confey College's futsal team won the Kildare & Leinster Post Primary Schools Futsal title. They defeated St. Peters College of Dunboyne 1-0 in the final. "We introduced futsal into the school five years ago and we are delighted to be seeing such benefits." said manager Paddy O'Connor after the final.

Notable Alumni

• Trevor Brennan
  Trevor Brennan
  Trevor Brennan is a former rugby union player for Barnhall, Bective Rangers, St Marys College RFC, Leinster Rugby, Stade Toulousain and Ireland; being capped 13 times. He played either in the second row or as a flanker.Trevor captained St Mary's College RFC to their only AIB League title in 2000...
  
   - rugby player
• David Geraghty
  David Geraghty
  David Geraghtyis a Choice Music Prize-nominated. He is a solo artist, producer and a member of Irish band Bell X1.-Early career:...
  
   - musician
• Jake Carroll - footballer
• Gavin P Colton - Football's Next Star