Dundalk Grammar School
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Dundalk Grammar School, is a fee paying post-primary school in Dundalk
, County Louth
. The school is a mixed school, it offers weekly boarding to students. Students must do Transition Year
thus students have a six-year cycle were Junior Certificate
and Leaving Certificate
are studied and completed.
The school is under Protestant management and the ethos has its roots in the Protestant tradition.
Over the last two decades the number of pupils at secondary level has increased to approximately five hundred, of whom roughly a quarter are boarders.
Dundalk
Dundalk is the county town of County Louth in Ireland. It is situated where the Castletown River flows into Dundalk Bay. The town is close to the border with Northern Ireland and equi-distant from Dublin and Belfast. The town's name, which was historically written as Dundalgan, has associations...
, County Louth
County Louth
County Louth is a county of Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Louth. Louth County Council is the local authority for the county...
. The school is a mixed school, it offers weekly boarding to students. Students must do Transition Year
Transition Year
Transition Year is an optional one-year school programme that can be taken in the year after the Junior Certificate in Ireland and is intended to make the senior cycle a three year programme encompassing both Transition Year and Leaving Certificate...
thus students have a six-year cycle were Junior Certificate
Junior Certificate
The Junior Certificate is an educational qualification awarded in Ireland by the Department of Education to students who have successfully completed the junior cycle of secondary education, and achieved a minimum standard in their Junior Cert. examinations...
and Leaving Certificate
Leaving Certificate
The Leaving Certificate Examinations , commonly referred to as the Leaving Cert is the final examination in the Irish secondary school system. It takes a minimum of two years preparation, but an optional Transition Year means that for those students it takes place three years after the Junior...
are studied and completed.
Background
Dundalk Grammar School was founded in 1739 as a Charter School by the Incorporated Society for Promoting Protestant Schools in Ireland. In 1835 it was reorganised, largely by the Revd Elias Thackeray, as the Dundalk Educational Institution. It was in abeyance during World War I, and in 1921 was revived by a local committee and reconstituted as Dundalk Grammar School. This committee was later enlarged and became the Board of Governors. The Governors are assisted by the school's Board of Management, which has representatives from the Governors, staff and parents.The school is under Protestant management and the ethos has its roots in the Protestant tradition.
Over the last two decades the number of pupils at secondary level has increased to approximately five hundred, of whom roughly a quarter are boarders.
School Uniform
Like most schools in Ireland and the UK, the students of Dundalk Grammar School wear a distinct uniform making them instantly recognisable as pupils of the School. The uniform consists of:- Gray slacks
- White shirt
- Navy jumper with School crest
- Navy Blazer, Fleece & Rain Jacket with college crest
- School tie (Navy, Blue & White. Prefects have yellow added to their tie)
Notable alumni
- Ian Clarke - Computer Scientist
- Andrew Shekleton - Irish Youth Hockey International