St Joseph's, Fairview

St Joseph's Fairview, sometimes St Joseph's C.B.S.,[1] and previously St Joseph's Secondary Christian Brothers' School, is a co-educational secondary school in Fairview, Dublin, Ireland, having been boys-only until 2023.[2][3][4][5] The school was in the patronage of the Irish Christian Brothers; the patron is now the Edmund Rice Schools Trust.

St Joseph's Fairview
Scoil Iósaif na Fhionnradharc
Location
Merville Avenue, Fairview, Dublin

D03 H524

Ireland
Coordinates53.363940°N 6.233727°W / 53.363940; -6.233727
Information
MottoDeo Duce
(Latin: "God [as our] guide")
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic
Patron saint(s)Saint Joseph
Established1888
PrincipalJosh Lewis
GenderCo-educational
Age range12–19
Number of students300
Campus typeUrban
Colour(s)Blue, white, gold
NicknameJoeys
Websitestjosephsfairview.ie

History

Early years

St Joseph's Christian Brothers' School, Fairview was founded in 1888.[6] It was originally a training school where Christian Brothers learned to teach before moving on to other schools. At this time, it contained only three classrooms and taught junior classes. In 1890, one of the classes was given over to Intermediate Cert level. Br. J.M. Costen became the first headmaster of the school.

By 1906, two extensions led to the original building having two storeys, including a woodwork room and a chemistry lab. At least seventeen past pupils of the school participated in the 1916 Rising.

1930 to 1990

Despite the addition of partitions to classrooms in 1935 and the first extension in forty years in 1946 to the original building, numbers of pupils continued to rise. It was decided in the mid-fifties that a new second-level school building was required - this was completed in 1958. The primary school then occupied the original building.

In 1938, Br. T.M. Ó'Catháin arrived at the school and he established the Leaving Certificate. The first Leaving Cert Class graduated in 1942. The Past Pupils' Union was established in 1956, with attendants of the first dinner including Harry Boland, Br. A.P. Caombhánach and Br. Ó'Catháin.

By 1957, Irish was no longer the only language used to teach in the school and English was used for certain subjects. A new primary school building was constructed in 1964 and blessed by Archbishop McQuaid in 1965. The two other buildings were used by the secondary school, which arrangement continues to the present. In 1966, the school celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the 1916 Rising. Br. Caombhánach oversaw the production of a souvenir publication and research into the former pupils who took part in the Rising.

In 1986, the first lay principal, Mr. Michael Foster, was appointed. Two years later, the school celebrated its centenary by producing an anniversary yearbook (under the direction of Mr. Seamus McGann).

1990 to present

A Repeat Leaving Certificate Programme was introduced in 1996 to tackle declining student numbers. From 1998, permission was received to accept girls in the Repeat Programme.

In 2013, St Joseph's celebrated its 125th Anniversary by producing an anniversary yearbook, officially opening new classrooms, launching a new website and launching a fund for a new development.

As of 2019, the school had an enrollment of approximately 300.[7]

In 2022, the school was allowed by the Edmund Rice Schools Trust, with sanction from the Department of Education, to enrol female students in the 2023/24 academic years. As such the school's status changes from ‘all-boys’ to co-educational.

Notable alumni

Notable faculty
  • Cyril Farrell, hurling manager [23]
  • Albert Folens, educational publisher
  • Bro. Thomas Munchin Keane, teacher and mathematician, wrote the first textbook for the new leaving certificate mathematics in Irish in the 1960s.[24]

Sources
  • Gerard Brockie, (Dublin, 1998). St. Joseph's C.B.S., Fairview 1888 - 1988.

References
  1. "Policies: Admission Policy of St Joseph's Fairview" (PDF). St Joseph's Fairview. 5 August 2020. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. "Irish Publishing Record". School of Librarianship, University College Dublin. 4 April 1989 – via Google Books.
  3. Eaton, George (4 April 1992). Introducing Ireland: a serious visitor's guide with biographies of over 700 leaders. Mercier Press. ISBN 9780853429968 – via Google Books.
  4. Dwyer, T. Ryle (4 April 1999). Short fellow: a biography of Charles J. Haughey. Marino. ISBN 9781860231001 – via Google Books.
  5. Browne, Vincent (4 April 1982). "The Magill Guide to Election 82". Magill Publications – via Google Books.
  6. Publishing, Zircon (4 April 1973). Who's who, what's what and where in Ireland. Macmillan Information. ISBN 9780225658873 – via Google Books.
  7. "Report - Evaluation of Provision for Students with Additional and Special Educational Needs - St Josephs C.B.S." (PDF). education.ie. Department of Education. 21 March 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2021. Current [2019] enrolment is 298
  8. Behan, Simon
  9. North Side Story Irish Times, 2 March 1999.
  10. "Emmet Brennan qualifies for Olympics". stjosephsfairview.ie.
  11. Trip to Aviva & Visit from U21 Man City Player
  12. O'Keeffe, Alan (28 April 1998). "Student with Pool honours prospects". Evening Herald.
  13. "Launch of "Fifth Years of the Hogan Cup"". Westmeath Examiner. 18 October 2003.
  14. Kehoe, Paddy (17 January 1990). "Brendan's blow for bassists' lib". Evening Herald.
  15. O'Day, Alan; Fleming, N. C. (11 June 2014). Longman Handbook of Modern Irish History Since 1800. Routledge. ISBN 9781317897118 – via Google Books.
  16. Kenny, Shane; Keane, Fergal (1 January 1987). Irish Politics Now: "This Week" Guide to the 25th Dáil. Brandon – via Internet Archive. St Joseph's CBS, Fairview.
  17. Who's Who in European Politics. Bowker-Saur. 1 December 1990. ISBN 9780862919115 – via Google Books.
  18. Roche, Frank (29 January 2002). "The rise and fall of city's GAA academy". Evening Herald.
  19. A.P. Caomhánach (ed.), Scoil Iosaif Marino, Iris Chuimhneacháin 1916-1966. (Dublin, 1966)
  20. "UC Santa Barbara player profile: 2 – Alan Keely". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  21. "Impresario who saved Gaiety from extinction". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. 22 May 2010.
  22. "John Teeling". St. Joseph's Anniversary Book (1888-2013) (2nd ed.). Fairview, Dublin, Ireland: St. Joseph’s C.B.S Secondary School. 2015.
  23. "Fierce Will to Win - Farrell". Irish Press. 27 August 1985.
  24. 'Matamaitic na hÁrd Teistiméireachta' (Leaving Certificate Mathematics)', An Bráthair Tomás Maincín Ó Catháin, BA, H.Dip, MA., Na Bráithre Críostaí, 1967.
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