The High School, Dublin

The High School
Address
Zion Road, Rathgar Dublin , County Dublin , D06YR68 Ireland
Coordinates	53.305872°N 6.272937°W / 53.305872; -6.272937
Information
Type	Independent secondary school
Motto	We are faithful to our trust
Religious affiliation(s)	Church of Ireland
Established	1870; 154 years ago (1870)
Oversight	The Erasmus Smith Trust
Principal	G A Forrest[1]
Gender	Mixed
Age range	12–18
Language	English
Colour(s)	Black and Red
Yearbook	The Erasmian and Diocesan Times[2]
Website	www.highschooldublin.com

The High School is a 12–18 mixed, Church of Ireland, independent secondary school in Rathgar, Dublin, Ireland.

It was established in 1870 at Harcourt Street before moving to Rathgar in 1971. It amalgamated with The Diocesan School for Girls in 1974, becoming co-educational. The school offers a range of sports including badminton, cricket, cross country, hockey, rugby and tennis.^[3] In 2009, it was noted as the school with the highest rate of progression to third-level education.^[4]

It is owned and overseen by the Erasmus Smith Trust.^[5]

Notable alumni

See also: Category:People educated at The High School, Dublin

• Lenny Abrahamson, film director and screenwriter
• Ernest Alton, university professor, independent Teachta Dála and Senator
• Nicola Daly, hockey player^[6]
• Charles D'Arcy, bishop
• John Duggan, bishop
• Jonathan Garth, cricketer
• C. G. Grey, editor and writer
• Howard Kilroy, accountant and businessman
• F. S. L. Lyons, historian and academic
• William Kirkpatrick Magee, author, editor, and librarian
• Brian McCracken, judge
• Roly Meates, former Ireland national rugby union team coach
• Alison Meeke, hockey player
• Greg Molins, cricketer
• Jason Molins, cricketer
• J. Alec Motyer, biblical scholar
• Annalise Murphy, sailor
• William Noblett, priest and author
• David Norris, scholar, independent Senator and civil rights activist
• Denis O'Brien, businessman
• Shane O'Donoghue, field hockey player
• Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, fiddler
• Philip Orr BIL, rugby union player
• John Robbie BIL, rugby union player
• Trevor Sargent, politician and priest
• Alan Shatter, politician
• Roland Shortt, cricketer^[7]
• John Thorpe, priest
• William Thrift, university professor and independent Teachta Dála
• Jack Butler Yeats, artist and Olympic medallist
• William Butler Yeats, poet and dramatist

See also

• Pearse Street, Dublin

References

1. "The High School, Dublin – Staff". highschooldublin.com. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
2. "Erasmian and Diocesan Times". highschooldublin.com. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
3. "Sports Calendar".
4. "High School ranks top in State, says new league table". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
5. "The High School, Dublin – Background". highschooldublin.com. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
6. "The High School, Dublin – Hockey". highschooldublin.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
7. "Player profile: Roland Henry Shortt". CricketEurope. Retrieved 2 November 2018.

External links

• Official website