Catholic Education an Irish Schools Trust

Catholic Education, an Irish Schools Trust (CEIST) is the Trustee body for 107 Catholic Voluntary Secondary Schools in Ireland.

CEIST - Catholic Education, an Irish Schools Trust
IndustryEducation
Founded2007
HeadquartersSummit House, Embassy Office Park, Kill, Naas, Co. Kildare, W91 VKOT,
Ireland
Number of locations
107 (2019)
Area served
Republic of Ireland
Key people
Marie Griffin (CEO)
Websitewww.ceist.ie

History

In Ireland, the majority of secondary schools were established and were controlled by a number of Roman Catholic religious congregations. By the late 20th century these religious congregations were in serious decline and they decided to merge their resources in a number of collective school management groupings known as trusts.[1]

The CEIST Trust was established in 2007 to carry on the education work of five religious congregations:

Daughters of Charity
Presentation Sisters
Sisters of the Christian Retreat [2]
Sisters of Mercy
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart.[3]

Organisation

CEIST CLG was incorporated in May 2007. The religious congregations appointed 16 CEIST Members - 11 religious and 5 lay. The Board of Directors has 12 members - 3 religious and 9 lay.[4]

Day-to-day management remains the responsibility of each school’s management, in accord with the Education Act 1998.[5] The schools are supported by the trustees from the central office.[6]

It currently oversees approximately 58,000 students and 4,000 teachers and administrative staff. Currently one in six second level students in Ireland attends a CEIST secondary school.[7]

Schools
Carlow

Clare

Cork

  • Christ King Girls’ Secondary School, Cork
  • Coláiste an Chroí Naofa, Carraig na bhFear
  • Coláiste Muire, Crosshaven
  • Coláiste na Toirbhirte, Bandon
  • Mercy Secondary School, Kanturk
  • Mount Mercy College, Cork
  • Mount St Michael Secondary School, Rosscarbery
  • North Presentation Secondary School, Farranree
  • Presentation Secondary School, Ballyphehane
  • Presentation Secondary School, Mitchelstown
  • Sacred Heart Secondary School, Clonakilty
  • St. Aloysius School, Cork
  • St. Mary’s High School, Midleton
  • St. Mary’s Secondary School, Charleville
  • St. Mary’s Secondary School, Macroom
  • St. Mary’s Secondary School, Mallow

Donegal

  • Scoil Mhuire Secondary School, Buncrana
  • St. Columba’s College, Stranorlar

Dublin

Galway

Kerry

  • Mercy Secondary School, Mounthawk, Tralee
  • Presentation Secondary School, Castleisland
  • Presentation Secondary School, Listowel
  • Presentation Secondary School, Milltown
  • Presentation Secondary School, Tralee
  • St. Brigid’s Secondary School, Killarney
  • St. Joseph’s Secondary School, Ballybunion

Kildare

  • Ardscoil na Tríonóide, Athy
  • Coláiste Naomh Mhuire, Naas
  • Scoil Dara, Kilcock

Kilkenny

Laois

  • Coláiste Íosagáin, Portarlington
  • Scoil Chríost Rí, Portlaoise

Limerick

  • Ardscoil Mhuire, Corbally
  • Coláiste Nano Nagle, Sexton Street
  • Scoil na Tríonóide Naofa, Doon

Longford

Louth

Mayo

Meath

Monaghan

  • Our Lady’s Secondary School, Castleblayney[19]

Offaly

  • Killina Presentation Secondary School, Tullamore[20]
  • Sacred Heart Secondary School, Tullamore[21]

Roscommon

  • Meánscoil Muire gan Smál, Convent of Mercy, Roscommon[22]
  • Scoil Mhuire, Strokestown[23]

Sligo

Tipperary

Waterford

Wexford

Wicklow

  • St. Mary’s College, Arklow[37]

[38]

Assessment

A recent review of its development over the past ten years identified certain strengths and weaknesses.[39] There continues to be debate about state-sponsored denominational education in Ireland.[40]

See also

References
  1. "Religious orders hand over 100 schools to lay groups". Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  2. "Sisters of Christian Retreat". Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  3. "CEIST". Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  4. "CEIST-Governance". Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  5. "Education Act 1998". Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  6. "Lay trustees oversee schools". Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  7. "CEIST-Strategic Plan 2017-2020" (PDF). Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  8. "Presentation Collage, Carlow". Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  9. "Presentation De La Salle College". Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  10. "Mary Immaculate Secondary School". Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  11. "Scoil Mhuire". Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  12. "St Joseph's Secondary School". Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  13. "Our Lady's Secondary School, Belmullet". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  14. "Sacred Heart School, Westport". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  15. "Scoil Muire agus Pádraig, Swinford". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  16. "St. Mary's Secondary School, Ballina". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  17. "Eureka Secondary School, Kells". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  18. "Scoil Mhuire, Trim". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  19. "Our Lady's Secondary School, Castleblayney". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  20. "Killina Presentation Secondary School, Tullamore". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  21. "Sacred Heart Secondary School, Tullamore". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  22. "Meanscoil Muire gan Smal". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  23. "Scoil Mhuire, Strokestown". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  24. "Colaiste Muire, Ballymote". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  25. "Mercy College, Sligo". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  26. "St. Mary's College, Ballysadare". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  27. "Presentation Secondary School, Ballingarry". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  28. "Presentation Secondary School, Thurles". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  29. "Scoil Mhuire, Carrick-on-Suir". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  30. "St. Anne's Secondary School, Tipperary Town". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  31. "St. Mary's Secondary School, Nenagh". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  32. "St. Mary's Secondary School, Newport". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  33. "Our Lady of Mercy Secondary School, Waterford". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  34. "Presentation Secondary School, Waterford". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  35. "Presentation Secondary School, Wexford". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  36. "St. Marys Secondary School, New Ross". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  37. "St. Mary's College, Arklow". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  38. "Schools". CEIST. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  39. "Griffin, M. (2018). CEIST: the first 10 years of a lay Catholic educational trust in Ireland. International Studies in Catholic Education, 10, 66-80". Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  40. "Religion and education in Ireland: growing diversity – or losing faith in the system?". Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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