Greenhills College

Greenhills College (Irish: Coláiste na gCnoc Glas) is a secondary school situated on Limekiln Avenue, Greenhills in South Dublin. It accommodates Junior Certificate, Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate Applied students and offers the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme to its students. It is run by the Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDLETB) and is a non-fee paying school.

Greenhills College
Coláiste na gCnoc Glas
Location
Limekiln Avenue, Dublin 12

Ireland
Coordinates53°30′N 6°33′W
Information
Established1970
PrincipalAnn Bray
Staff43
Years offered6
GenderBoys
Age12 to 18
Number of students600
Colour(s)Navy
SportsBoxing, Hurling, Soccer, Basketball, Gaelic Football, MMA, Gaelic Handball
WebsiteOfficial website

Greenhills College opened in 1970 in Crumlin, and moved to its present site in 1972. In 1973, Greenhills College offered adult education and leisure-type classes to the local community. The college also provides post-Leaving Certificate (PLC) and Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS) courses for adult learners.

The school competes in a number of sports and extra curricular activities including Gaelic football, hurling, soccer, basketball, boxing, and Gaelic handball. Greenhills represented Ireland at the World Schools Games in Sweden in 1991. In 2015 the school won its first title in hurling.[1] Ireland's only ever Olympic Gold medalist in Boxing Michael Carruth is a former student of Greenhills College which he attended with his two brothers.[2]

Curriculum

The curriculum offered covers a number of common subjects in the State Examinations including German, Art, Music, Business, Engineering, Materials Technology Wood, Construction, Metalwork, Religious Education, Science and History.

In addition to the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (a voluntary programme run in the college), a number of subjects are taught at the school in both the Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate cycles.

Extra curricular activities

Sports

Gaelic football, hurling, Soccer and Basketball teams are the main team sports played at Greenhills College. The school has won Ireland's premier national soccer title the Dr. Tony O' Neill cup on two occasions in 1980/81 and 1990/91, representing Ireland in the 1991 World Schools Cup in Sweden.

  • Dr. Tony O' Neill Cup (Leinster Under 19 A): 2
    • 1980/81, 1990/91
  • John Murphy Cup (Leinster Under 19 B): 1
    • 2010/11
  • Tom Ticher Cup (Leinster Under 17 A): 4
    • 1983/84, 1985/86, 1989/90, 1994/95
  • Minor Cup (Leinster Under 15 A): 6
    • 1980/81, 1981/82, 1984/85, 1987/88, 1992/93, 1995/96

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Clubs and events

The College has a number of clubs and societies including a Student Council, Enterprise Club, ECO Club and a Cooking Club.[4]

Each year, Seachtain na Gaeilge (literally, "Week of Irish") events are organised to promote the Irish language in the school. The Irish department organises events, including a ceili dance, poc fada (long hit) and the screening of Irish films.

An annual Mind Your Mind event has been held since 2016 to promote the importance of speaking up on issues prevalent to the youth of today especially among young adult males.[4]

Facilities

The college has three science laboratories, two art classrooms, two woodwork classrooms, two engineering classrooms, a technical graphics rooms and over 40 classrooms. The five computer classrooms contain over 80 broadband-enabled computers. Greenhills College has a separate P.E. hall and gymnasium on the school grounds is equipped with shower rooms and a full gym utilised by both students and staff.

Adult education

Greenhills College of Further Education runs full and part-time PLC qualifications in Business, Computing, Engineering, Healthcare, Sports, Art, Pre-university Arts and VTOS courses. The courses take place in the Further-Ed section of the college.[5]

Some of the adult education courses are FETAC accredited.[6]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Greenhills goals seals the final deal". The Evening Herald. 22 May 2015.
  2. "12 Days of Kimmage". The Irish Independent. 2 January 2016.
  3. "Post Primary Boys". Faischools.ie. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  4. "Greenhills College". Greenhillscollege.ie. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  5. "Greenhills College". Ddletb.ie. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  6. "Greenhills College, Dublin - Adult Education & Further Education". Greenhillscollege.ie. Retrieved 14 October 2017. Places are available on numerous FETAC courses which provide a pathway to third level colleges
  7. "Greenhills College Christmas Bulletin 2011" (PDF). Greenhillscollege.ie. 2011. Greenhills College Resource Centre was officially opened by past pupil and Olympic Gold Medal Winner, Michael Carruth
  8. "Paul Newe Interview". Dundalk FC. October 2017.
  9. "Home comforts for Gleeson". Birmingham Mail. 20 July 2007. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  10. "10 clubs ten years one unfulfilled ambition for Mark Yeates". The Irish Independent. 9 September 2013.
  11. "Ousted Bealin says he is the victim of player power". The Irish Independent. 8 August 2014.
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