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Dundalk Grammar School

Field	Value
name	Dundalk Grammar School
image	Dundalk Grammar School, Ardee Road. Dundalk - geograph.org.uk - 5024685.jpg
caption	Dundalk Grammar School, Ardee Road, Dundalk
logo	DundalkGrammarSchool Crest.png
logo_size	150px
motto	Sapere Aude (dare to know)
established
type	Primary, secondary and boarding School
religious_affiliation	Multi-denominational (traditionally Church of Ireland)
head_label	Headmaster
head	Jonathan Graham
city	Dundalk
county	Louth
country	Ireland
coordinates
local_authority	ISHA
enrollment	574
enrollment_as_of	2024
gender	Mixed
lower_age	4
upper_age	19
colours	White, Navy & Blue
free_label_1	Sports
free_1	Rugby, hockey, soccer, athletics, basketball, tennis
website

Dundalk Grammar School, is an independent school in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. The school is co-educational with both primary and secondary departments. It is one of a small number of schools in Ireland offering students an education from school entry (4 years) until school leaving age (18–19 years). The Junior school offers an 8-year primary programme. Most students enter the secondary school at 12 years old and complete a six-year cycle where Junior Certificate, Transition Year, and Leaving Certificate programs are completed. As of 2024, the secondary school had an enrollment of 574.

Background

Dundalk Grammar School was founded in 1739 as a charter school by the Incorporated Society for Promoting Protestant Schools in Ireland. It was reorganised in 1835, largely by the Rev. Elias Thackeray, as the Dundalk Educational Institution. The school, which did not operate during World War I, was revived in 1921 by a local committee and reconstituted as Dundalk Grammar School. This committee was later enlarged and became the board of governors. The board of governors is assisted by the school's board of management, which includes representatives from school staff and parents.

The school has its roots in the Church of Ireland (Anglican) tradition and now operates under a management body which reflects its Protestant ethos. The school body is multi-denominational. As of 2024, there were over 570 pupils at secondary level. Of these, approximately 100 are members of the boarding department - which offers weekly boarding for students from 11–18 years.

Extracurricular activities

The main sports at the school include rugby, hockey and soccer while other sports (including badminton, cricket, basketball and Gaelic football) are also played. Other extracurricular activities, undertaken at the school, include music, drama and debating.

Notable past pupils

Richard Best, politician; Attorney General (NI)
Gordon Morgan Holmes, neurologist
Leslie Alexander Montgomery, author (under pseudonym Lynn C. Doyle)
Lieutenant James Samuel Emerson - Victoria Cross (France 1917)
Lieutenant William David Kenny - Victoria Cross (India 1920)
Ian Clarke, computer scientist
Nigel Cox, artist
Colin O'Donoghue, actor
John McGahon, Fine Gael Senator

References

(June 2010). "Dundalk Grammar School: Statement of Ethos". Dundalk Grammar School.
(23 August 2024). "Directory Page - Dundalk Grammar School". Department of Education.
"Dundalk Grammar School homepage". Dundalk Grammar School.
(9 July 2009). "About Us - History". Dundalk Grammar School.
"Extra Curricular Timetable 2025-2026". Dundalk Grammar School.
(October 2024). "Profile". Brain.

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