St David's Holy Faith Secondary School, Greystones

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{{Infobox school

|name = Saint David's Holy Faith Secondary School

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|streetaddress = Kimberley Road

|city = Greystones

|county = County Wicklow

|country = Ireland

|coordinates = {{coord|53.1467|-6.0611|type:edu_region:IE|display=inline,title}}

|principal = Simon Carey (as of 2024)

|gender = Co-educational

|schooltype = Voluntary secondary (Roman Catholic)

|grades = First through sixth

|grades_label = Years

|founded = 1906{{cite web|url = https://www.stdavids.ie/ | website = stdavids.ie | title = Home – St David's | quote = St. David’s Holy Faith Secondary School, Greystones, was founded in 1906 by the Holy Faith Sisters | accessdate = 25 January 2025 }}

|patron = Le Chéile Schools Trust{{cite web|url = https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/school-forced-to-drop-250-admin-fee-as-part-of-enrolment-application/38712255.html | work = Irish Independent | title = School forced to drop €250 'admin fee' as part of enrolment application | date = 21 November 2019 | accessdate = 24 January 2025 }}

|enrollment = 753

|enrollment_as_of = 2024

|homepage = [http://www.stdavids.ie/ www.stdavids.ie]

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Saint David's Holy Faith Secondary School is a co-educational secondary school in Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland. Originally established in 1906 as an all-girls boarding school by the Holy Faith Sisters, it was the only secondary school in Greystones until 2014.{{cite web|url = https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2023/06/19/is-greystones-at-capacity-there-is-a-genuine-concern-that-the-town-cant-cope/ | work = The Irish Times | title = Is Greystones at capacity? 'There is a genuine concern that the town can't cope' | date = 19 June 2023 | accessdate = 24 January 2025 | quote = Until 2014, St David's was the only secondary school in Greystones. Nine years on, even with two extra schools, talk has already emerged of the potential need for more schools }} By 2015, Saint David's school was operating under the patronage of the Le Chéile Schools Trust.{{cite web|url = https://www.gov.ie/pdf/?file=https://goviedevassets.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/00068419efe-590c-41d8-8a4c-d62c96383d2f/report9_61830M.pdf#page=null | publisher = Department of Education | website = gov.ie | title = Whole-School Evaluation Report – St David's Holy Faith Secondary School | date = 12 February 2015 | accessdate = 24 January 2025 }} As of December 2024, the school had an enrollment of approximately 750 pupils.{{cite web|url = https://www.gov.ie/en/directory/page/b9sijh-tsn5p8-/ | website = gov.ie | publisher = Department of Education | title = Directory Page – St David's Holy Faith Secondary | date = 18 December 2024 | accessdate = 24 January 2025 }}

In 2024, a new school building was opened.{{cite press release |url = https://www.eastcoast.fm/news/wicklow-news/new-school-building-opens-at-st-davids-holy-faith-in-greystones/ | via = eastcoast.fm | title = New School Building Opens at St David's Holy Faith in Greystones | date = 11 October 2024 | accessdate = 24 January 2025 }} This development project, which included a new sports hall and library,{{cite web|url = https://mcculloughmulvin.com/projects/st-davids-holy-faith-national-school | website = mcculloughmulvin.com | title = Projects – St. David's Holy Faith Secondary School | accessdate = 24 January 2025 }} involved a "retrofit of the [original] 1950s and 1970s school building".{{cite web | url = https://www.riai.ie/architecture-galleries/architecture-galleries-detail/st-davids-holy-faith-secondary-school-greystones | website = riai.ie | publisher = Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland | title = St. David's Holy Faith Secondary School, Greystones | accessdate = 24 January 2025 }} The new building received a "Public Buildings and Infrastructure Award" from the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI).{{cite web | url = https://mcculloughmulvin.com/studio/news/2024/10/11/official-opening-of-st-davids-holy-faith-secondary-school-greystones-fri-11th-oct-2024 | website = mcculloughmulvin.com | title = Official Opening of St. David's Holy Faith Secondary School, Greystones | date = October 2024 | accessdate = 24 January 2025 }}