St Declan's School, Dublin
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|streetaddress = 35 Northumberland Road
|region = Ballsbridge
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|postcode = Dublin 4
|country = Republic of Ireland
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|schooltype = Special National School
|denomination = Roman Catholic
|patron = Saint Declán
|established = {{Start date|1958}}
|founder = Society of Jesus
|authority = Department of Education
|principal = Niamh Corrigan
|language = English
|website = [http://www.stdeclans.ie/ StDeclans.ie]
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St Declan's School is a primary school in the Ballsbridge area of Dublin, close to the Aviva Stadium. It differs from other schools in the area because it was created by the Society of Jesus (with the Archbishop of Dublin), to offer specialised education for pupils with mild emotional and behavioural difficulties.[http://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Inspection-Reports-Publications/Whole-School-Evaluation-Reports-List/report1_18569J.pdf Whole School Evaluation Report] from Department of Education retrieved 24 June 2013[http://www.jesuit.ie/education/st-declans-marks-50th-birthday/ St Declan's Marks 50th Birthday] from Jesuits.ie, retrieved 4 November 2015
History
=Foundation=
In 1958, the Society of Jesus, in the person of the late Father Dermot Casey S.J., founded St Declan's as a school to teach boys and girls, of all denominations, who needed to reach their potential outside of the mainstream primary educational system.[http://www.jesuit.ie/where-we-work/st-declan-s-school St Declan's School] from Jesuit.ie, retrieved 24 June 2013
=Constitution=
In 1959, the St Declan's Association, a group which supported the school, created the first constitution for the school, its aims for that the school would help children 'overcome their particular difficulties as quickly as possible so as to enable a speedy return to mainstream schools,' and that children would be taught 'at various levels within the same classroom, according to their individual abilities and needs.'[http://www.stdeclans.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=34&Itemid=53 Our School] from St Declan's School, retrieved 24 June 2013
=21st century=
In 2008, the school celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in the nearby St Mary's Church, the Mass was presided over by the Provincial of the Jesuits in Ireland.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}}
As of 2012, the school has 48 pupils with a pupil to teacher ratio of 8 to 1.[http://www.schooldays.ie/school/st-declans-special-sch-rollnumber-18569J St Declan's Special School] from Schooldays.ie, retrieved 24 June 2013[http://www.stdeclans.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=38&Itemid=59 Learning Community] from St Declan's School, retrieved 24 June 2013
See also
References
External links
- {{official|http://www.stdeclans.ie/}}
{{Jesuits in Ireland}}
Category:Primary schools in Dublin (city)
Category:Educational institutions established in 1958
Category:Catholic primary schools in the Republic of Ireland