Last update 9 February 2010

The High School has been ranked as the best performing school in Ireland

Full details can be read in The Irish Times

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0806/1224252080487.html

Welcome to our website.  Please come in and look around.   Our site is updated weekly during school terms so you may find something new!  This website is more comprehensive than our printed prospectus and most of the prospectus information is contained in the information section of the website.  However, if you would like a copy of the printed prospectus mailed to you, please telephone or e-mail the school and we will be glad to oblige.  Also, if you have any questions, our reception staff will be glad to answer them or to put you in contact with the best person to do so. Thanks for visiting! Brian Duffy - Principal (click to visit my own page)

• You can view news of student activities and achievements over recent years here

• Click here for the High School online network of past pupils e-mail addresses. 

• Need to download factual information - admission form, handbook for parents, booklists, uniform list, subject choice booklets, policies, other documents?  Go to the downloads page

• Prominent past pupils

• Pupils' work

All material in this site is copyright and may not be published again without permission.  

Our mission statement

Our mission as an educational community is the pursuit of excellence and the development of the full potential of all. We emphasise values such as integrity, kindness and respect. Our aim is to enable pupils to take their place in society as responsible, informed, thinking and tolerant human beings.

About us

The High School Dublin is a coeducational secondary school for about 780 pupils. It was founded by the Erasmus Smith trust in 1870 as a day school for boys. Originally located in Harcourt Street, it moved in 1971 to its present 23-acre setting in Rathgar, bringing with it over 100 years of distinguished educational tradition. In 1974 The High School amalgamated with The Diocesan School for Girls and became coeducational. It provides education mainly for pupils from Church of Ireland families, while having places available for those of other denominations and faiths. The experience gained through the working out of this policy and through respecting the needs of minority groups and individuals enriches the whole life of the school.

The responsibility for The High School is vested in the Board of Governors of the Erasmus Smith Trust. It is managed by a committee of the Board on which parents and staff are represented. It is directed by the Principal, supported by a staff of approximately 60 qualified, dedicated and committed teachers with a wide range of skills and interests. The High School gives its pupils the opportunity to explore the humanities, sciences, arts, business studies and technical subjects. In addition it provides religious, moral and physical education in order to meet its founding objectives of preparing pupils for the demands of business and professional life, and of attaining high academic standards in the broad range of disciplines required for third level education.

Contact information and location      

Telephone

353-1-4922611

FAX

353-1-4924427

Postal address

Danum, Zion Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6, Ireland

Electronic mail

Office and Principal            (Principal - Brian Duffy, M.A., H. Dip. Ed.)

Archives (please visit the archive page for terms and conditions before mailing us)

Past Pupils' Union membership enquiries: John Lundberg

Location maps

Click here for location maps and directions

International pupils

We serve primarily the Dublin community but we also welcome a number of pupils from countries of the European Union and elsewhere.  Please note that we are not a boarding school.  Your English must be proficient and you must have an Irish adult guardian if your parents are not living in Ireland.