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Last updated
15 May 2013
Andrew
Forrest, M.A., Principal, with Leslie Ruttle, former Chairman of the
Board of Governors
Welcome from
the Principal
I
am delighted to welcome you to the website of The High School which
outlines the extraordinary range of academic and extra-curricular
opportunities offered to pupils attending one of the leading schools in
Ireland.
The High School is a vibrant and dynamic educational community which
provides a first-class education primarily for girls and boys from
Church of Ireland families and other Protestant denominations
while also having places available for those of other
Christian denominations and other faiths.
It has always been a liberal, tolerant, and inclusive school which
actively promotes an understanding of the benefits associated with
diversity and plurality.
Our
stated mission is the pursuit of
excellence in all areas of school life which is achieved by
maintaining a clear focus on developing the full potential of
every pupil. We emphasize
the fundamental importance of a wide range of moral values
including honesty, integrity, kindness, and respect. In
doing so our ultimate goal is to enable pupils to take their place in
society as responsible, informed, thinking, and tolerant human beings.
I
hope you will be able to witness elements of the daily life of The High
School by exploring the pages of this website.
However, parents and prospective pupils are strongly encouraged to visit
the school to experience the institution for themselves. I look
forward to welcoming you in person in the near future.
Mr G A Forrest, Principal |
Mr
G A Forrest, MA
Mr Forrest
is an active member of
the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals (NAPD), the
Irish School Heads' Association (ISA), and the Dublin and Glendalough Diocesan Board of Education
(Church of Ireland).
Mr
Forrest was educated at Kildare Place School,
The High School, Trinity College, Dublin and
Exeter College, Oxford.
He
worked at leading independent schools
in the UK prior to his appointment as
Principal of The High School.
He is married to Elizabeth, a
Cambridge graduate and secondary school teacher of English; they have
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HSD orchestra wins Feis Ceoil
competition and performs at NCH Gala concert
Congratulations to The High School
Orchestra who were awarded the Dorothy Mayer Foundation Cup following
their prize-winning performance in the prestigious Feis Ceoil music
competition and were subsequently invited to open the
Gala Prize Winners' concert in the
National Concert Hall in March 2013. We
should like to express our gratitude to all the parents of orchestra
members for their support and offer renewed congratulations to members of The
High School Orchestra on their achievement in winning first prize at the Feis Ceoil for the
only the second time in the history of the school.
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Senior Trophy hockey victory
The High School achieved a unique victory
in winning the
final of the Senior Trophy which was played against Kilkenny
College at
Three Rock Rovers in March 2013.
The Senior 1 boys' team
team defeated their
opponents 1-0 in a
close-fought game and secured the Senior Trophy for The High School for the first time
in its history. Congratulations to all the players involved
with this significant achievement; many thanks to the coaches for their advice and
the spectators for their support throughout the
campaign.
The Senior 1
team celebrates winning the Senior Trophy for the
first time in the history of the school.
Junior Cup hockey victory
The High School achieved a notable victory in the
final of the Junior Cup which was played against Holy Child, Killiney at
Three Rock Rovers in December 2012.
The Junior A team defeated their
opponents 2-0 (avenging a previous loss in the Minor Cup final) thereby
securing the Junior Cup for The High School for the first time since
2003. Congratulations to all the players involved
on their success; many thanks to the coaches for their advice and
the spectators for their support throughout the Junior Cup campaign.
The Junior A
team celebrates winning the Junior Cup - the first major sporting
success of the season.
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
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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!
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You can view
news of student activities and achievements over recent years
here
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Need to download factual
information - admission form, handbook for parents, booklists,
uniform list, subject choice booklets, policies, other
documents? Go to the downloads
page
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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
(history now available online) 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 (history
of the Trust and school available online). 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.
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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
- Archives
(please visit the archive
page for terms and conditions before mailing us)
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Location maps
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Click here for location maps and directions
- International pupils
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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.
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