Presentation College, Bray

Infobox School
name = Presentation College "Coláiste na Toirbhirte"


streetaddress = Putland Road
city = Bray
county = County Wicklow
country = Ireland
principal = Gerry Duffy
viceprincipal = Pat Gregory
staff = 55
gender = Male
schooltype = High school
age range = 12-18
secondary years taught = First through sixth
athletics = Rugby, basketball
motto = "Laudete, Pueri, Dominum" _la. Praise, Boys, the Lord
colours = Red, black, yellow
feeders = Saint Cronan's Boys' National School
founded = 1921
students = 600
homepage = [http://www.presbray.com/ www.presbray.com]

Presentation College ( _ga. Coláiste na Toirbhirte; colloquially known as Pres Bray) is a Catholic secondary school established in 1921 by the Presentation Brothers in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland.

There are currently about 600 students in Presentation College. The school's main building, built in the late 1960s. Other facilities on the campus include a study hall (formerly a swimming pool), a gym, changing rooms, several science labs, and a library. Outdoor facilities include a floodlit grass rugby field, a soccer pitch, a basketball court, and several other playing fields.

The school is located on the Putland Road just off the main Vevay Road, next to the Queen of Peace church. It is accessible through the Dublin Bus 45, 84 and 184 routes. One of Presentation College's main feeder schools in Bray is Saint Cronan's Boys' National School.

History

Presentation College Bray was established in 1921 by the Presentation Brothers. Pres Bray originally served as a primary and secondary school, but the primary school was closed in the late 1980s; the old school building is now the home of the Bray Adult Education Centre. Centre to the school's history was its connections to the Presentation Brothers, however the last resident Brother left the school in 2003 and as of August 2007 the Brothers' house is awaiting demolition. The school were granted a new building in 2005, however the Department of Education withdrew its funding in 2008.

Sports

Sports are an important part of school life; Pres Bray particularly excel in rugby and basketball. They have won the Leinster Schools Junior Cup on five occasions, making the school the fifth most successful in the competition's history. Their most recent cup success was in 1990, although they reached the final again in 2004. Recent successes in both the Leinster League and All-Ireland League have resulted in the school's basketball teams being promoted to the Irish "A" division for 2008. The school also play Gaelic football and soccer at senior level.

The predominant colours of the school's sports teams are black, red and yellow. The rugby jerseys and shorts are white, while rugby socks are coloured black, red and yellow. The basketball jerseys are black with red rimming and red numbers. The football teams wear predominantly white with black trim.

Current activities

Curricular studies

Boys at Pres Bray sit the Junior Certificate syllabus for their first three years at the school, and the Leaving Certificate syllabus for their last two. In between the two courses is an optional extra, Transition Year, affording students the opportunity to study subjects and topics not present on the exam syllabi. Subjects studied include: [ [http://www.presbray.com/subjects.htm Subjects] . PresBray.com. Retrieved on 28 August 2007.]

Extra-curricular activities

*Basketball
*Rugby union
*Gaelic football
*Hurling
*Golf
*Soccer
*Debating
*Chess
*Social justice

Notable past pupils

*Reggie Corrigan; former Irish rugby international and Leinster captain. [Emerald Rugby. [http://www.emeraldrugby.com/news_archive_detail.asp?id=2989 About Reggie Corrigan] . Retrieved on 19 October 2007.]
*Ed Joyce; Irish cricketer (plays for England and Middlesex). [Cricinfo.com. [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/24249.html Ed Joyce] . Retrieved on 19 October 2007.]
*Pat Byrne; founder of CityJet.
*Johnny Murphy; former Irish rugby international and Leinster captain. Also represented Ireland at soccer. [ [http://indigo.ie/~kands/kands/html/murphy.html Rugby: Johnny Murphy - Brian Keogh - K and S Sports ] ]
*Cyril and John McGuire; co-founders of Trintech plc. [Irish Examiner (25 September 1999). [http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/1999/09/25/b_text.htm Hard graft leads to software success] . Retrieved on 19 October 2007.]
*Gary O'Toole; RTÉ sports pundit and former Olympic swimmer for Ireland.Fact|date=December 2007
*Robert Shortt; RTÉ Washington correspondent.
*Damien Tiernan; RTÉ southeastern correspondent.

See also

*Presentation College
*Presentation Brothers

References

External links

* [http://www.presbray.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.presbrayppu.com/ Past Pupils' Union]