Ardscoil Rís, Dublin
Ardscoil Rís (meaning Rice High School) is a voluntary boys' secondary school on Griffith Avenue, Dublin, Ireland. The school caters for approximately 570 students every year.
| Ardscoil Rís Secondary School Edmund Rice Highschool | |
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| Address | |
Marino (Griffith Avenue) Ireland | |
| Coordinates | 53.36924°N 6.22807°W |
| Information | |
| Motto | "Dilseacht agus Uaisleacht" (Loyalty and Nobility). |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic () |
| Established | 1972 |
| Category | Catholic, second-level |
| Oversight | Edumnd Rice Schools Trust (via the Ardscoil Rís Board of Management) |
| Principal | John McHugh |
| Faculty | Full time: 34 |
| Grades | 1st Year - 6th Year; transition year optional |
| Gender | Male |
| Age range | 12-19 |
| Enrollment | Approx. 525 students (96 new students per year) |
| Houses | No student accommodation |
| Student Union/Association | Student Council with ~20 members |
| Colour(s) | Navy/Blue |
| Rival | The Townies |
| School fees | Public |
| Feeder to | Dublin City University (DCU) |
| Affiliations | Edmund Rice Schools Trust; ECDL Training and Certification centre |
| Website | ardscoilrisdublin |
According to the 2015 Central Applications Office (CAO) statistics, 96% of Ardscoil Rís students continued on to third level education (e.g. college or university) in 2015. This was the highest rate for any school in Dublin 9 and its surrounding areas. In 2015 the school sent 32 pupils to DCU, more than any other school in the state bar the Institute of Education. As a percentage of students taking the Leaving Certificate the figure is the highest for any school in the state. In 2005 and following years, as a percentage of students taking the Leaving Certificate exam, the school topped the list of students provided to DCU. More than two thirds of all Leaving Certificate students went on to third level education that year.
Ardscoil Rís started out in the O'Brien Institute, which functioned as a private school, in 1969. Under the principalship of Brother Carberry the new school incorporated the existing second-level students from the old school and day pupils from the surrounding area. The school was under the trusteeship of the Christian Brothers. However, they withdrew from direct work in education in Ireland in September 2006 and the school passed into the trusteeship of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust, established by the Brothers.