Crescent College
Crescent College Comprehensive SJ, formerly known as the College of the Sacred Heart, is a Catholic secondary school located on 40 acres (160,000 m2) of parkland at Dooradoyle, Limerick, Ireland. The college is one of a number of Jesuit schools in Ireland.
| Crescent College | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Dooradoyle , Limerick Ireland | |
| Coordinates | 52°38′11″N 8°38′26″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Comprehensive |
| Motto | Crescentes in Illo Per Omnia Quis Separabit Nos ("Growing in Him through all things" "Who will separate us") |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic (Jesuit) |
| Founded | 1565 refounded 1859 & 1971 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 12 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 950 |
| Slogan | Ad maiorem Dei gloriam |
| Website | Crescentsj.com |
The 2016 Sunday Times table, of the top performing 400 schools in Ireland, placed Crescent College 24th in terms of provision of graduates to university and tertiary colleges, and ranked Crescent as the 5th best school in Munster. According to the Irish Independent, Crescent has educated executives from two of the top three companies in Ireland: Google's John Herlihy and Microsoft's Paul Rellis.
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