The College and its Campus

St Patrick's College is a medium sized College of Education with over 2,500 students taking courses in education and Humanities at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Since 1993, the College has been a College of Dublin City University and all courses are accredited by the University.

The agreement for linkage with Dublin City University (1993) facilitates active participation within the University while confirming that the separate identity of the College shall be maintained. The College's academic departments are currently divided into two faculties - the Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Education - which were created as part of the linkage agreement. The Catholic identity of the College is fostered through religious worship and campus ministry. A new Linkage Agreement was signed in February 2008.

The main College buildings house a range of facilities including large, medium and small lecture theatres, teaching and seminar rooms, College chapel, student canteen and dining room, large auditorium, well stocked library, IT facilities, Education Resource Centre, modern gymnasium, art rooms, language lab, student residences for c300 students etc.

In addition the campus also contains:

Belvedere House: Built c.1640, residents over the years include Sir Robert Booth (a relation of the Sligo Gore Booths); the Coghill family of whom Marmaduke, a Trinity scholar at fourteen years of age, became Chancellor of the Exchequer; Lord Singleton, MP for Drogheda; Lords Bowe and Lifford, Lords Chancellor; Lord Rokeby, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of the Church of Ireland. The Irish Christian Brothers established a noviciate in the house prior to transferring to Marino. It was subsequently acquired by the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin in 1883 and became the residence of the Vincentian community in whose hands the administration of the College was placed. The Vincentians formally withdrew from the administration of the College in 1999.

St. Patrick's Primary School: Established originally as a practice school for the College, it is now an autonomous entity with its own Board of Management.
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The Drumcondra Education Centre: Established in 1972 to provide in-service training and resources for teachers, the Centre moved to new purpose-built premises in 1999 on a site provided by the College.

The Educational Research Centre: Established in 1966, the ERC is Ireland's only dedicated Educational Research Centre. It works at all levels of the education system, from pre-school to third level.

Educational Disadvantage Centre: Established in 1999, the mission of the Centre is to contribute to the shaping of primary education so that the cycle of educational disadvantage can be broken.

National Induction Programme for Teachers (NIPT): This national initiative is a collaboration with UCD, DES and the primary and secondary teacher unions which aims to develop a model of best practice for assisting newly qualified teachers in the first year in teaching.

College Creche: Operated on a franchise basis by Tots and Co., the College creche is located in dedicated premises and has a capacity for 50 children. Owing to construction work, the Creche is located off-site at present, but is within immediate walking distance of the College.

Last Updated: Wednesday September 28 2011