Presentation College, Bray

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Presentation College Coláiste na Toirbhirte


Motto	Laudete, Pueri, Dominum Latin for 'Praise, Boys, the Lord'
Established	1921
Location	Bray, Co. Wicklow, Republic of Ireland
Students	650
Principal Vice-Principal	Mr Gerry Duffy Mr Patrick Gregory
Staff Religious order	c. 50 Presentation Brothers
Homepage	http://www.presbray.com

Presentation College Bray is a Catholic secondary school established in 1921 by the Presentation Brothers in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland.

Sport is an important part of the school's life; Pres Bray (as it locally known) particularly excels in basketball and rugby union. The basketball team have won the All-Ireland Championship twice in the last four years. The school's last major rugby honour was the Leinster Schools Junior Cup in 1990.

The school colors are black, red and gold. The rugby jerseys are white and bear the school crest, and are worn with white shorts, also with the crest. Rugby socks are coloured black, red and gold. The basketball jerseys are black with red rimming and red numbers.

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1 History
2 Notable past pupils
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] History

Presentation College Bray was established in 1921 by the Presentation Brothers. The chosen site, with the mountains as a backdrop and the Irish Sea in the foreground, was intended to have an uplifting effect on future students. Pres Bray originally served as a primary and secondary school, but the primary school was closed in the late 1980s.

From the beginning, the Brothers, inspired by their founder, Blessed Edmund Rice, cultivated in the college an atmosphere of love, friendship, trust and loyalty. The resulting spirit has now become a tradition of the college which has been enhanced by the fruitful relationship that exists between the college and the peoples of Bray and its environs. The college continues to foster a commitment to educational excellence in which the Catholic ethos is central to the daily life of the college.

The purpose of the college is to assist and co-operate with parents in helping each student to identify, develop, own and use his gifts and talents for his own growth and for the welfare of society. The goal of this preparation is that each student matures emotionally, intellectually and socially into a well-integrated, self-confident Christian person, who is strongly committed in a personal way to the service of God and of his fellow man. This ideal involves being educated in the fullest sense as a total person, the truly loving human person, according to the principles of Catholic faith and morals. The school's motto, which appears on the crest is Laudate, Pueri, Dominum which means "Praise, Boys, the Lord".

Today, there are about 640 students in Presentation College. The school is awaiting the start of construction on a new school building. The new building has been passed by Minister for Education and Science Mary Hanafin and construction is due to begin in September 2007.

The current school is still located on the original grounds. It is beside Bray head, and has excellent views of the sea, Dublin and beyond.

The school is one of the only non fee-paying schools to play in the Junior and Senior cup rugby competitions.