Christian Brothers College, Cork

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Location
CBC Cork

Certa Bonum Certamen (Fight the good fight)
Sidney Hill, Cork, Ireland
Information
Principal	Secondary: Dr Laurence Jordan Preparatory: Mr. Steven Lynch
Enrollment	885
Type	Private
Established	1888
Colors	Red, yellow and black
Homepage	http://www.cbccork.ie

Christian Brothers College, Cork (CBC Cork) is a fee-paying Catholic school under the trusteeship of the Christian Brothers in Cork, Ireland.

The college's main rivals are Presentation Brothers College. (As the two main fee paying all-boys schools in Cork, both share similar histories, student bases, and sporting & academic traditions.)

1 History
2 Recent development
3 Extracurricular activities
4 Selected Alumni/Prominent Past Pupils
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] History

In the mid 19th century the Vincentenian Fathers maintained a seminary at Saint Patrick's Place in Cork, known as the Cork Diocesan Seminary. In 1888 a new seminary with residential accommodation was completed at Farranferris, and the Vincentenian ecclesiastical students transferred there.

The then bishop of Cork, Most Rev. Dr O'Callaghan, invited the Christian Brothers to take charge of the St Patrick's Place establishment.

The Congregation of Christian Brothers had been established almost 90 years earlier by Edmund Ignatius Rice for the education of poor Irish boys. Over the years, the Order's mission had extended to other countries and other social groups.

From the beginning, CBC was principally involved in preparing pupils for University entry, and flourished on St Patrick's Place for a hundred years.

[edit] Recent development

Marking the centenary in 1988, the College moved from its original site to a new location, one hundred yards away, atop Sidney Hill. 1996-1998 saw the modernisation of sports facilities at Lansdowne. 1999 saw an extension to the College complex itself which included improved dining facilities and the creation of a special complex for sixth year students.

Though the Brothers retain a presence on the Board of Management, as Trustees, CBC is now staffed entirely by lay teachers, and is recognised as one of Ireland's leading educational establishments at secondary level.

In the 2006 Sunday Times Schools League Table, CBC was listed among the country's top twenty boys schools. The current principal of the school is Dr Laurance Jordan.

CBC Cork has over 800 students in the Secondary College and more than 1,000 students if one includes the Preparatory School.

CBC rugby team at Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament, Global Arena, 2006

[edit] Extracurricular activities

The school is one of Cork's foremost rugby union nurseries, having won the Munster Schools' Senior Cup twenty seven times (an achievement shared only by their old rivals PBC Cork, who beat them in the most recent final). Current members of the Munster rugby squad, Darragh Hurley, Tomás O'Leary and Donncha O'Callaghan are recent past pupils (2004, 2002 and 1998 respectively).

The school also participates in other extracurricular activities, including debating^[1], charitable activities and others.

Through several fundraising efforts, including the annual Christmas appeal, CBC supports charities including SHARE, S.V.P., HOPE, Trócaire and Concern.^{[citation needed]} One of the school's main charitable activities is the "Zambia Immersion Project",^[2] which has run biannually since 2003.