Confey College
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| Confey Community College Coláiste Phobal Confey |
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| Motto | Meas ar Chách Irish for 'Respect for all' |
| Established | 1986 |
| Location | Leixlip, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland |
| Students | 620 |
| Principal Deputy Principal |
Mr Cathal Travers Mr Niall Hare |
| Number of staff | 50 |
| Homepage | http://www.confeycollege.org |
Confey College is a co-educational Community College in Leixlip, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland. The school opened to 36 students in September 1986 and has approximately 620 students at present and about 50 staff members.
The school is situated at the end of the River Forest Estate. It is one of two secondary-level schools in Leixlip, the other being Colaiste Chiarain.
[edit] History of Confey College
Before the construction of the original school building in Riverforest in 1994, Confey College teachers taught in nearby Scoil San Carlo on a part time basis after the primary school closed for the day at 3pm. After lobbying from teachers and parents, prefabricated buildings were provided on the site which the school currently occupies. With the growth of Leixlip and an expanding teenage population, these facilities were inadequate. With much further teacher and local pressure, what is now the older of the two school buildings was built in 1994, with three prefabs remaining in use as classrooms. The remaining prefabs were removed in 2001 with the construction of a new, larger building.
The School consists of two separate buildings, one of which was completed in November 2001. The original building has 28 classrooms, including an engineering room, a woodworking room, 2 computer rooms, 4 science rooms and a P.E. Hall.
The new building contains rooms for Art, Technology, Building Construction, and Learning Support room and eleven General classrooms. The new building also houses the main administration offices.
