Confey College

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 750 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.

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 33 classrooms, including an engineering room, a woodworking room, 2 computer rooms, Technical graphics Room, 4 science rooms, a home-economics room and a P.E. Hall.

The new building contains rooms for Art, Building Construction, and Learning Support room and eleven General classrooms. The new building also houses the main administration offices.

On the 7th of February 2011, Ireland president Mary McAleese made a presidential visit to the school in honour of their 25 year anniversary.

Musical productions

The school also produces annual musical productions, which are highlights for the students and teachers. Past shows include Jack and the Beanstalk, Sleeping Beauty, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Grease, Back to the 80's, Sinbad, Cinderella, Treasure Island, Jack and the Beanstalk for a second time and most recently Sleeping Beauty for a second time as well.

Green schools

Confey College has a green schools community made up of students and teachers. The community is run by Ms. B Gahan, one of the geography teachers. The community started in 2009 but have already conducted many surveys and worked with a local councillor on a clean up day and have plans to make a garden to mark the schools 25th birthday and they are going to make a green house made from the schools old windows.

Sport in Confey College

Confey College are currently in the process of installing all-weather 'astro turf' pitches. These pitches will be used for school teams as well as P.E.

Hurling

Confey College secured the Senior Leinster 'C1' Championship in 2010, defeating St. Vincents CBS 3-11 to 0-2.

Futsal

In 2010, Confey College's futsal team won the Kildare & Leinster Post Primary Schools Futsal title. They defeated St. Peters College of Dunboyne 1-0 in the final. "We introduced futsal into the school five years ago and we are delighted to be seeing such benefits." said manager Paddy O'Connor after the final.

Notable past pupils

• Trevor Brennan - rugby player
• David Geraghty - musician
• Jake Carroll - footballer
• Gavin Colton - participant in the television series Football's Next Star