Sandford Park School
| Sandford Park School | |
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| Location | |
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Dublin 6 Ireland | |
| Coordinates | 53°19′20″N 6°15′01″W / 53.322202°N 6.25014°WCoordinates: 53°19′20″N 6°15′01″W / 53.322202°N 6.25014°W |
| Information | |
| Established | 1922 |
| Principal | Ms Edith Byrne |
| Number of students | ~310 |
| Colour(s) | Green, Gold and Purple |
| Website | sandfordparkschool.ie |
Sandford Park School is a small private, non-denominational, co-educational secondary school, located in the inner suburbs in Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 1922.
History
Sandford Park School is a small co-educational[1] private, non-denominational school and was established on the 12th of September 1922.[2] Its first headmaster was Alfred Le Peton, who had been the joint headmaster with Ernest Exshaw of Earlsfort House School. The joint headmasters of Earlsfort House moved the school from city centre to the suburbs.
School principals
- Gwynn Seton Bradshaw Mack 1922-1931
- Arthur Douglas Cordner 1934-46
- Major P.G. Wormell 1946-53
- Maurice Wilkins (Acting Headmaster) 1953-54
- Trevor Dagg 1954-1960 [1st period]
- Dr Hector Rex Cathcart 1960-1967
- Trevor Dagg 1967-1980 [2nd period]
- Ian Steepe 1980-1985
- William (Bill) R. Tector 1985-1990
- Dr John Harris 1990-1996
- Michael Whelan 1996-2003
- Edith Byrne 2003–present
Notable past pupils
- Conor Cruise O'Brien, diplomat, Labour Party politician, writer and academic
- Justin Keating, politician and former Labour Party cabinet minister
- Graham Knuttel, painter and sculptor
- Ham Lambert, international cricketer, rugby player and rugby referee
- John Neill, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin 2002–2011
- Owen Sheehy-Skeffington, socialist and pacifist