Presentation College, Bray
| Presentation College Coláiste na Toirbhirte |
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| Putland Road Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland |
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| School type | High school |
| Founded | 1921 |
| Principal | Gerry Duffy |
| Vice principal | Pat Gregory |
| Staff | 55 |
| Years taught | First through sixth |
| Gender | Male |
| Age range | 12-19 |
| Number of students | 600 |
| Colour(s) | Red, black, yellow |
| Athletics | Rugby, basketball |
| Feeder schools | Saint Cronan's Boys' National School |
| Website | www.presbray.com |
Presentation College (Irish: Coláiste na Toirbhirte; colloquially known as Pres Bray) is a Catholic secondary school established in 1921 by the Presentation Brothers in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland.
There are currently about 600 students in Presentation College. The school's main building was built in the late 1960s. Edit: This building along with the study hall has been demolished and replaced with a state of the art building completed late 2011. Outdoor facilities include a floodlit grass rugby field, astro turf soccer pitch, a basketball court, and several other playing fields.
The school is located on the Putland Road just off the main Vevay Road, next to the Queen of Peace church. It is accessible through the Dublin Bus 45, 84 and 184 routes. One of Presentation College's main feeder schools in Bray is Saint Cronan's Boys' National School.
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[edit] History
Presentation College Bray was established in 1921 by the Presentation Brothers. Pres Bray originally served as a primary and secondary school, but the primary school was closed in the late 1980s; the old school building is now the home of the Bray Adult Education Centre. Central to the school's history was its connections to the Presentation Brothers, however the last resident Brother left the school in 2003 and as of August 2007 the Brothers' house is awaiting demolition. The school was granted a new building in 2005, however the Department of Education withheld its funding in 2008. The College was given permission to start construction in January 2009. The new building should be completed by January 2011.
[edit] Sports
Sports are an important part of school life; Pres Bray particularly excel in rugby and basketball. They have won the Leinster Schools Junior Cup on five occasions, making the school the fifth most successful in the competition's history. Their most recent cup success was in 1990, although they reached the final again in 2004. In 2010, the school's junior squad won the Fr. Godfrey Cup, following the 2009 Junior League success. The predominant colours of the school's sports teams are black, red and yellow. The rugby jerseys and shorts are white, while rugby socks are coloured black.
The Pres Bray school basketball teams compete at schools "A" Level basketball in 4 categories, 1st year boys, 2nd year boys, U 16 Boys and U 19 Boys with over 60 players training and playing with the school teams. The school basketball jerseys are Black for home matches and Red for away matches. The school has made great strides in recent years going from 'C' standard in 2006 all the way to 'A' standard from 2008 on and has had several players selected on the Leinster provincial academy squads and also at U16 International level.
In 2010 the Pres Bray U16 Basketball team won several local and national awards following their 51 - 47 U16 All-Ireland Cup Victory over St. Fintan's, Sutton. The awards included the Evening Herald School Team of the Year, Bray Chamber of Commerce Sporting Achievement of the Year and East Coast FM Sports Star Award for January. On July 9th 2010 Basketball Ireland announced its annual award winners, Presentation College Bray was triumphant in all 3 Boys School categories (See Basketball Ireland Awards Table below). In Feb 2012, the Pres Bray U19 Basketball Team defeated St. Malachy's, Belfast 60 - 51 to win the U19 All-Ireland Schools Cup, the first in the history of the school. Pres Bray player, Lorcan Murphy, earned the coveted Most Valuable Player Award after scoring 27pts in the final.
In chess, Presentation Bray won the Leinster Schools Minor League in 2009 (Under 14). They followed this up by winning the Leinster Schools Junior League in 2010 (Under 16). Both were firsts for Pres Bray. They then went on to finish 2nd (2009 - U14) & 3rd (2010 - U16) in the All-Ireland Schools Chess Championships. Notable past chess players include: John Joyce - former Ireland U19 Chess Champion. Cormac Martin - former Leinster U16 player.
| Basketball Ireland Awards 2010 |
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| Boys School Player of the Year - Lorcan Murphy |
| Boys School Coach of the Year - Marie O'Toole |
| Boys School of the Year - Presentation College, Bray |
| Basketball Roll of Honour |
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| All-Ireland League Winners Boys U16 'C' - Mar 2003 |
| All-Ireland Cup Winners Boys U16 'C' - Feb 2006 |
| Leinster League Winners Boys U16 'B' - Dec 2007 |
| All-Ireland Cup Runners-Up Boys U16 'B' - Jan 2008 |
| Leinster League Winners Boys 1st Year 'B' - Mar 2008 |
| Leinster League Winners Boys 2nd Year 'B' - Mar 2008 |
| All-Ireland League Winners Boys 1st Year 'B' - Apr 2008 |
| Leinster League Winners Boys 1st Year 'A' - Mar 2009 |
| Leinster League Winners Boys 2nd Year 'A' - Mar 2009 |
| All-Ireland League Runners-Up Boys 1st Year 'A' - May 2009 |
| All-Ireland League Winners Boys 2nd Year 'A' - May 2009 |
| Leinster League Winners Boys U16 'A' - Dec 2009 |
| Leinster League Runners-Up Boys U19 'A' - Dec 2009 |
| All-Ireland Cup Winners Boys U16 'A' - Jan 2010 |
| Leinster League Winners Boys 2nd Year 'A' - Mar 2010 |
| All-Ireland League Runners-Up Boys U19 'A' - Mar 2010 |
| Leinster League Winners Boys U16 'A' - Dec 2010 |
| Leinster League Runners-Up Boys U19 'A' - Dec 2010 |
| All-Ireland League Runners-Up Boys U16 'A' - Mar 2011 |
| Leinster League Runners-Up Boys 2nd year 'A' - Mar 2011 |
| All-Ireland Plate Winners Boys 1st Year 'A' - May 2011 |
| Leinster League Winners Boys U19 'A' - Dec 2011 |
| All-Ireland Cup Winners Boys U19 'A' - Feb 2012 |
[edit] Current activities
[edit] Curricular studies
Boys at Pres Bray sit the Junior Certificate syllabus for their first three years at the school, and the Leaving Certificate syllabus for their last two. In between the two courses is an optional extra, Transition Year, affording students the opportunity to study subjects and topics not present on the exam syllabi. Subjects studied include:[1]
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[edit] Leaving Certificate
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[edit] Extra-curricular activities
[edit] Notable past pupils
- Reggie Corrigan; former Irish rugby international and Leinster captain.[2]
- Seamus Costello, Irish republican political activist.
- Sean FitzPatrick; Banker associated with Anglo Irish Bank[3]
- Ed Joyce; Irish cricketer (plays for England and Middlesex).[4]
- Gary O'Toole; RTÉ sports pundit and former Olympic swimmer for Ireland.[citation needed]
- Darren Randolph, goalkeeper for Motherwell F.C.
- Robert Shortt; RTÉ Washington correspondent.
- David Wheatley; poet and critic.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Subjects. PresBray.com. Retrieved on 28 August 2007.
- ^ Emerald Rugby. About Reggie Corrigan. Retrieved on 19 October 2007.
- ^ http://www.tribune.ie/archive/article/2005/jan/30/a-well-earned-bank-holiday/
- ^ Cricinfo.com. Ed Joyce. Retrieved on 19 October 2007.
http://eastcoast.fm/info/sportsstaraward
http://www.herald.ie/sport/schools/basketball-bray-reach-the-summit-2036331.html
http://www.basketballireland.ie/schools/allirelandschoolscup/news/story.jsp?newsID=4405
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2010/0127/1224263210956.html
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Past Pupils' Union
- Pres Bray Basketball Facebook Page
- Pres Bray U16 team win Evening Herald team of the Year Award
- Pres Bray sweep the boards in Basketball Ireland Annual Awards
Coordinates: 53°11′35″N 6°06′03″W / 53.192984°N 6.100825°W
