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Synge Street CBS
Motto "Viriliter Age"
"Strive Manfully".
Established 1864
Principal Michael Minock
Location Synge Street, Dublin
Students 300
Type Christian Brothers
Colours Blue and White
Homepage http://www.syngestreet.com/

Synge Street CBS is a Christian Brothers School in Dublin 8, Ireland. It was founded in 1864.

Primary school

The primary section caters for boys from seven to twelve years. It is called Sancta Maria CBS. It opened in 1954.

Secondary school

The official name for the secondary school is St Paul's Secondary School, Heytesbury Street. The present building replaced an older buiding and was opened in the late 1960s: it was extended in the 1980s. Academic performance was quite good up until about the 1980s, but has declined more recently, with the number of students entering university under the CAO system dropping as low as one per year recently (Irish Times published tables). However, a number of science teachers and pupils have won awards in recent years. The school is situated

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