The Le Chéile Schools Trust is a charitable trust which manages around 60 schools in Ireland on behalf of fifteen Roman Catholic religious congregations.
History The majority of secondary schools and some junior schools in Ireland were established and managed by various Roman Catholic religious congregations. In the late 1900s, these religious orders had declined in number and it was decided to pool their resources in a number of collaborative arrangements known as trusts. The Le Chéile Schools Trust was established in 2004 and fully enacted over the following years. The trust was formally established as a company limited by guarantee in 2008.
The trust was originally set up by twelve Roman Catholic religious congregations. In 2009, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny joined the trust.Le Cheile Trust Muckross Park College followed by the Ursuline College in 2013Le Cheile Trust Ursuline College Sligo Website. and the Marianists (St Laurence College) in 2019.
In September 2014, in Tyrellstown near Blanchardstown, the trust opened the first new Catholic secondary school in Ireland in thirty years.First catholic secondary school in 30 years opens By Sarah Mac Donald, Catholic Ireland Website, 06 September, 2014.
Mission and establishment Its mission is to maintain and promote the Catholic ethos of these schools, and develop new schools where the need arises. There are a total of 59 voluntary and 7 community schools managed by the trust.
Participating congregations As of 2024, congregations participating in the trust included: De La Salle Brothers Dominican Sisters Faithful Companions of Jesus Patrician Brothers Poor Servants of the Mother of God Sisters of Christian Education Sisters of Jesus and Mary Sisters of St. Paul Sisters of St. Louis Sisters of the Cross and Passion Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny Society of the Holy Child Jesus Sisters of the Holy Faith Ursuline Sisters Marianists of Ireland
Schools Schools within the trust include:
Cork St Aloysius College, Carrigtwohill St. Angela's College, Cork Ursuline College, Blackrock, Cork Le Chéile Secondary School, Ballincollig
Dublin Árdscoil La Salle, Raheny, Dublin 5 Beneavin De La Salle College, Beneavin Rd, Dublin 11 Da La Salle College, Churchtown, Dublin Holy Faith Secondary School, Clontarf, Dublin 3 Le Cheile Secondary School, Tyrrelstown, DublinWelcome Le Cheile Secondary School, Tyrellstown Maryfield College, Dublin Mother of Divine Grace, Primary School, Ballygall, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 (Holy Faith Sisters) Mount Sackville Secondary School, Chapelizod, Dublin (Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny) Muckross Park College, Dublin Our Lady's School, Templeogue, DublinOur Ladys School Templeogue Our Lady’s Grove, Goatstown, Dublin 14 St. Benildus College, Kilmacud, Dublin St. Dominic's College, Cabra St. John's College, Ballyfermot, Dublin St. Louis Infant School, Rathmines, Dublin 6 St Laurence College, Loughlinstown, Co. Dublin St. Louis Primary School, Rathmines, Dublin 6 St. Paul’s Senior Primary School, Dublin 12
Galway Dominican College, Galway Scoil Íde, Salthill, Galway
Kildare St. Wolstan's Community School, Celbridge
Limerick Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ, Limerick Scoil Pól, Kilfinane
Sligo Ursuline College Sligo (Ursuline Sisters)
Tipperary Scoil Angela, Thurles
Waterford De La Salle College Waterford
Wicklow St David's Holy Faith Secondary School, Greystones
Monaghan St Louis Secondary School, Monaghan St Louis Secondary School, Carrickmacross
Operations The trust's administration office is based in the Jesuit complex at Milltown Park, Dublin, and the trust produces a newsletter called Le Cheile Update.
References
External links Official website