St Andrew's College Booterstown Avenue, Blackrock, County Dublin, A94 XN72, Ireland +353 1 288 2785

information@st-andrews.ie www.sac.ie

School type	Co-educational Day
Founded	1894
Status	Private
College Principal	Ms Louise Marshall
Language of Instruction	English
Co-ed Age Range	4-18 years
Number of pupils	1,279
Average Class Size	Av 16
Teacher/Pupil ratio	1:12
Authorised IB Programmes	IBDP
Diploma Coordinator	Mr Gary Quinn
Associations	IB,ECIS, CIS,NEASC,CAISA

St Andrew's College was founded by the Presbyterian community of Dublin in 1894 to provide a broadly-based, liberal education. From its inception, the College attracted students from a variety of backgrounds and strove to unite them through a shared experience of working, learning and playing together. Over the years the College has evolved in many ways, and is now a flourishing, interdenominational, co-educational school of over 1,270 pupils and over 150 teachers.

In 1982, St Andrew's College became the first school in Ireland to be authorised to offer the International Baccalaureate. It started teaching the IB Diploma Programme in 1983, and first held IBDP examinations in 1985. Over the last 28 years it has built up a well-deserved reputation for its excellent results and for its distinctive multicultural environment. The philosophy on which the College was founded and from which it draws its inspiration today is that a high-quality, rounded education is essential to the moral, social, spiritual, cultural and academic development and physical and mental well-being of the individual student. This philosophy is mirrored in the IB Learner Profile. The high quality of the education offered by the College and its commitment to continuous improvement are reflected in the fact that since 1982, St Andrew's College has been fully accredited by the European Council of International Schools and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

The IB Diploma Programme combines academic rigour with a strong extracurricular dimension and various community service projects. The IB students at St Andrew's College participate in a wide range of activities, representing their year on the Prefect Council, playing team sports such as hockey, rugby, tennis, basketball and badminton, taking part in activities such as the Model United Nations, being involved in environmental projects, assisting in the school library and local communities and helping various charities by fundraising and doing voluntary work. The IB Diploma Programme is the premier worldwide pre-university programme. Since 1985, St Andrew's College IB students have been accepted into many universities throughout the world. In recent years these have included all the top Irish universities; MIT, Yale, Stanford, Berkeley and Columbia (USA), Cambridge, Durham, Bristol, Edinburgh and the LSE (UK), the Universities of Tokyo and Keio (Japan). These students universally acknowledge the extent to which their studies in the IB Diploma Programme has given them invaluable help in their university careers.

The IB student profile at St Andrew’s College is a truly international one, with students coming from all continents. This ethnic and cultural diversity enriches the school community in many ways and provides a wealth of knowledge and experience which is of great benefit to other students in the school.