Catholic University School
Catholic University School is a private, Catholic secondary school for boys. The School is one of the original private schools of Ireland which include Blackrock College, Belvedere College, Terenure College and Clongowes Wood College which have maintained an all-boys education.Catholic University School has a large enrollment of the sons of diplomats and European dignitaries including members of the Malaysian Royal family. The school also has, and continues to educate some of the most notable men in Irish society, including politicians and leading figures in the academic, literary and business worlds. Located on the south side of Dublin, Ireland it is run by the Marist Fathers.HistoryOriginsThe foundation of the Catholic University School has its basis in Daniel O'Connell's Catholic Emancipation movement of the late 1820s, the Catholic Relief Act 1829, and a broader Catholic Revival in the United Kingdom (of which Ireland was then part). Before then, while many Catholics received some degree of primary education, few received secondary education and very few received a University education.